Norton Q

Just_landed

Before I ask, I know what a lot of people think about Norton.

I have a Norton Internet Security 2010 3PCs / 1 Year Protection. I have used it on 1 computer only once. Someone said I can use it the next year and the 3rd on the same computer. IE :- 2010, 2011 & 2012 is this so ? Is there anything I have to do to make this happen like remove the previous years edition from the computer first ?

Thanks.

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SuperHan

That's not true.

Once activated, the licence key will only work for 12 months. Even if you installed it on another computer it would still expire at the same time as the original install.

You'll just have to buy another 12 months!

financequest

Beware. I seem to recall that Norton is one of those companies that auto renew contracts after 1st year. If you purchased with a debit/credit card, you may find they auto renew and charge you unless you instruct otherwise.

penrhyn

If you are happy with NIS then don't renew it via Symantec, buy a new copy from Amazon or similar, they often have promos, and NIS2012 is often on sale for less than £25 for a 3PC licence.

FYI, You can upgrade your NIS 2010 for free up till your licence runs out.

jpscloud

financequest wrote: »

Beware. I seem to recall that Norton is one of those companies that auto renew contracts after 1st year. If you purchased with a debit/credit card, you may find they auto renew and charge you unless you instruct otherwise.

They do! I didn't even realise that I had agreed to (or neglected to refuse) auto renewal on my Norton 360 product which came cut price with a new laptop.

This week I received an email saying that auto renewal would be charged for on 27 April (the product doesn't expire until 12 May!) and the charge would be £64.99 :eek:

Needless to say since joining MSE I don't auto renew anything, so hot footed it over to the website and un-autoed myself rapido. The site did everything it could to persuade me otherwise as well.

Here's the bit where I could do with the benefit of someone's wisdom - I don't think I need norton 360, I think I should just buy norton internet security 2012 which looks much better value at around £20 ish.

I don't think I really need my windows 7 newish laptop and netbook tuning up for me, and I don't have children using any of my computers (I am the only user, in fact). Would NIS be an ok option for me instead of 360?

j2011

Just use Microsoft Security Essentials, it's free.

Or any other free anti virus software.

I think it is a waste of money paying for anti virus software considering all the freebies out there.

jpscloud

Thanks for the reply j2011 - I'm checking that out now. I think being a bit un-savvy I've just gone with the most fear-soothing option over the years, which has been norton. I have to say I've never had any problems either.

Free is better than £20 though - off to have a good look - thanks.

mart44

jpscloud wrote: »

I think being a bit un-savvy I've just gone with the most fear-soothing option over the years, which has been norton.

It's not really the case that Norton is just a fear-soothing option. It does give protection that is generally highly rated. It's always possible to debate that however. There are plenty of articles around that say how Norton goes about providing protection. Apart from that, NIS 2012 includes some handy features that don't often get mentioned:

* A password manager called 'Identity Safe'. Works with IE, Firefox and Chrome.
* Idle-time system scanning.
* A function that rates sites for safety. Works with Google, Bing or Yahoo search engines.

Not the end of the world to lose these and they can mostly be replaced with free separate products. Nonetheless, the features might be missed initially when leaving a Norton security suite.

Norton Internet Security is also a very 'quiet' program. 'Set and forget' might be a good way to describe it but some prefer a little more control over what and what isn't allowed anyway.

Whether the extras in NIS are worth paying for is a matter of opinion. If you prefer an all-in-one product (suite), then it is worth the money in my opinion. I prefer a suite myself and am about to renew NIS on both our computers for the 4th year. I'll get it from Amazon or PC World where the price is about £22-00 for 3 licences. I don't think that is too bad.

jpscloud

Thanks mart - I'm weighing up the options. Being pressed for time might encourage me to plump for NIS so I know the bases are covered. Many thanks for the replies.

Gillor

j2011 wrote: »

Just use Microsoft Security Essentials, it's free

So are Panda, Avast, Avira and AVG and they are all better than Microsoft Security Essentials.

Gillor

By combining various free software you could put together a safer, layered security package but if you are happy with the convenience of Norton, it runs well on your machine and you don't mind the cost then I agree with previous comments, stick with it.

Despite some negative comments in the the press and in this forum over the last couple of years, recent test results show that NIS 2012 is a pretty good security suite in touching distance of some of the best.