734 verified purchasers have reviewed this product.
89% of people recommend it.
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| Ease of use | 9.0 |
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| Features | 8.8 |
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| Level of protection | 9.0 |
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| Regular updates | 9.3 |
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| Value for money (at time of purchase) | 9.4 |
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| Overall rating | 9.1 |
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*not all purchasers provided a score or review
Score 10.0/10
Terry, Weston Super Mare
, “DIY PC enthusiast”
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This is the further year upgrade package for up to three PCs and ideal for my family. No problems installing and registering product.
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Reviewer left no comment
21 of 21 people found this review helpful
purchased 29 Oct 2008
Score 9.0/10
rob, biggleswade
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very easy to install and use(even for someone like me with very little computer experience), good all round protection with regular updates. over all i'm very pleased with the product.
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only one minor bad point, i have a free version of another brand installrd on my pc which detects more cookies than the norton, however the norton is better where it counts!
5 of 5 people found this review helpful
purchased 21 Dec 2008
Score 9.0/10
joe, ballymena n i
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the same norton product one can trust to keep your pc and details safe. using norton since 2004 and its never let my two pc down
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running smooth so far ! norton 2008 had odd habbit of turning of internet explorer
4 of 4 people found this review helpful
purchased 29 Nov 2008
Score 10.0/10
Anonymous verified purchaser
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Easy to instal. Operates unobtrusively.
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Reviewer left no comment
4 of 4 people found this review helpful
purchased 22 Jan 2009
Score 10.0/10
Hannah, Norwich
, “60 year old female”
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very quick and easy to use. i was releived that it deleted last year's program; i wouldnt know how to do that. the dialog boxes are always user friendly. in all a releif to get it installed. And I CAN USE IT ON MY LAPTOP TOO, without additional payment.
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that awful 25 digit product key. that could have been printed a bit bigger.
3 of 3 people found this review helpful
purchased 27 Nov 2008
Score 10.0/10
Anonymous verified purchaser
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It automatically detected and uninstalled the previous edition of Norton Internet Security then installed itself when all I did was click on 'install'. It's helpful that it has a 3 pc licence.
Also cleaned a Trojan worm that we hadn't been able to completely clear with other antivirus software.
Automatic updates via the internet are great.
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Reviewer left no comment
3 of 3 people found this review helpful
purchased 27 Nov 2008
Score 8.0/10
Frank, Ewhurst
, “Retired Computer Engineer”
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The basic Program is simple to install.
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However some of the options are obscure and the language used is not clear English so the function is unclear and a decision to accept or reject ambigious
3 of 3 people found this review helpful
purchased 16 Dec 2008
Score 10.0/10
PETER, ELGIN
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ONCE INSTALLED IT LOOKS AFTER MY LAPTOP AND KEEPS ME INFORMED OF ANY PROBLEMS, GIVING ME PEACE OF MIND
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NONE YET
3 of 3 people found this review helpful
purchased 25 Dec 2008
Score 8.0/10
Anonymous verified purchaser
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installs easily.
ability to configure behaviour and then actually does what you told it to.
can ignore zip/archive files.
can ignore certain folders.
generial monitoring activities seem much lighter on resources of PC than previous versions.
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during scanning it gobbles up CPU (and I only have one!), it should run background system scans at a lower priority with small frequent pauses to allow foreground processes a chance.
3 of 3 people found this review helpful
purchased 31 Dec 2008
Score 8.0/10
richard, street
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Reviewer left no comment
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i have removed from my p.c because it takes to long and installed avg free .dounload
3 of 3 people found this review helpful
purchased 31 Dec 2008
Score 9.0/10
Anonymous verified purchaser
, “Silver surfer”
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Used Norton for several years without getting infected. Can slow down system a little but gives the required level of protection.
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New products are cheaper than overpriced updates.
3 of 3 people found this review helpful
purchased 09 Jan 2009
Score 9.0/10
Anonymous verified purchaser
, “Above info only”
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Been using Norton Symantec for 6 years and found it to be most reliable and efficient. Tried a rival product 3 years ago but had endless trouble with it. After 6 weeks had to discard the product and return to Norton Symantec.
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Full sytem scan is not fast enough.
