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Clash of Clans. Subway Surfers. TubeMate 3. Google Play. Canon ink cartridge. Beanie Babies movie on Apple. Twee's return on TikTok. Windows Windows. Most Popular. New Releases. Desktop Enhancements. Application Uninstaller - Removes the programs you don't use or which take up too many resources. Speed Disk - Brings together defragments and reorganizes optimizes files and data that have become scattered across your hard drive.

Disk Doctor - Scans your hard drive and alerts you to problems that can cause computer errors and crash your hard drive. Disk Cleaner - Permanently erases all record of your computer and Web activities to protect your privacy. Registry Cleaner - Helps eliminate Windows Registry problems that can slow down your PC, trigger error messages and cause Windows to crash.

Registry Defragmenter - Removes gaps, free space and corrupt files in your registry and compacts it to free up system memory and make your PC start up faster. Registry Restore - Makes a backup of the registry before making any repairs so you can easily undo them if necessary. Startup Manager - Lets you choose what programs load automatically when Windows starts in order to free up memory and improve PC startup time.

Service Manager - Improves startup time and reclaims system memory by letting you turn off unneeded system applications also known as Windows services that Windows automatically runs in the background. UnErase Wizard - Lets you quickly restore accidentally deleted files that may still be retrievable on your hard drive. Smart Updates - Silently and automatically installs product upgrades. Full Specifications. What's new in version Release November 7, Date Added November 7, Version We also found that Norton is optimized for Internet Explorer only, and not Firefox and Opera browsers.

It could be said that Symantec realizes that Internet Explorer users need more protection, but it would be nice to use the antiphishing feature in Norton on Firefox or Opera.

Of the three super suites, only McAfee supports Firefox; none support Opera. Performance If you've ever used a Symantec Norton product and then removed it because it was too heavy on your system resources, you'll be delighted to learn that Norton feels light compared to the legacy of the past. We counted only three processes running on our task manager, compared with several from McAfee and Microsoft. This is a huge improvement over previous editions of Norton Internet Security, which tended to be very large.

Norton uses the Norton Antivirus engine, an application that improves on last year's CNET Labs' performance test scores, although Norton turns in a mixed bag of results overall.

On our iTunes test, Norton lost ground compared with last year, taking seconds as opposed to seconds last year. On our Sorensen Squeeze test, Norton improved, taking seconds compared to seconds last year. Overall, Norton showed the most improvement with individual file scans; it took only seconds versus seconds last year.

But in terms of boot speed, Norton lost ground by taking 4 seconds longer, 66 seconds as opposed to last year's 62 seconds. To determine how well a product will protect your PC, we refer to test results from two leading independent antivirus testing organizations. In the latest test results from AV-Comparatives. For firewall tests, we used Nmap on a closed system with a router connection; however, we were unable to scan the Norton Internet Security PC.

All other vendors tested produced at least some results in the various tests performed. Norton hides or "stealths" a PC from criminal hackers, which is good, though we're suspicious of what we can't see. Support Within Norton there's in-program Help and then there's Support.

Help consists of in-program FAQs, which are very detailed for Symantec. Either search a term or scroll through the index to find the topics you need. Should you invest in solar panels in ?

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