Likelihood to Recommend NortonLifeLock (formerly Symantec)
For a stand-alone business this should do the trick, but if using across multiple clients (multi-tenancy not an option). Default settings within the program will cause performance issues if not tweaked, meaning someone with networking experience may be necessary. Not ideal for MSP's unless they only have a few clients, as the manageability must be done within "the walls" of each company.
Read full review With around 80 users and 150 devices (including 6 server instances), this solution served us very well, with instant admin notifications and scheduled overall reports. Detection appears extremely reliable, and the memory and CPU footprint of the service seemed less intrusive than Panda, which we had issues running on Terminal Services instances, as it seems to hog excessive memory allocation. Rollout was smooth and we never had an instance of a corrupt installation.
Read full review Pros NortonLifeLock (formerly Symantec)
Norton works quite quickly and is efficient enough to detect threats It is very easy and simple to install and is without any complications and irrelevant inquiries. Norton is available at a very reasonable price in the market and is not heavy on pocket. Read full review Hybrid deployment, can be on-prem or cloud specific, we are using cloud based Central Control Manager capabilities to have control about what happens in the environment No need to have internal infrastructure to host further than your workstations or terminals No need to have dedicated team for security or endpoint protection Maintenance and updates are available just as released, no need to take actions on that side Great capabilities as a connected threat defense platform Endpoint protection features and quality for SMBs Cloud and collaboration platforms compatible including Office 365, Google Mail and On-Cloud Storage Read full review Cons NortonLifeLock (formerly Symantec)
Cost could be an issue. They could perform a free trial at the beginning for people to check. It would be good if you can do an online free check of your computer. While the updates are good sometimes your computer is attacked by a virus they did not expect. Read full review Price increases regularly. When you actually want to uninstall the agent, sometimes it will refuse to do so. Luckily TM has a special uninstall tool if needed. Can take awhile to dial in the thresholds against false positives. Read full review Likelihood to Renew NortonLifeLock (formerly Symantec)
I did renew it before because support is great and cost is great. I believe that Norton has a very long experience in what they do and they are doing a great job with all the updates they provide and the work they are doing. Moreover Norton is going in the right direction for sure.
Read full review Usability NortonLifeLock (formerly Symantec)
Well organised interface.
Read full review Installation and administration tools are fantastic. I found the endpoint policies to be not intuitive and clunky. The endpoint client was difficult to disable when trying to troubleshoot Apple issues and I often had to uninstall and then reinstall which was very time-consuming. Reporting is very useful and I was impressed with the reports I received.
Read full review Support Rating NortonLifeLock (formerly Symantec)
Security software with very good features that works in the background.
Price suitable for companies of any size and easy to install and use.
Read full review The few times I needed to contact support I was fully satisfied. They worked all the way through the issue, no matter how long it took, and made sure I had a permanent solution. I was pleased with the professionalism, courteousness, and knowledge of the product they were supporting.
Read full review Implementation Rating NortonLifeLock (formerly Symantec)
Would like a manual or online version that is simple to understand and explains in detail what choices we have and why to make these choices.
Read full review Alternatives Considered NortonLifeLock (formerly Symantec)
User-friendly interface (it's not just AV and users who were interacting with the product), performance, resource usage (most of the computers were not very fresh and that factor was very critical), efficiency, it shouldn't be just sitting on a PC - it should protect it, what was perfectly done with that product.
Read full review Avast was clunky, difficult to roll out, missed loads of malware on machines, and required that we purchase a separate license to install AV on our servers. Trend Micro could not have been any different. You just contact their sales department and get a demo, or even ask for a trial of sorts to test policy creations and client installation. You'll be obsessed with the whole process and the admin dashboard you have access to.
Read full review Return on Investment NortonLifeLock (formerly Symantec)
Poor performance against Spyware and other threats despite claiming to act against them (recognizes very few and eliminates less) It is limited to viruses. Regular blocking of incoming scripts (in front of other antivirus) Little or almost no compatibility with the Windows XP Firewall, but they are involved. Read full review It has stopped several malicious items from getting into our system. It's also saved money over our previous Anti-Virus solution (Kaspersky) Ease of Setup/Use Read full review ScreenShots