NEW! Provides unprecedented and unmatched threat detection

• Adds an additional layer of protection to detect viruses, Trojans, spyware, and other threats.

• Norton™ reputation service technology scrutinizes different attributes of files and applications in real-time to determine if they are safe.

Won't get in your way

• Automatically postpones non-urgent tasks and activities if you're using your PC to watch TV or movies or to play games.

IMPROVED! Protects your identity when you buy, bank or browse online

• Validates authentic sites and identifies fraudulent sites to protect you from "phishing".

Protects your PC, online activities and your identity

• Delivers industry-leading, all-in-one protection against identity theft, online fraud, phishing, viruses, Trojans, bots, rootkits, spyware, and the latest cyber-threats.

Defends against digital dangers without sacrificing performance

• Guards your PC against all kinds of cyber-threats without slowing down your computer or eating up system resources.

IMPROVED! Keeps spam out of your mailbox

• Blocks unwanted and possibly dangerous emails from your inbox.

IMPROVED! Reduces PC start-up time

• Gets your PC up and running faster by allowing you to prioritize and stagger your start-up applications.

IMPROVED! Protects your important files from loss

• Automatically backs up files either locally (to disc or other storage device) or online when your PC is idle.

• Includes 2 GB of secured online storage (with option to purchase more).

NEW! Warns you of dangerous downloads

• Proactively protects you by analyzing newly downloaded files and applications for threats before you install or run them on your PC.

IMPROVED! Scans only files at risk for shorter, faster scans

• Uses our industry-leading online intelligence system to identify files at risk and quickly and accurately scans only those files for improved scanning performance.

Helps make your PC run like new again

• Deletes unnecessary files, defrags your hard drive, fixes common problems, and tunes up your PC to keep it running at peak performance.

Defends your wireless network from intruders

• Prevents unauthorized users from stealing your bandwidth and accessing your files. Warns you when you connect to an unsecured wireless network.

NEW! Helps you improve and maintain PC and application performance

• Identifies applications that may be impacting your PC's performance, making it easier to keep your computer running at its best.

Delivers up to the minute virus protection

• Provides automatic updates every 5 to 15 minutes to help ensure you're protected from new threats. Updates happen quietly in the background so you get continuous protection without sacrificing performance.

NEW! Lets you access backed up files over the Web

• Allows you to retrieve and restore files that you backed up online anytime, anywhere, from virtually any computer with Internet access.

IMPROVED! Makes online shopping safer

• Warns you of unsafe websites right in your search results before you provide any personal information to a potentially dangerous site.

Includes FREE 24/7 technical support

• Get free help via email, live chat, or over the phone with a single click. (Support varies per region/country. Please refer to the support matrix for country by country specifics.)

IMPROVED! Secures your browser from attacks

• Prevents cybercriminals from using security holes in your web browser to load dangerous software onto your PC.

Prevents botnets from taking control of your PC

• Blocks access to your private information. Stops hackers from using your PC to launch attacks on other PCs.

IMPROVED! Offers secure login to web sites

• Automatically stores your logins and passwords so you can sign into sites with a single click. Blocks keystroke loggers and other spyware that can steal your information.

Get fast, comprehensive online threat protection, guarding your PC, network, and your identity without slowing you down

• Delivers clear threat and performance explanations—Gives you greater insight into downloaded applications and files by telling you where they came from, if they can be trusted, and how they may impact your PC’s resources and performance.

• Identifies unsafe web sites right in your search results—Warns you of dangerous web sites and suspicious sellers so you can surf and shop online with confidence.

• Stops online identity theft, viruses, spyware, bots and more—Guards your PC, online activities, and your identity against all types of Internet threats.

• Stops attacks before they get on your PC—Proactively blocks hackers and prevents dangerous software from downloading to your computer when you surf the web

• Uses intelligence-driven Norton Insight Network for faster, fewer, shorter scans—Detects and eliminates dangerous software with the shortest scan times of any security product.

Intelligent Protection

• Norton IdentitySafe On-the-Go lets you access your most up-to-date log-ins and passwords on any Norton 360 Version 5.0 protected PC.

