![]() An add-on pack of online tools includes Parental Control, Antispam, and other optional features such as blocking private data from leaking onto the Internet. Norton 360 includes antivirus, antispyware, antiphishing, antirootkit protection, a firewall, Symantec's new SONAR (Symantec Online Network for Advance Response) behavioral monitoring software, and a vulnerability assessment tool to see what Windows updates your computer might be missing. Symantec pulled only the tools deemed most beneficial to the general user from all its product lines. Our initial update of the product was quick, with both LiveUpdate and Norton 360 downloading and installing within seconds. Even Symantec LiveUpdate, which sometimes feels like a clunky add-on to the other Norton products, is better integrated within Norton 360. ![]() The result is a much more fluid experience. Rather than simply bundle all of the features from Norton Antivirus, Norton Internet Security, Norton SystemWorks, and Norton Confidential, Symantec went back to the drawing board and designed Norton 360 from the ground up. Upon reboot we found no registry entries and no system folders for Symantec or Norton 360. ![]() Although there is a separate listing for Symantec's LiveUpdate program, we were able to remove both programs by uninstalling Norton 360 alone. Should you want to remove Norton 360, we didn't find an uninstall icon and had to use the Add or Remove Programs tool within the Windows Control Panel. We also like the fact that Norton 360 appears on the taskbar as an indiscrete icon, not the loud and flamboyant, yellow pill design used in Norton Internet Security 2007. Gone are the blatant links to Symantec shopping that encourage you to purchase additional products, which we've seen in the past. Also within each module are access to Help and technical support, along with selected extra steps that include access to glossaries and tutorials on the Symantec Web site. It's a minor inconvenience casual users will appreciate the clean reporting style, but advanced users (for whom the product was not intended) will want to tweak right away and become frustrated at the extra step. You can't, however, tweak your firewall settings here, or exclude a second drive from your virus and spyware scan for that you need to use the main screen's toolbar for Tasks and Settings. Within each module is a clean list of various diagnostics and tools and their status.
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