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There is a more recent review of Norton Antivirus available. Click here for Norton Antivirus 2011 review from StarReviews.
Viruses – they are a fact of life when it comes to computer use. Often they can cause tremendous problems for those who become infected with them. Because of this, most of us are forever on the quest to find a antivirus program that can protect our valuable data. That is why we, the Star Reviews team, decided to step up to the plate examine the newest and best antivirus software. Norton’s newest anti-virus release, Norton AntiVirus 2009 is one of the products we tested. Here’s what we uncovered …
What's New with Norton Antivirus Software?- Updates Via Pulse Technology
- Automatic Scans
- Smart Scanning
Star Reviews' Favorite Norton Antivirus Feature:
The feature that we at the Star Reviews team liked the most was the improvements to speed. Norton AntiVirus 2009 now offers a smaller installation size as well as updates and scanning modes that are designed to speed up all aspects of the program.
About Norton AntiVirus 2009:
Norton AntiVirus 2009 is well developed anti-virus application that has undergone a face lift that has improved many aspects of the programs operation.
Norton AntiVirus 2009 Features:- Intelligent scanning.
- Email and instant messaging protection.
- Recovery and restoration.
- Uninterrupted game play.
- Free tech support.
- Protection from viruses, worms, bots and other threats.
- Frequent updates.
- Web browser protection.
- Protection from rootkits
- Automatic renewals
Norton AntiVirus 2009 Experience:
When we first installed Norton AntiVirus 2009 we expected to be slowed down by a overburdened program. We couldn’t have been more wrong. This year’s antivirus program not only installed quickly, but it also took up much less space on our systems then previous versions.
Once we had Norton up and running we were impressed with the speed in which this program operated, not to mention that system resources were not over taxed in the least.
The interface was typical of previous versions but it did seem to be a bit cleaner and more friendly to the user. Norton AntiVirus 2009 was able to quickly and effectively remove many threats on our computer as well as block a variety of threats that attempted to gain access to our computer and the system scan time was shorter than many of the other ones we encountered.
We know Norton has had its problems in the past, but they seem to have improved their product (and their support) by leaps and bounds with this 2009 release.
Norton Anti-Virus Pricing:
Norton AntiVirus 2009 is available in 2 different length of service for 1 PC as follows:
- 1 computer for 1 year for $39.99.
- 1 computer for 2 years for $74.99.
Norton AntiVirus 2009 Customer Service:
Norton AntiVirus 2009 comes with access FAQ pages that do offer quite a bit of information for those who like to dig through data. Phone support was also available, but not as comprehensive as we’d liked to have seen. That leaves most users to resort to the paid help desk option, which while extremely effective, will set the user back some money. Overall while Norton has made customer support improvements, there is still room for them to evolve.
Upside:
Faster operation and installation, protection from a multiple threats, many new features and options.
Downside:
Customer service is still severely lacking.
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