hey everyone mike here we at cybernews
think that a good antivirus program
well must be effective but testing it
that's not always an easy task
that's why today i will risk my security
by allowing
malware on my pc and checking to see if
norton antivirus will be able to deal
with it
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alright first let's perform some malware
tests icar and white car specifically
then let's test norton's performance
against real malware i've downloaded on
my pc
and lastly i'll give you a brief norton
antivirus review and remind you of what
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alright let's commence the norton test
i'll start with the icar malware test
you might be familiar with it already
this test uses fake malware in four
different forms
an ms-dos executable a text file and an
executable hidden within a single
and double layered archive if you saw my
previous malware test with kaspersky and
bitdefender which we also have discounts
for linked below
you should remember that they have
detected and deleted
the first two types as soon as i've
downloaded them
and i'm happy to say that norton does
exactly the same
both the ms-dos and text files
containing fake malware were deleted
instantly
but with the archive malware i had quite
a strange thing happen to me
the double layered archive was detected
and quarantined immediately
not even showing up on my desktop but
the single layered archive was not
detected
at all i've tried downloading it several
times and
norton didn't even raise an alert even
once so now i have
three zip archives on my desktop awesome
turns out the real problem was with
norton not detecting malware during
download
trying to scan the archive deleted
malware from it and trying to run the
file from the unpacked archive
led to norton deleting it as well still
i managed to download and even unpack it
without norton batting an eye and well
that's not how it should be
on the flip side norton passed the y car
test with flying colors
now where bitdefender and kaspersky gave
me liberty to access potentially malware
infected websites at my own risk
norton straight up blocked them no
warning
just a completely unloaded page and a
notification in the security history
telling me an intrusion attempt from the
website was made
so norton just blocked it personally i
prefer this to the warning approach of
kaspersky or bitdefender
allowing users to make the final
decision is good and all but
i wouldn't always give users the liberty
to do so sometimes users
especially inexperienced ones should be
protected from danger
even if it requires software to take a
little more control
and a hilarious thing happened when i
was preparing for the real test
norton decided to do a random scan as it
sometimes does
and wiped off most of the malware i
tried to leave for it to detect
i guess that would be considered a
success and to be completely honest
the fact that norton initiates a quick
scan by itself from time to time
trying to keep you secure as possible is
sign of great dedication to the cause
especially since norton's quick scan
barely uses any of your computer's
performance
i've had scans running alongside some
heavy software or even games
and i haven't encountered any
significant lags or slowdowns
okay back to business now i've waited
for norton to ruin the work of my past
hour
and then try it again this folder with
active malware was scanned
analyzed and step-by-step plunged into
the depth of quarantine
or even shredded in a matter of minutes
i don't doubt the effectiveness of
norton's scan
and yet the icar test still boggles me
anyway that's it for the test
next up the best features of norton
quickly summed up with some personal
touches
look i actually like the design of
norton's app it's really not too
simplistic
and i guess it could be a bit hard to
navigate but it is pleasant to work with
and when you want just the scan and the
antivirus features
well you get a window with only those
features and all the additional things
like password manager vpn
dark web monitoring and parental
controls well they all have separate
windows for them as well
the individual window of the antivirus
is by nature slim
and focused all the important buttons
and settings are in plain sight
which is great for beginners with norton
you can run a quick
or deep scan protect your camera and
microphone
see the history of security checks
completed and the threats uncovered
and hey you can even adjust the
performance of norton or create a backup
of the most important files
though i would have preferred the
advanced functions to have explanations
within the app
i'm ok with all explanations being
available on their website
these can be found by clicking on the
question mark on the corner of the
screen
anytime if you're not sure what you're
doing while norton might not be as
flexible as kaspersky in terms of
settings and customization
i found it very user friendly with
norton almost guiding me by hand when i
was performing scans
norton's extra features are a little
less comfortable you know the dark web
monitor is located on a separate website
page
and password manager has a separate app
all together only the vpn is actually
built into the main norton app
but it's also quite limited in its
functionality and not customizable
enough in terms of security protocols
and connectivity features
so in conclusion to this norton review i
can say that it really is a comfortable
and effective antivirus software
but before i give my final thoughts i
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advice with norton
perform scans often or at least let
norton do its automatic scans without
interruption
though i don't think the situation i had
with icar is common
it's clear that norton has a less
thorough checkup of downloaded files
than it does when it scans
other than that it's doing the job of
eradicating malware
perfectly its additional features might
not be all that effective or comfortable
to use
but their password manager is nice and
the dark web monitor is
functional as for nortonvpn
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