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Symantec Norton AntiVirus 2008 - 3 User
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5 Star Review

Reviewed by: jeffreylhm

Updated:02-05-08

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Strengths: Decent scan time (less than 1/2 hour), easy to use. Blocked all viruses I've encountered. Good product.

Weaknesses: Terrible interface, looks like it's Halloween, but hey, if you like the sleek look, it's nice.

Overall Evaluation: Really, this isn't that hunky of a software, only 50MB on your HDD. I would recommend, as I have bought both the 2007 and 2008 version before. Great product.
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4 Star Review

Reviewed by: qubit

Updated:01-28-08

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Strengths: Works well, includes Anti-spyware,easy to install, 3 User license

Weaknesses: system resource hog

Overall Evaluation: I am a loyal Norton AntiVirus user. Norton AntiVirus 2008 makes me feel good. It can block and watch virus automatically. The installation is easy. The easy update makes your software robust. This edition also provides 3 user license which makes me install it on my 3 computers. One problem is that it needs a little bit more system resource, so it makes the system start slowly.
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4 Star Review

Reviewed by: chinnboy

Updated:01-22-08

Duration of ownership:1 Months

Strengths: It worksSeems faster than prior versions

Weaknesses: Still a resource hog

Overall Evaluation: I've used NAV for many years, and have had no catastrophic issues with viruses, so I stick with it. I did not like the 2007 version, as it seemed to have too many nag screens. That has improved with 2008 and my sense is that it is significantly less of a drag on my PC than prior versions. That said, there is still plenty of room for improvement in that department, as many competitive programs are reported to consume far fewer resources.
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2 Star Review

Reviewed by: woshxn

Updated:01-14-08

Duration of ownership:1 Months

Strengths: does its job

Weaknesses: slowed down my computer

Overall Evaluation: I've been testing various anti-virus programs to find the best one for my desktop and laptops. Norton has a pretty big name in this field so I got this one. The installation and usage were simple. It worked fine. It did report some viruses when I was scanning some files from public machines. It's annoying that it also kept reporting when I was some other programs which are absolutely not malicious. And it took a lot of resources of the machines. I uninstalled it eventually.
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4 Star Review

Reviewed by: jayger

Updated:12-30-07

Duration of ownership:1 Days

Strengths: Protects 3 separate PC systems, robust virus database, seamless definition updates.

Weaknesses: The one-year license starts on the date of your first system install. Somewhat of a resource hog.

Overall Evaluation: I've been using Norton ever since I started using computers and never go without the virus protection. I've used other Norton packages that have the anti-virus protection built-in, but I never seem to use the other bundled utilities, so I think the standalone Norton AnitVirus package is the best. It's nice that I can install this software on a total of 3 separate computer systems, but the one year of updates start on the date you first install it on one system. So, be sure you're ready to install this software on all 3 computers on the same day, otherwise they all won't get the full year of updates and protection.
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3 Star Review

Reviewed by: tomprc

Updated:12-26-07

Duration of ownership:3 Days

Strengths: It does what it claims to work. The best thing is that it is easy to use. Everything is done for the user so that a normal user does not need to make too many choices.

Weaknesses: It will slow down your system if your computer is kind of old. It does not support Windows 2000, 2003.

Overall Evaluation: It is easy to use. Everything is done for the user so that a normal user does not need to make too many choices. It does what it claims to work. It will slow down your system if your computer is kind of old. It does not even support Windows 2000. It made a lot of modifications to your windows system at low level. You can't even disable it easily. Bottom line: use this if you want to install it and then forget about it. Just let this software do the job. But don't install it if you have a slow computer.
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2 Star Review

Reviewed by: cheapwoodsley

Updated:12-14-07

Duration of ownership:2 Weeks

Strengths: included with antispyware

Weaknesses: take over the computer system

Overall Evaluation: Well, the new Norton Antivirus still has the same problem with the old versions. It will hang up your computer after installation and you have to reboot the system. However, during the year you can get it for almost free after rebate if you want to deal with rebate, so nothing to loose.
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4 Star Review

Reviewed by: goodrisktaker

Updated:11-18-07

Duration of ownership:4 Weeks

Strengths: Do its job well, 3 user licenses, Anti-spyware

Weaknesses: Price, need a lot system resources

Overall Evaluation: I bought this because I am getting sick of McAfee. This product really does it work well. Its real-time protection did catch some malware a few times. It comes with 3 users license and includes the Anti-spyware software. However, I wish that I could find the single license one in my nearest computer stores. The price is relatively high but it usually carries a rebate. Although it has a great performance improvement over the previous versions, it still takes up quite a bit of system resources. Anyway, it works as it supposes to.
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5 Star Review

Reviewed by: greatlakers

Updated:10-30-07

Duration of ownership:10 Days

Strengths: Confidence about protection and anti spyware software

Weaknesses: Quarantine but not kill all viruses

Overall Evaluation: I have used Symantec Norton Antivirus software for a few years. This version gives us more new features such as anti-spyware, fast speed, and three users option. As usual and the best, it gives us great confidence and success to protect our computers. It updates periodically and automatically. But there are still a few viruses Norton can quarantine but cannot kill.
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2 Star Review

Reviewed by: Tyl357

Updated:10-28-07

Duration of ownership:2 Weeks

Strengths: Still very good at detecting virus and provides continuous update until the subscription expires.

Weaknesses: Huge, take lots of system resource, significantly slow down your system if it not the latest with a fast dual core processor and lots of memory.

Overall Evaluation: Seems to periodically shut itself down and turn off the Microsoft firewall if it have trouble connecting to the update server. The system runs noticeably slower when running other application with Norton running. Not really recommended for older system with less than 1 gig of memory.