3 of 3 people found this review helpful
purchased 14 Jan 2009
Score 7.0/10
Anonymous verified purchaser
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easy to install
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does not cover all internet threats seems to sloe down computor
3 of 3 people found this review helpful
purchased 14 Jan 2009
Score 8.0/10
Anonymous verified purchaser
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Trustworthy product providing competent protection
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Slows laptop performance
3 of 3 people found this review helpful
purchased 20 Jan 2009
Score 8.0/10
Christopher, Manchester
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Full protection at a resonal price
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Would not install on windows vista, tried all options and solutions that was advised with the product.
eventually found my own solution
3 of 3 people found this review helpful
purchased 22 Jan 2009
Score 10.0/10
Anonymous verified purchaser
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Quicker than the 2008 versions - takes less time to load up. Comprehensive features
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Reviewer left no comment
2 of 2 people found this review helpful
purchased 16 Dec 2008
Score 9.0/10
Anonymous verified purchaser
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Feel my computer is secure and I don't have to think about it again until my subscription is up.
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It slows my computer up a lot, especially downloading files and with startup.
2 of 2 people found this review helpful
purchased 04 Jan 2009
Score 8.0/10
Peter, Romford
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a good comprehensive internet protection system
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even though my product was a 3 user designed to go on up to 3 computers this should entitle me to 365 days protection on each computer but I found that Symantec start the 365 days protection from the day on which you put it on the first computer and the other 2 licences start on the same day even if your other computers are not due to have the subscription renewed.If you purchase a 3 user Norton Internet security package then you should be entitled to 365 days protection for each computer irrespective of when each computer is due to have the subscription renewed.I didn`t have this problem with Norton Internet Security 2008, I got 365 days protection on each of my computers even though their installation dates were weeks apart.I have bought the product and it should be up to me to say when my 365 days protection starts.
3 of 4 people found this review helpful
purchased 06 Jan 2009
Score 9.0/10
Anonymous verified purchaser
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Once installed does everything I want to protect my pc
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Already had an earlier Norton product installed and this caused problems until I uninstalled it myself.
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
purchased 29 Nov 2008
Score 10.0/10
MARGARET, DEAL
, “o.a.p”
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it covers all i need
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none
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
purchased 17 Dec 2008
Score 10.0/10
John, St.Austell
, “New to computers.”
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Easy to load and use makes you feel secure on the net.
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Cannot think of any.
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
purchased 23 Dec 2008
Score 8.0/10
Anonymous verified purchaser
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EASY TO USE.
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SCANS TAKE FAR TOO LONG, ESPECIALLY THE FULL SYSTEM SCAN. FOUND IT ODD THAT DURING THE FULL SCAN IT FOUND A TROJAN THAT THE PREVIOUS NORTON PRODUCT HAD NOT, EVEN WITH REGULAR UPDATES AND SCANS.
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
purchased 03 Jan 2009
Score 10.0/10
Anonymous verified purchaser
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Allowing three users
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Reviewer left no comment
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
purchased 08 Jan 2009
Score 10.0/10
brenda, hartlepool
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blocks anything it thinks is harmful to computer. Very good and well worth the money. I have done 3 puters 2 desktop and 1 laptop
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Reviewer left no comment
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
purchased 14 Jan 2009
valerie, hertfordshire
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Reviewer left no comment
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since installing it we have had nothing but trouble trying to bet on to the web.
all it does is block us out 90% of the time
2 of 3 people found this review helpful
purchased 14 Jan 2009
Score 1.0/10
Anonymous verified purchaser
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Reviewer left no comment
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it said it would cover 3 pc's but would only let me install it on 1, so very disappointed.
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
purchased 21 Jan 2009
Score 10.0/10
Gary, Redditch
, “Just a normal guy.”
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I know I can go on-line and know Norton will protect my computer.
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Reviewer left no comment
purchased 19 Nov 2008
Score 10.0/10
Lee, Nottinghamshire
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Regular updates. Clear and precise.
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None yet.
purchased 20 Nov 2008
Score 8.0/10
PAULA, BISHOP AUCKLAND
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ease of use good value for money and hopefully will do what it says it will do.... PROTECT
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TRUELY CANT THINK OF ANY
purchased 20 Nov 2008
Score 8.0/10
JOHN, ST ALBANS
, “FOR 81YR OLD EASY”
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REASONABLE PRICE .EASE OF INSTALLATION. USED FOR 5 YEARS WITH NO PROBLEMS.
INSTAL ON 3 COMPUTERS.
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NONE
purchased 21 Nov 2008
Score 9.0/10
Chris, Ossett
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probably best on the market
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renewal every 12 months of subscription
purchased 21 Nov 2008
Score 9.0/10
Anonymous verified purchaser
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Compared to the old NIS which slowed the PC down as it used a lot of resources, the latest is a very big improvement at long last.
