I've installed Norton360 V4 and very satisfied with it. I've heard about trend micro pro as a light and strong security. What's your opinion about the difference between the 2 securities for internet security? I don't see any norton alarm for risks.
Mohammad
Norton 360 is as good as they come. In my opinion, it is much, much better than TrendMicro.
I have Trend Micro on my computer at work. The boss says it is because it is easier for him to access my machine with TM instead of Norton. This would indicate to me that the firewall with TM is something less than secure.
The 2010 version is faster than previous versions, but I still can't do any work on the computer until it finishes a scan. The thing drives me crazy really.
Both are very decent products. I personally like Norton v4 more. I don’t think ou will get other opinions on a Norton forum 
PC Magazine Editor's rating is Good for Trend Micro and V.Good on N360 V4
Read the detailed reivews on Trendmicro Pro and N360 V4,
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2352670,00.asp
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2359912,00.asp
Yes. You're right. Why doesn't norton360 alarm for risks as many as norton internet security?
Mohammad
The AntiVirus Engine is the same for latest version of NIS 2010 and N360 V4. so ideally there should not be any difference in identityfying and notifying threats/risks.
Hi,
Be carefull with Norton. It seems that you don't buy a Norton product but you rent it. At the end of the year, if you don't renew it, all features like firewall, backup,virus scanner stop working. You DON'T have other choice. Don'T think you can use the software with the old virus definition for a month or two... it does not work. To my knowledge, it's the only antivirus software that does that.
I see some features of trend micro that I don't see in norton360 such as blocking some bad web sites to open the web page. You know norton only alarms for risky web sites and does not block them to open. In my opinion it's very important feature of trend micro that norton does not have.
Mohammad
Hi
No. I've purchased an original software of Norton360 version 4 directly from norton web site and it is updated. But I see less alarms than internet security norton or other securities such as trend micro.
Mohammad
jfabel wrote:Hi,
Be carefull with Norton. It seems that you don't buy a Norton product but you rent it. At the end of the year, if you don't renew it, all features like firewall, backup,virus scanner stop working. You DON'T have other choice. Don'T think you can use the software with the old virus definition for a month or two... it does not work. To my knowledge, it's the only antivirus software that does that.
I think you will find that quite a number of different security suites now disable when they expire their subscriptions.
Why would you want to run a security product with out of date virus definitions anyway?
No. I have a genuine original software of Norton360 V4 purchased directly from symantec web site and many times I contact to symantec support and they notice me my genuine software. My norton360 is completely updated and works very well and have 2 years subscription. So I don't know what means your sentences ?!
Mohammad
jfabel is just mad because he can not afford to properly protect his PC. And what do you mean by "blocking bad websites"? Do you mean that if they have security risks on the website? Well, if you do, then you should know that Norton 360 does do that! It does not actually block the website, but it tells you on the toolbar if the site is infected. Perhaps you do not have the Norton toolbar?
In my opinion it's necessary and useful aspect for norton360 to have this important feature, blocking completely risky web sites to open web page. And it's necessary to have different degrees of security that users can select, mild moderate high. In high security selection there will be blocking completely risky web sites to open web page.
I have norton toolbar in my IE and mozilla pages.
Mohammad
Well, if you have the toolbar, then you should know when you are on a risky website. It does not block the website completely because it does not want to have complete control of your computer. Sometimes people want to go on a website despite the risks. I go on them sometimes too, even though Norton says it has security risks. Just don't go on the websites if you dont want to. Norton is doing it's job by alerting you.
You know snippes1988, I don't care about the price. Actually, all my softwares have valid licended. I think Norton is a good product and because it's a good product, people will buy it. The company does not have to force user to buy it... They just have to continue to do good products...
So now what's next ? is Microsoft will do the same ? Think about that. You buy you Microsoft Windows or Office and if you don't pay to renew it at the end of the year, your computer won't start until you pay? Do you think this is a good thing? And now apply that principle to all softwares you have on your PC... Do you still think this is a good idea ?
There is a very big difference between Norton 360, which is a antivirus software, and Windows, which is an operating system. And I think it would be okay for your computer to not start if you do not have a valid copy of windows installed. It does not just go away. Weeks before the expiration date, you get reminders to renew your product. If you want quality service, then you have to pay. You can not just use software for free. If Norton products did work without using a product key, then people could just download the actual Norton product from 3rd party sites, and then get updates for them from somewhere else. There needs to be boundaries.
Hi Folks,
Please allow me to chime in on this. Think about this: if N360 or NIS continued functioning at the end of the subscription period it will not download new virus defintions because it is expired. So if it kept functioning with the old virus definitions, customers would be lulled into a false sense of security. They would just naturally tend to think they are being protected when in fact they are at great risk running with out of date definitions.
As it was said above, there is plenty of warning time to renew your subscription before the software stops working.
My two cents worth.
Allen
jfabel wrote:
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So now what's next ? is Microsoft will do the same ? Think about that. You buy you Microsoft Windows or Office and if you don't pay to renew it at the end of the year, your computer won't start until you pay? Do you think this is a good thing? And now apply that principle to all softwares you have on your PC... Do you still think this is a good idea ?
Actually Microsoft are moving in that direction already as you can see from this article
If you think about it it is just the same as leasing an apartment -- when your lease expires (and if you read the Norotn EULA or even what is printed on the website under Products for are leasing the right to use the product for a predetermined period) you don't have the right to stay on in the apartment provided you keep the curtains closed and don't flush the toilet .....
When you think about the enormous sums of money that in this case Norton spends on R&D including monitoring millions of new attacks, analysing them and developing new protective techniques it seems to me that there is no way they can continue to operate on a single lump sum payment and no reason why they should not stop the use of all of the application instead of just the updating. They are certainly not alone in doing this in the security or in wider fields.
I understand your displeasure especialy with an application like N360 that combines utilities with security and personally that is one reason why I prefer to use NIS and buy specific utilities for dedicated tasks.