Norton AntiVirus 11.0 For Mac

List Price: $49.95 Discount Price: $20.49

Features:

• Automatically detects and removes viruses. Offers automatic protection against the latest threats with set-and-forget convenience
• Scans and cleans downloaded files and email attachments¿Delivers continuous, up-to-date protection via fast updates
• Protects against attacks that target software vulnerabilities¿Provides advanced protection against software and Internet vulnerabilities
• Works with new Mac OS® X v10.5. Runs natively on Intel® and PowerPC® based Mac® systems
• Includes an all-new Norton AntiVirus dashboard widget

Customer Reviews:

It seems to work, but scanning is painfully slow [Posted on 2008-02-18]
I'm new to Macs, and couldn't find an integrated program of firewall/antivirus for Leopard. So I got this from Norton, and some other company's firewall. I'm waiting for them to conflict with each other, but so far so good.

NAV seems to be like all their other products: easy to install, easy to use, Live Update works well, attentive to details (this NAV automatically scans everything that comes into contact with the computer, such as a new CD ROM installing a program, or the backup drive being turned on. It's too much perhaps, but I appreciate the thoroughness even though I cancel such scans as a rule). The program is more expensive than I'd like, but compared to having a computer trashed by some idiot making a virus, I pay up.

On my first scan of the backup hard drive, it identified some virus, and dealt with it automatically. So much for Macs not being prone to viruses. And I'd been on the internet, with a firewall, for only about a day or two without the NAV running.

Hard drives being what they are in size these days, with bloatware, scanning is becoming immensely slow, measured in hours. I'm no computer geek or technowizard, but there ought to be some way to speed up the process. When you consider that one has to scan not only the hard drive but also backups now, going thru the entire system can take the better part of a work day.

So, the program works, but it's slow.

Norton AntiVirus 11.0 For Mac [Posted on 2008-02-23]
The Norton AntiVirus software is easy to install and use, runs in the back ground and doesn't seem to slow the computer speed down at all.

Totally useless [Posted on 2008-03-27]
There are no virus' for OS X.
The only malware was a trojan that the user had to download from a porn site, run and give it your admin password. This would not have stopped it.

If you feel you must use AV software to protect windows users you share files with, get something better like the free ClamX av.

Norton is the only product I ever installed that hosed OS X-constant kernel panics until I uninstalled it.

Very Slow Software [Posted on 2008-04-12]
This software works but it really really really slow. Really really really slow. Slows my new imac to a crawl and the slowest of antivirus scans I've ever seen. Just changed over from the PC world and as a creature of habit keep antivirus installed. All the antivirus authors seem to have free trials except Symantec. Probably because you'd be really frustrated and not buy the program... This was the biggest waste of money I've spent on software in a long time. Two stars since it probably does it's job....if it ever finishes the scan. So far six hours on a month old computer.

Update: Well, no longer is it a waste of money. Talked with their very friendly New Delhi tech support and got a refund. Bought Intego and though it's expensive, it does the job efficiently.

GREAT PRODUCT FOR MAC [Posted on 2008-05-09]
NORTON FOR THE MAC IS EXCELLENT. THIS PRODUCT IS GREAT AND WELL WORTH THE PRICE.

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