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None so far
purchased 22 Nov 2008
Score 8.0/10
Anonymous verified purchaser
, “Complete technophobe!!!”
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Faster scans
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Reviewer left no comment
purchased 27 Nov 2008
Score 10.0/10
Anonymous verified purchaser
, “Retired Golf Club Sec/”
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A very solid program, easy to install and cheaper than Norton direct
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Reviewer left no comment
purchased 24 Nov 2008
Score 10.0/10
David, Edinburgh
, “I am retired.”
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It does what it says on the tin.
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I have not found any bad points yet and I have been using this product since I bought my computer.
purchased 28 Nov 2008
Score 10.0/10
Anonymous verified purchaser
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provides peace of mind against fear of virus
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Reviewer left no comment
purchased 27 Nov 2008
Score 10.0/10
Chloe, Suffolk
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It shows you everything. What it doesn't show you, you probably don't need to know. The settings are clearly laid out and it is very easy to customise them, the hints and advice for which settings are best for what made it quick and easy to change the product to my needs. When I was getting warning messages I couldn't resolve I was connect to a remote assistant who controlled the computer and spoke me through how he was fixing the problem. You can see everything the technician is doing and can disconnect at any moment. It was fascinating and extremely helpful.
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Perhaps that Norton in general is not completely compatible with Windows protection or AVG? Not wholly bad as Norton protects my machine well enough - also finds viruses etc that other virus protection software never detected!
purchased 28 Nov 2008
Score 9.0/10
Anonymous verified purchaser
purchased 29 Nov 2008
Score 10.0/10
Barbara, Nottingham
, “Female Pensioner!”
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Quick and easy to install, pulse updates to give better protection, faster than previous versions when starting Windows. Unobtrusive.
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Can't think of any.
purchased 23 Nov 2008
Score 10.0/10
Robert, Southampton
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Very easy to install, great backup & regular updates every day, provides good online protection without being to intrusive. Lets you get on with what you are doing without having to worry about your security being compromised.
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None.
purchased 22 Nov 2008
Score 10.0/10
Mark, Darlington
, “No computer expert”
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Easy to install, quicker than Norton 2008 at start up
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It can occaisionally slow the system down for no apparent reason
purchased 24 Nov 2008
Score 10.0/10
billy, suffolk
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it does everything that you pay for
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Reviewer left no comment
purchased 29 Nov 2008
Score 10.0/10
Richard, London
, “IT professional”
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I work in the IT field and always recommend Norton Internet Security to clients because it is so user friendly, and in the 2009 version pulse updates have been introduced allowing updates every 5 minutes or so.
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The only bad point I can think of is the reduction in size of the paper manual provided compared with the manuals provided a few years ago. However, I am aware that Symantec are only doing what all the other software companies do.
purchased 26 Nov 2008
Score 10.0/10
nikki, portland
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quick and easy to install good value for money
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Reviewer left no comment
purchased 27 Nov 2008
Score 10.0/10
Paul, Essex
, “always on the internet”
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this product is all the protection i need,(it does what it says on the box)
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no bad points as of yet,i've used norton anti-virus for years.
purchased 28 Nov 2008
Score 10.0/10
Anonymous verified purchaser
, “nothing”
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Best on the market at the time of purchase a great deal
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none
purchased 29 Nov 2008
Score 10.0/10
brian, cheshire
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excellent product ,easy to install,regular updates,regular system checks automatically.
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none found so far.
purchased 27 Nov 2008
Score 9.0/10
MICK, BRIERLEY HILL
, “AVERAGE JOE”
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EASE OF INSTALLATION,PRICE,SAFETY
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NONE YET
purchased 27 Nov 2008
Score 9.0/10
Anonymous verified purchaser
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The automatic scans are good because then you don't have to think about the last time you did a scan.
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The installation process took a long time as i had to sort out programmes already on my computer before i could fully install.
purchased 27 Nov 2008
Score 8.0/10
Anonymous verified purchaser
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I can understand it better than others I`ve tried like Bit Defender and Talktalk
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Still quite complicated
purchased 30 Nov 2008
Score 9.0/10
LORRAINE, CHESHAM,BUCKS
, “BUSY MUM”
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EASY TO INSTALL,
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NONE
purchased 30 Nov 2008
Score 9.0/10
Lee, Nottingham
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general good all round protection and 3 user license
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none as such,just annoying pop up bottom right of screen telling me it's doing background stuff.
purchased 27 Nov 2008
Score 10.0/10
Betty, Grimsby
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I have only just instaled this product so far everything went smoothly.
