Norton Setup Review
Norton setup is an effective security program that protects your data, devices and identity from cybercriminals. Norton offers a wide range of products that include antivirus and internet security suites. Assess your security needs to determine the best option for you. After you’ve bought a subscription, you need to enter your product key or activation code to download and install the software.
The Norton UI is slick, modern and easy to navigate. The main view lets users see the results of a scan as well as any active threats, as well as setting up the settings of the program and its built-in features. From here, you can alter antivirus scans, schedule updates for the program and its extensions, manage the VPN connection as well as access dark web and privacy monitoring reports, and manage cloud backup. The program comes with password managers that allow you to create and save secure login credentials for online accounts.
However, the performance impact resulted from Norton’s security as well as optimization tools is significant. UL’s procyon test simulator saw an almost 10% drop in performance during an entire scan, and a mere 6 percent during idle. A simple cleanup took over three minutes. This is a long time compared to Windows’ built-in tool.
Other features worth investigating include the dark web and privacy monitoring, which notifies you when your information is found online as well as parental controls which help you limit screen time for your children and promote a balanced approach to online and offline activities. Norton also offers cloud backups, which save files to the cloud. These can be restored in case of an unintentional computer crash or ransomware attack.
