Norton 360 5.0 1-User/3PCs

Norton 360 5.0 1-User/3PCs

Norton 360 5.0 improves on version 4.0 by making it even faster, better looking, and taking up even less resources while retaining the same effectiveness. Installation is exceptionally fast and within a minute or two, Norton 360 is up and running. The interface could use some work, but overall, it is pretty nice. Important tasks are immediately in your face by hovering over four LARGE blocks. Scans are much faster than Microsoft Security Essentials, Panda, and McAfee. The add-ons are decent. Parental Controls are mediocre. It has a few nice tools that make online shopping easier and safer. 

Norton 360 contains many performance improvement tools such as Registry Cleanup, File Cleanup, and Disk Optimizer. Some are available by default in Windows though I have found Norton's to be more comprehensive and faster. Norton 360 is also very light on resources. It feels like it isn't even there! The only thing reminding you Norton is installed is the icon in the System Tray, which restores confidence in your computer's security. 

PROS: 

Very Fast Installation and Setup 

Easy to use and organized Interface 

Fast Scans (and still light on CPU and RAM usage) 

Some nice little tools here and there 

Very light on resources 

No major popups. Only one I've encountered are "High Resource Usage" for Flight Simulator X, Photoshop, and Chrome with multiple tabs. 

CONS: 

The "not key" components feel rushed and buggy 

Backup Notifications may nag you (can easily be turned off) 

Overall a great value. I would recommend buying the cheaper Norton 360 version 4.0 and using that key to upgrade to version 5.0 (upgrading is free!)