Norton 2010 Brings Security Before Definitions

Just to add to the general feeling of the thread - the last version of Norton I used / liked was the DOS TSR - before Peter Norton sold his company to Symantec, I believe...

As lots of others have said - I won't have this on any of my machines, or recommend it to others, until I know for sure it's not going to cause more problems than it solves. I have a feeling this will take a good few years - as it can take years to build up a reputation in this industry, but only one bloated piece of software to undo all the good work.

After all, what software company with users at heart has to have a downloadable program in order to fully *remove* their product from your computer?

I'm currently using Symantec Endpoint Protection 11.0 which has done a good job but is a bit long in the tooth now.

£40 for 3 licenses for Norton 2010 or £50 for 3 licenses for the full security package is quite attractive.

I look forward to a review.

I have Norton 2009 running on one machine and have to agree it's a massive improvement over the Norton we all know and hate; it no longer completely ruins your system, although I have to say it's still more hassle than much of the competition and, in my experience, doesn't do a noticeably better job than the free alternatives. Definitely a step in the right direction though.

Norton becoming competent is bad news for masochists though; now people who hate themselves and their computers are limited to McAfee.

Hi All - My name is Dan and I’m on the product team at Norton.

Thanks for the comments about our new 2010 products. We are all very proud of this release, and although many are skeptical, our 2010 versions are nothing like the old products which some of you (still)like to hate so much.

We've invested heavily and have dramatically improved our product performance and quality. We set the bar to be the fastest and lightest security product in the world, and with our 2009 and 2010 releases we’ve done that. But don’t just take our word for it: PC Magazine just published their review (http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2349865,00.asp) and their “bottom line” is this: “…Norton Internet Security 2010 remains the best overall security suite on the market.” Take the time to read the whole article. The review covers performance and effectiveness, as well as features that you won't find in other products.

In short, we've changed. Really. If you give us another try I think you will be very pleasantly surprised.

Dan