Symantec has a segregated range of security solutions based on users needs. You’ve got Norton Antivirus to fulfill the basic need of virus protection; Norton Internet Security that goes a step further to protect from viruses and phishing attacks and; Norton 360 that promises an all-round performance protecting users from virus, tuning up their PCs and the free cloud storage. We recently got our hands on the latest update for the Norton 360 and this is what we think.

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With the rise in the sales of Android devices, hackers have been attracted to the one of world’s largest mobile platform. According to reports by Mcafee and Norton, Android is the number one target by hacker’s for malware, making it necessary for users to protect themselves from any untowardness. We’ve been trying out Norton’s Mobile Security suite that not only promises to save users from malicious attacks but also help to protect from physical theft.

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Symantec is back with its yearly update of Norton 360, which is Symantec’s answer for an all-round protection. It not only promises to protect from virus and infectious malware, the all-in-one security solution will help users backup their data as well optimize their computers to keep it running as smooth as possible.

The latest iteration is a step up from Norton 360 v4 which you can easily notice if you’ve been using the previous N360 suite. Installing Norton 360 is a breeze that took just under a minute right to transform our exposed PC into a fully protected one. To be exact, Symantec says the installation time is around 49 seconds.

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Continuing with the yearly upgrade, Symantec has launched its Norton 360 v5 in India today. The new security solution is improved and much faster than the previous version and touts to have a 100 percent protection score in tests conducted by Dennis Technology Labs.

The new Norton 360 comes with an improved Insight reputation-based security technology, SONAR 3 that monitors activities of running apps and processes, Norton Safe Web support and Norton Power Eraser and Bootable Recovery Tool allowing users to clean up their infected PCs that fails to boot.

Norton 360 is an all-in-one security solution and comes integrated with PC tuneup tools and backup allowing users to back up their content on the cloud or at designated location by the user.

Norton 360 v5 is priced at Rs.3,085 (3-PC license) and Rs.1,435 (1-PC license) with 2GB online storage or Rs.3,840 for 25GB storage. Current Norton 360 users can avail a free upgrade to the latest version (till their subscription ends) by downloading from Norton Update Center.

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Norton has launched the upgraded anti-virus suites like Norton Internet Security and Norton Anti-virus 2011 in the Indian market. The latest editions boast 100 percent protection rate in a third-party test by Dennis Labs and protects users to viruses, spyware, malware and more.

On the protection front, Norton suites have Reputation-based security that checks the file’s reputation with millions of Norton Community Watch members and also feature System Insight 2.0, Sonar 3 and Bootable Recovery Tool that can allow users to boot their systems in Safe Mode, in case their PC is infected with a virus.

Performance-wise, NIS scans 61 percent faster than its competitors and installs in just 41 seconds.

Norton Internet Security 2011 goes for Rs.2,530 for a three PC license and Rs.1,220 for a single PC license. Norton Anti-virus 2011 is priced at Rs.2,090 for three PC license and Rs.999 for single PC.

Symantec has nicely segregated their security solutions as per user’s needs. Norton Antivirus gives protection from viruses, Trojans, worms etc. whereas Norton Internet Security or NIS – which we recently reviewed –shields from viruses and also protects user’s network with a two-way firewall. However, for those who seek a complete piece of mind, Symantec has got 360 a full-fledged solution capable of doing what other two variants do and in addition has an in-built backup tool to keep important data backed up on Symantec’s secure servers. We’ve been using the fourth iteration of 360 for quite some time and this is what we’ve found.

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Symantec announced the newer version of its all-in-one security suite, Norton 360. Into its fourth iteration, the Norton 360 v4 not only offers protection from viruses and phishing attacks at 100 percent of protection rate (according to a test done by Dennis Labs), it comes with complete PC Tuneup features as well as backup options.

The latest version comes with 2GB of storage space for online backup and lots of other improvements like Smart Start-up Manager, Reputation service, Norton Insight and the ability to share content stored on Norton’s account. Users will also be able to download the backed up content onto their phones with the help of a dedicated application, which is currently in beta for Android OS and will go in beta in next few weeks for the iPhone OS.

Symantec has also worked on AV’s memory hogging flaw, which they claim the lightest AV suite around and with the help of Smart Smart-up Manager, a user can fasten up the boot time by up to 41 percent on Windows 7 PCs or save up to 3 hours in a year.

Norton 360 Version 4.0 is now available in India and will be available in two variants – the standard and the premium edition. The only difference between both is the online storage space which is 25GB in the premium edition. A standard single PC license will cost Rs. 1795 whereas a three-PC license will go for Rs. 3,200. The premium edition with three-PC license will cost Rs. 4025.

With the release of Norton Internet Security 2009, Symantec made a significant change and boost to the overall image of Norton security products. Continuing the legacy of 2009, the latest version is light on resources with clean and easy interface. Installing the security suite is a straight forward process. No need to configure or select any sort of components.

Symantec has somewhat overhauled the UI to make it a little quicker but the inside is what it matters for a proper security suite. With this version Symantec goes a step ahead and focuses on protection. NIS 2010 features a new technology model used for reputation-analysis. This tech leverages the wisdom of Norton’s tens of millions of participating customers to derive highly accurate security ratings for virtually every file available on the Internet. This empowers Symantec users to make far better choices about the software they download and install on their computers.

The core protection of NIS 2010 secures your PC against viruses, spyware, Trojan horses, worms, bots and rootkits. The two-way firewall also protects your system from being hacked on the network by any unauthorized access. For up-to-the minute protection, NIS 2010 constantly updates its database every 5-15 minutes, which can be pushed to your machine via Pulse updates (Live updates need to be enabled first).

The dashboard is the home screen of NIS 2010 that provides you a glance of the software process. It provides useful information about your update definitions detail and subscription license detail. With the dashboard you can control the three protection components of your system, that are, Computer, Network and Web.

Norton Insight Network is another tool that uses date from Norton community to identify threats and other malicious activities. NIS 2010 also has an application rating tool that tells you running apps and if they are from a trusted source. The virus scanner of NIS 2010 is good and scans the system really fast. This version also supports Windows 7. Testament to the security provided by NIS2010 is that it recently passed the Virus Bulletin’s VB100 test.

Dennis Technology Lab recently tested the effectiveness of 10 well-known security offerings in a real-world anti-malware comparison test. The report [Warning: PDF link] shows that NIS 2010 achieved a perfect detection rate, and was noted as “the only product to do so” defending against all threats and fully protecting the system from attack or compromise. In stark contrast to the Norton results, the report noted that the average detection rate across all products tested was 78 percent. In the test conducted by AV-Test.org, NIS 2010 was able to detect 459,872 samples, yielding an excellent detection score of 99.75 percent.

As a full security suite, NIS 2010 also features Parental Control. The Parental Control lets you block certain websites; can help you schedule time for your kids to use it and more. This Parental control is powered by Symantec’s own OnlineFamily.Norton. Since it’s a web-based control, it can work on all your computers, and can be controlled from a remote computer by you. Of course the de facto requirement for this is an Internet connection.

Overall, the latest version excels than the previous one and the current competition in many areas. Be it speed, performance, protection, all are handled well by NIS 2010. Priced at Rs. 2,495 for a three PC license and Rs.1,450 for a single PC license, the protection that NIS 2010 provides is good.