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"Norton Comes Back Strong and Wins Over Former Critic"
Pros: Strong product feature set with light demands on system resources
Cons: Some features require download of add-in rather than allowing users to select product options during install
Summary: Until testing this release of NIS, most of what I had to say about Norton's protection products wasn't very positive -- resource hog, bloatware, inefficient, etc. However, with NIS 2007, Symantec has turned things around in a big way.
The out-of-the-box slimmed down version of NIS is light on resource usage while providing superior protection. The antivirus, antispyware and firewall make a formidable combination, and features like rootkit detection are an added bonus.
The only negative that I see is for those that want added features (e.g. spam blocking, parental controls), they have to download an add-in from Symantec's web site. These features should be options the user can select on installation (although anyone who uses any security suite's antispam features is, by definition, using a poor solution for dealing with the spam problem).
After having downloaded and tried new versions of products by Trend Micro, Zone Alarm, Kaspersky, and others, all put a bigger drain on system resources than NIS 2007. And while a few other security suites are equally light on their feet, their quirky performance and substandard feature set rule them out as competition for NIS.
So while I can't believe I'm saying this, NIS 2007 is the best choice of the new internet security suites available this fall.
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Unlike many comments on products this looks to be a well researched and balanced article.
