Norton 360 v5 Review – Techtree.com
Norton 360 v5 (version 5) is the latest iteration of Symantec's All-in-one System Suite. Much like its Internet Security Suite, Norton 360 provides protection from viruses, spyware, fraudulent websites, phishing scams, intrusions, and the latest online threats. The reason why it's called Norton 360 is because it extends help to keep PCs tuned for optimum performance, provides automatic local and online backups included in the yearly price.
In this review, we will not be going into full detail as this has been done before in version 4 last year. Instead, what we will focus on are the welcome additions and criticisms. You can find the full review of Norton 360 v4 here and Norton Internet Security 2011 here.
Test Lab Results
Norton claims that this version brings improved performance and improved protection which is certainly true here as proved by the latest tests done by various test labs.
Norton has received the VB100% award from Virus Bulletin. Both ICSA Labs and West Coast Labs certify Norton technology for virus detection and removal.
Dennis Technology Labs rated 360 v5 as the best performing product along with Trend and ESET.
AV-Test.org tested Norton Internet Security 2011 edition which is the same security engine used in Norton 360 v5. Norton achieved high scores of 5.0/6.0 in Protection, Usability and 5.5/6.0 in Repair of security threats.
AV-Comparatives rated Norton ADVANCED+ (top rating) for on-demand malware removal and ADVANCED for proactive detection of new malware; though this test was conducted with the older 2010 engine.
Vulnerability Protection
Vulnerability Protection goes beyond just virus protection and keeps tabs on the most vulnerable programs on the PC which, if not kept up to date, can easily lead to a malware attack. These programs are typically web based applications such as JAVA, Adobe flash, Silverlight etc.
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