I have always used Norton Internet securety and have been very satisfide with it.
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None that I know of at the moment
purchased 26 Nov 2008
Score 9.0/10
Anonymous verified purchaser
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as a computor basic user it was easy to follow and install
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none as yet!
purchased 29 Nov 2008
Score 9.0/10
Sam, Kirkcaldy
purchased 28 Nov 2008
Score 10.0/10
Anonymous verified purchaser
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ease of installation
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none
purchased 25 Nov 2008
Score 10.0/10
Anonymous verified purchaser
, “certainly no computer whizz ”
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Easy to install and if it is anything like the 2008 version i had no problems occurring whilst it was protecting my computer.
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None that i can think of.
purchased 30 Nov 2008
Score 10.0/10
Anonymous verified purchaser
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like it says its easy to understand install and protect
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Reviewer left no comment
purchased 27 Nov 2008
Score 8.0/10
Anonymous verified purchaser
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Reviewer left no comment
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does not have the maitaince feature like the other products
purchased 26 Nov 2008
Score 9.0/10
Anonymous verified purchaser
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Very comprehensive for the money
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Had to re-install on one computer and it asked for registration twice on the same computer.
purchased 30 Nov 2008
Score 9.0/10
Anonymous verified purchaser
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easy to use interface, compact..
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not affordable for everybody
purchased 30 Nov 2008
Score 10.0/10
Anonymous verified purchaser
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It's Norton, its the best internet security software
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I don't like paying for it year after year, I think this kind of software should be part of windows
purchased 30 Nov 2008
Score 9.0/10
Anonymous verified purchaser
, “IT Consultant”
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Over the years I've used many anti virus products. Norton now seems to detect a lot more viruses a lot earlier and deals with them satisfactorily. The default setup and interface is much better than ealier verions of Norton allowing for novices to configure it
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Reviewer left no comment
purchased 30 Nov 2008
Score 10.0/10
Dave , West Yorkshire
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Easy to install and configure for a regular PC user. Lots of choises for setup and use. Overall a good package and a huge improvement over the previous versions.
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May seem complex for a novice.
purchased 25 Nov 2008
Score 9.0/10
Patrick, Ling
, “Competent Computer User”
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An excellent all round package with a proven track record.
This new version uses less resources of your computer, leaving it faster in use!
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Sometimes difficult to uninstal completely
and blocks some networks and file sharing if they are not set up before instalation
purchased 01 Dec 2008
Score 10.0/10
F, Coventry
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Much faster than previous versions. hardly aware that it is running in the background
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None
purchased 30 Nov 2008
Score 8.0/10
Anonymous verified purchaser
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works in the background so saving time.
automatic updates.
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difficulty in negotiating symantec site.
purchased 29 Nov 2008
Score 10.0/10
richard, salisbury
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one of the best bits of software, to date
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none
purchased 28 Nov 2008
Score 5.0/10
Anonymous verified purchaser
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Good virus protection
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But it doesn't half slow your pc down.
purchased 28 Nov 2008
Score 10.0/10
derek, southampton
, “70 yrs old surfer”
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Everything is as good as it should be
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Reviewer left no comment
purchased 28 Nov 2008
Score 9.0/10
Anonymous verified purchaser
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Good protection. Ease of use
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None so far.
purchased 27 Nov 2008
Score 10.0/10
barbara, retford
, “not computer litarate !”
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everything about it feel totaly secure using computer
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none
purchased 01 Dec 2008
Score 9.0/10
Anonymous verified purchaser
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quick and easy to install, immediate protection for pc.
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consumes a considerable amount of pc processing power
purchased 01 Dec 2008
Score 9.0/10
Joshua , Crewe
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All round protection
Updates and background scanning as constant
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Sunscription problems likely to happen
purchased 01 Dec 2008
Score 6.0/10
Mark, Leicester
, “Basic user”
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Easy to install and update
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Very slow at scanning with Vista. This was supposed to be an improvement on 2008
purchased 01 Dec 2008
Score 10.0/10
Philip, Preston
, “Private user”
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Best price for the best protection
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Reviewer left no comment
purchased 26 Nov 2008
Score 10.0/10
Anonymous verified purchaser
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installation was the easiest ive ever purchased, very simple
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Reviewer left no comment
purchased 01 Dec 2008
Score 9.0/10
Jason, Fraserburgh
, “computer illiterate”
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very easy to install and upgrade, simple to use
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sometimes stops authorised downloads
purchased 30 Nov 2008
Score 9.0/10
Anonymous verified purchaser
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Easy to install, covers 3 PCs, good updates
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Reviewer left no comment
purchased 01 Dec 2008
Score 10.0/10
Ken, London
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It`s Norton and can be trusted
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None
purchased 27 Nov 2008
Score 10.0/10
Anonymous verified purchaser
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It is very user friendly with language which is not too technical.
