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    Norton Internet Security (NIS) 2012 Review: Protecting Your Whole Family Discussion

    Discussion in 'Notebook News and Reviews' started by Charles P. Jefferies, Dec 7, 2011.

  1. Charles P. Jefferies

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    In the latest of a series of reviews of the 2012 generation of Internet security suites, we take a close look at the fully featured Norton Internet Security (NIS) 2012 from Symantec. Last year's version of NIS performed well in our evaluations. Can this new edition do even better?



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    Charles P. Jefferies, Dec 7, 2011
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  2. Bullit

    Bullit Notebook Deity

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    Can you test the freeware suites like Comodo?
     
    Bullit, Dec 7, 2011
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    abaddon4180 Notebook Virtuoso

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    I love Norton, personally. I used to use free suites like MSE and Avast but since I have Comcast I get Norton for free and it definitely protects better than any free security suite I have, though at the cost of a slightly larger footprint. Still, I would definitely recommend it.
     
    abaddon4180, Dec 8, 2011
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  4. Charles P. Jefferies

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    Norton is an impressive product and I like it a lot. I would not hesitate to use it on my own PC or recommend it to friends/family. Currently I have ESET NOD32 Smart Security, been using that for several years now. Also excellent.
    Yes definitely. Any other suggestions you have, please post, we're looking to start another article series soon. I've been asked to come up with a list of suites people are interested in.
     
    Charles P. Jefferies, Dec 9, 2011
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    roxshot Notebook Guru

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    Norton has a reputation of being horribly bloated and ineffective. I'm glad to see they've turned things around.
     
    roxshot, Dec 20, 2011
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    Ahbeyvuhgehduh Lost in contemplation....

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    Agreed!

    Good review too btw....
     
    Ahbeyvuhgehduh, Dec 20, 2011
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