• Norton Safe Web identifies unsafe and dangerous web sites right in your search results.

• Analyzes downloads, files and applications and tells you if they can be trusted before you install and use them.

• Parental Controls give you insight into your kids’ online activities so you can teach them good Internet habits and help keep them safe.

• Professional-strength antispam protection uses the same technology as many large businesses to effectively block unwanted emails.

• Norton Protection System delivers multiple layers of security that work together to provide comprehensive Internet threat protection.

• Norton IdentitySafe offers one-click log-ins and automatic form filling to prevent key loggers from stealing your information as you type.

• Vulnerability Protection guards security holes in your operating system, applications, browsers and browser plug-ins.

• Detects and gets rid of even the hardest to find Internet Explorer and Firefox cookies.

• Norton Bootable Recovery Tool repairs, restores and boots severely infected, unbootable PCs.

• Industry-leading anti-phishing technology authenticates safe sites and protects you from visiting unsafe and fraudulent web sites.

• Smart Firewall stops hackers and makes intelligent security decisions for you.

Engineered for Speed

• Proven fastest, lightest security suite for protection that won’t slow you down, get in your way, or swallow up system resources.

• Norton Insight scans only files at risk for fewer, shorter scans and the fastest scanning times in the industry.

• Uses less memory than any other security suite.

• Won’t slow you down when you download, copy, or edit files, or install applications.

Combats today’s rapid-fire attacks

• Norton Insight Network uses Symantec’s global security network to provide real-time protection from the latest-breaking threats.

• SONAR 2 (Symantec Online Network for Advanced Response) uses online intelligence and proactive monitoring to detect and stop new threats.

• Norton Pulse Updates provide rapid mini updates every 5 to 15 minutes for up-to-the-minute local protection against the latest threats.

• Prevents bots from taking control of your PC.

• Finds and removes rootkits.

• Prevents Internet worms from getting on your PC.

• Tells you which application processes currently running on your PC are safe and which are at risk.

• Norton Bootable Recovery Tool provides a deep level of cleaning for heavily infected PCs.

Provides info on threats, downloads and files

• Norton Download Insight warns you of dangerous downloads before you install and use them.

• Norton Threat Insight tells you if threats were detected, what actions the threats attempted to perform on your system, and how Norton Internet Security eliminated those threats.

• Norton File Insight tells you where files and applications came from, if they’re trusted, and how they may be impacting your PC’s speed.

Helps keep your PC running at top speed

• Norton System Insight helps you improve and maintain PC and application performance.

• Automatic and on-demand application optimization improves application performance.

• Norton System Insight gives you an overview of recent events on your PC such as installs, downloads, scans and detected threats, so you can see what events may have impacted your PC’s performance.

• Norton System Insight resource usage graphs help you pinpoint what’s causing your PC to slow down.

• Tells you how files and applications impact your PC’s performance.

Protection without disruption

• Automatically delays product updates and other tasks if you’re watching TV or burning CDs/DVDs.

• Power Saver Settings help extend portable PC battery life by putting off power-intensive activities until your computer is plugged in.

• Smart Scheduler conducts scans and other tasks only when your PC is idle.

• Automatically switches to Silent Mode (no alerts, updates or scans) when watching movies or playing games in full-screen mode.

Additional Features

• Monthly report tells you what Norton Internet Security has done in the past month to protect you and your PC.

• Free 24x7 support by phone, email, live chat or online knowledge base.

• Automatically scans emails and IMs for infections.

• Maps and monitors your home wireless network so you can see everything connected to it — even unauthorized visitors like the PC next door.

• Automatically downloads protection updates and new product features as they become available during your service period.

• With the Norton Automated Renewal Service your yearly subscription can be automatically renewed for uninterrupted protection.

Norton 360 Version 5.0 (N360) is one of the latest premium version of Symantec’s internet security suite for home users. N360 is the ultimate protection, performance and peace of mind against digital dangers.  N360 works with Windows XP, Windows Vista and Windows and provides protection from viruses, rootkits, bots, spam and more. Read on to find out how well it works and how well it stacks up against the competition.

