Norton 2009 seems to be showing promise

[MadAmos]

I see that Norton in the 2009 version is getting some good reviews it was right at the top in the most recent avcomparatives testing also at dslreports and virtualdr. I have been using it on two rigs myself one since early beta and one an upgrade from 2008 and so far zero problems and the speed and low resource requirements are impressive. If you have not tried Norton in a while and you are willing to have an open mind, give it a look there is a 15 day free trial available. Disclaimer:I do not work for or have any association with Symantec, I am just pleased to see an American company step up to a higher level and provide another viable option for security software.

Amos

 

[bsobel]

Disclaimer: I do work for Symantec

I think some of the folks here will be amazed by the work we did in 2009 (which started with the 2007 release, but this one really pulls it all together). It is incredibly light and fast, and most people here won't believe it runs circles over a few of the more popular 'other' choices.

I can say that feedback from here went right to the team, I've been known to print out the occasional user rant from here and tape it to one of the developers doors.

Bill

 

[BKLounger]

if i may ask how is it on system resources? Like would it be a viable option for older machines. The reason i stopped using symantec a couple years back is because the memory usage was so high the machines would turn into slugs. Has there been any benchmarking tests done yet?

 

[bsobel]

Originally posted by: BKLounger
if i may ask how is it on system resources? Like would it be a viable option for older machines. The reason i stopped using symantec a couple years back is because the memory usage was so high the machines would turn into slugs. Has there been any benchmarking tests done yet?

Night and day over earlier versions. Lighter than most of the ones people here would claim are light and fast. Pcmag and others are starting to get the revues up so I'll defer to those since I obviously can appear biased

 

[compman25]

Are these changes all being carried over to the corporate version?

 

[MadAmos]

I was using the beta version of NAV2009 on a 7 year old Gateway solo1450 laptop 1.3Ghz and it was not even noticeable. There is a "silent mode" that seems to move it even more into the background by delaying updates and dialog boxes. I never needed it but it is something to try. I just looked and memory usage on my XP sp3 system is under 9 meg I had just looked a few days ago and my neighbors computer has Trend Micro and it was over 60 meg IIRC. there is some benchmarking at a/v comparatives but mostly scanning speed so far.

 

[bsobel]

Originally posted by: compman25
Are these changes all being carried over to the corporate version?

That is the roadmap (which I am responsible for), as you can imagine we are pretty proud of some of the new technology here and would do want to see it across the protection product lines.

 

[PeteRoy]

What Norton is doing with Norton Security Scan in Google pack is unforgivable, you can't uninstall the damn thing.

 

[bsobel]

Originally posted by: PeteRoy
What Norton is doing with Norton Security Scan in Google pack is unforgivable, you can't uninstall the damn thing.

You can start a thread about this, but that is unrelated to this thread so please stay on topic.

 

[compman25]

Originally posted by: bsobel

Originally posted by: compman25
Are these changes all being carried over to the corporate version?

That is the roadmap (which I am responsible for), as you can imagine we are pretty proud of some of the new technology here and would do want to see it across the protection product lines.

Does that mean that the corporate version will protect against spyware, trojans and stuff other than just viruses? Do you need corporate beta testers?

 

[bsobel]

Does that mean that the corporate version will protect against spyware, trojans and stuff other than just viruses? Do you need corporate beta testers?

It already does.

 

[compman25]

Originally posted by: bsobel

Does that mean that the corporate version will protect against spyware, trojans and stuff other than just viruses? Do you need corporate beta testers?

It already does.

Not very well with 10.5.... That is why I was asking.

 

[bsobel]

Originally posted by: compman25

Originally posted by: bsobel

Does that mean that the corporate version will protect against spyware, trojans and stuff other than just viruses? Do you need corporate beta testers?

It already does.

Not very well with 10.5.... That is why I was asking.

11x is the current product line.