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N/A
purchased 27 Nov 2008
Score 9.0/10
geoff, corby northants
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i have found norton products to be very good in the past
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I have not found any yet
purchased 01 Dec 2008
Score 10.0/10
rosemary, glasgow
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easy ti install noworry about viruses
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Reviewer left no comment
purchased 30 Nov 2008
Score 10.0/10
Anonymous verified purchaser
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Very easy to nstall
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Reviewer left no comment
purchased 01 Dec 2008
Score 10.0/10
Jean, Loughborough
, “A satisfied customer.”
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The protection in its self is excellent.
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None.
purchased 02 Dec 2008
Score 10.0/10
JUNE, WOODFORD GREEN
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Reviewer left no comment
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NONE
purchased 02 Dec 2008
Score 10.0/10
carol, sheffield
, “oap but trying”
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it is the first time I've had to buy protection for my laptop and it was very easy to install lets me know if there are updates and also lets me know if there are ay viruses I am really pleased with my Norton Security so much so that I bought aother one for my daughter excellent
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none
purchased 28 Nov 2008
Score 10.0/10
Anonymous verified purchaser
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Having used the product before seemed to be the natural choice when it needed replacing.
I have already recomended the product to others
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non
purchased 22 Nov 2008
Score 10.0/10
Joan, Wigan
, “Senior loving my computer”
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Reliable
Feel I have peace of mind.
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Have not found any on 2008 and so far none on 2009,
purchased 01 Dec 2008
Score 9.0/10
redlady, London
, “Slightly pc literate”
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It was the quickest to install of all the Norton's I've done over the last 6 years.
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Still had a hiccup and had to run set up from the disc and not install from the main menu. I ran a full scan and hoped it would be quicker than the old one's but it still took well over 2 hours and there is not a lot of programs or info on my pc.
purchased 26 Nov 2008
Score 10.0/10
Anonymous verified purchaser
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it was easy to install and we got three laptops protected
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none
purchased 03 Dec 2008
Score 10.0/10
Norman , Weymouth
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Does exactly what it claims
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Reviewer left no comment
purchased 02 Dec 2008
Score 10.0/10
Eric, Bridgnorth
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The score above is a reflection of my satisfaction.
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None, but I know people that have had problems with Norton 360 updates.
purchased 27 Nov 2008
Score 10.0/10
mick, stockingford
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every thing is good used Norton since 2000
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none
purchased 03 Dec 2008
Score 10.0/10
Wendy, Nottingham
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Excellent value for money. Easy to install and quick to do virus updates..definatly recomend it
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None
purchased 03 Dec 2008
Score 10.0/10
Rob, Leicester
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Brand of Symantec, ease of use.
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None
purchased 04 Dec 2008
Score 10.0/10
Anonymous verified purchaser
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I buy NIS every year, and this was the easiest and quickest yet to install. It even told me that I had not removed all of my previous Symantec features and removed them itself. Liveupdate is even quicker both to dowload and install.
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When I first installed NIS and ran Liveupdate it did not complete all of them - probably because there were so many updates to catch up on - but it soon righted itself.
purchased 04 Dec 2008
Score 9.0/10
Anonymous verified purchaser
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security and ease of use excellent
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slows down performance of computors noticably
purchased 28 Nov 2008
Score 9.0/10
malc, portknockie
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a name i trust
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Reviewer left no comment
purchased 05 Dec 2008
Score 10.0/10
Margaret, Rotherham
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product is easy to install and easy to use.
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Reviewer left no comment
purchased 05 Dec 2008
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Expert reviews for Norton Internet Security 2009 3 User
PC Advisor expert review - by Erik Larkin & Roger Gann
The strong Symantec Norton Internet Security 2009 suite may cost a little more than some competitors, but itメs easy to use and good at blocking malicious software. Updated, 16 June 2009.
This Norton Internet Security 2009 3 User review continued on PC Advisor
reviewed 16 Jun 2009
Also known as: Norton Internet Security 2009
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