Installation and Setup
Download, installation and setup are all exceptionally easy. Long gone are the days when installing an antivirus product took an age and required one or more reboots. N360 installs in under a minute and you do not need to restart your PC even once. Zero configuration is required- N360 will work right out of the box and there is no need to alter the default settings unless you wish to do so.

With a broadband connection, you can have N360 downloaded, installed, configured and protecting your PC in under 10 minutes. How’s that for speed?

Free Trial Version Limitations
The trial version of N360 has no limitations and is fully functional for 30 days. But note that you need to provide credit or debit card information in order to be able to download the trial version and you card will be billed unless you cancel the subscription within 30 days. So, be sure to remember to do that if you decide that N360 is not the right product for you!

User Interface
N360 had a modern interface that is both clean and intuitive. The main screen provides an overview of the current security status of your PC as well as providing easy access to the program’s options and features. The interface has been well designed throughout and, despite the program’s abundance of features, it’s easy to find exactly what you are looking for.

Features
As mentioned above, N360 has an abundance of features. As you would expect from a security suite, N360 offers protection from viruses, rootkits, bots, spyware and a host of other internet security threats. The program detects malware using a combination of signature-based and behavior-based technologies and its real-time, on-demand and scheduled scans are all customizable.

In many security suites, spam filtering and parental controls are the weak – or sometimes missing – link. They are either not present at all or, if they are present, they do not work very well. In N360, however, both are excellent. The spam filter has been radically overhauled and now uses Symantec’s corporate Brightmail technology.

In addition to these features, N360 also offers a secure password manager, phishing filter and various privacy and performance optimizing tools.

Al-in-all, N360 is an extremely comprehensive security suite that bundles a myriad of features and functionality into a single easy-to-use package.

Performance
In the past, Symantec have been criticized for producing resource-hungry products that make the average PC run at the speed of molasses. Symantec listened to those criticisms, redesigned the Norton product line and claim that N360 is now the lightest and speediest security on the market. And they may well be right.

Security
N360’s security can be summed up in one word: excellent.

The antivirus engine has long been recognized as one of the best – if not the best – in the industry. It’s certified by both ICSA and West Coast Labs and always performs exceptionally well in independent tests by bodies such as AV Comparatives (www.av-comparatives.org) and Virus Bulletin (www.virusbtn.com). As mentioned, the spam filter and parental control are both excellent as are the phishing filter and password manager.


Conclusion

If you’re looking for an all-in-one solution for your security and computer maintenance needs, you really cannot go wrong with Norton 360 Version 5.0. The product is easy to use, easy on the pocket and has industry-leading security that will help keep you, your kids, your computer and the data and personal information that it holds safe from online threats. Highly recommended.

Operating Systems Supported

• Microsoft® Windows® XP (32-bit) with Service Pack 2 or later Home/Professional/Media Center

• Microsoft® Windows® 7 (32-bit and 64-bit) Starter/ Home Basic/Home Premium/Professional/Ultimate

Minimum Hardware Requirements

• 300MHz or faster processor

• 256 MB of RAM

• 300 MB of available hard disk space

• Must meet minimum operating system requirements for Microsoft Windows XP/Vista/Win7

• Internet Explorer® 6.0 or higher, or Mozilla Firefox® 3.0 or higher

• Internet connection (a high-speed connection is required for online backup)

• Microsoft® Windows Vista® (32-bit and 64-bit) Starter/Home Basic/Home Premium/Business/Ultimate

• Phishing protection feature available only on 32-bit Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 or higher or Firefox 3.0 or higher.

Support for AntiSpam

• Microsoft Outlook® 2002 or later

• Microsoft Outlook Express 6.0 or later

• Windows Mail (spam filtering only)

Browser support for Vulnerability Protection and Phishing Protection

• Microsoft Internet Explorer® 6.0 or higher (32-bit only)

• Mozilla Firefox® 3.0 and later

• Email scanning support for POP3-and SMTP-compatible email clients

Required for all installations

• DVD or CD-ROM drive

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