 

[RichNY]

As a many-year Zone Alarm user, I switched over to NIS 2008 last year because I got tired of the pop-ups and poor Vista support from ZA. Just installed NIS 2009 a few days ago and I must say, the install was fast, no problems at all, and it is VERY light on resources. Kudos to the development team, bsobel.

 

[SagaLore]

Originally posted by: bsobel
Disclaimer: I do work for Symantec

:shocked:

Can I get a full working copy of that to review for -?

 

[MadAmos]

I am not bsobel but you can download a free 15day trial at the Symantec web site FWIW

 

[MadScientist]

I have been using an older version, 10.1, of Symantec AV Corporate Edition on my old computer (nforce4 ultra MB, 1GB DDR, Opteron 170, Win XP Pro). I also tried AVG's and Avira's latest free AVs. I didn't do a resource comparison between these but all slowed my computer down. I don't have a copy of the newer version, 11.0, of Symantec AV Corporate Edition for comparison.

After reading this thread I thought I'd give Norton AV 2009 a try. I'm impressed. Compared to Symantec AV Corporate Edition, with CPU usage at 0, my PF usage went from 370MB to 286MB and available physical memory from 530MB to 737MB. With no AV software installed my PF usage is 214MB and available physical memory 768MB. The computer is definitely faster. Norton AV 2009 is a keeper. Thanks OP.

Best Buy has it on sale (no rebate) for $19.99. Link

 

[IEC]

Glad to hear that Norton has shaped up.

Guess I'll let my colleagues over in IT know to expect good things and no longer have to nuke Norton installs on student machines because of its speed...

 

[tcsenter]

Bummer. I always pick up a quantity of NAV OEM product from the previous version. e.g. shortly after 2009 comes out, I buy a load of left-over 2008 OEM product. Which means I'll have to wait another year to experience the 2009-goodness on the cheap.

I wish Norton would give us a feature to create a bootable scan CD with the latest engine and definitions so that we can scan/clean a computer that is too dysfunctional to run in Windows. IIRC, NAV won't even run in Safe Mode, anymore. Or did I miss that feature being added recently?

 

[MadAmos]

If you download the trial version of 2009 from the Norton web site your 2008 keys will activate it and you will get your full subscription. Well worth it IMHO, just make sure you use NAV keys for NAV and NIS for NIS

 

[tcsenter]

Originally posted by: MadAmos
If you download the trial version of 2009 from the Norton web site your 2008 keys will activate it and you will get your full subscription. Well worth it IMHO, just make sure you use NAV keys for NAV and NIS for NIS

:thumbsup: :beer:

 

[bsobel]

Originally posted by: tcsenter

Originally posted by: MadAmos
If you download the trial version of 2009 from the Norton web site your 2008 keys will activate it and you will get your full subscription. Well worth it IMHO, just make sure you use NAV keys for NAV and NIS for NIS

:thumbsup: :beer:

Yep, as designed. You buy NIS/NAV subscription for a year at a time. Those keys work on the newest clients as well.

 

[jjsbasmt]

After being away from Norton for several years, I have been using NIS 2009 on a Vista Laptop and an XP Desktop, and I am very impressed with the speed and thoroughness of the product. I agree with the "light on resources" comments. I don't work for OfficeMax, however this week they have AV 2009 (1 user)for $19.99, after instant rebate, and NIS 2009 (3 user) for $39.99, after instant rebate.

 

[compman25]

Well, I bought a 10 user license to try it on my laptop and on some of the other computers in our 7 offices. Won't be going back to NOD32 or Krapersky anytime soon. I'm impressed with NIS 2009.

 

[bsobel]

Originally posted by: compman25
Well, I bought a 10 user license to try it on my laptop and on some of the other computers in our 7 offices. Won't be going back to NOD32 or Krapersky anytime soon. I'm impressed with NIS 2009.

Glad to hear it I am really proud of the development team and this is the type of product you can expect to continue seeing from them. They really are hitting on all cylinders.