Symantec Norton Internet Security 2010 Review

This newest version from Norton Security needs no configuration and is quite easy to install. It has a comprehensible interface and provides access to all of Norton’s key features, like for instance, on-demand scanning, vulnerability detection, and web tools that help protect your personal details and credit card information by storing and protecting your passwords.

The settings menu allows you to have more control over your internet like instant scanning for Yahoo, AIM, and Windows Live Messenger. POP and SMTP e-mail scanning is also included and you have configuring options for firewall and parental controls. Firefox and Internet Explorer are integrated with Norton through a plug-in to report the safety of various websites and all of your search results.

Heavy system resources are reported on the system and Symantec has included some monitoring tools to track Norton’s footprints. Norton has been showing to have low system loads, even when carrying out a full scan. The Insight system judges the safety of various programs based on the opinions of other Norton consumers. This suite also includes heuristic scanning, which spots malevolent files by analyzing the instructions on their codes, and signature scanning which compares all of your files against a list of known malware. Uncommon programs are not blocked but Norton warns you that there is not enough information to determine weather or not the site is safe.

Norton performs at the top of its game, testing by consumers shows that your system will not be compromised. It is one of the best around for malware defense.