I’ve used several different security programs over the years here at home and recommended and installed many on friends and families computers as well. One of the first ones I used was a Norton product – I honestly don’t recall which one was my first even. Norton’s products were great for me for several years, but then I noticed they were really slowing down things on my computers for a time. Lots of other folks noticed it too. I switched to other products – actually free products at that time – and I was really pleased with them. Using multiple products generally wasn’t that big of a deal at the time even. Then things started getting more complicated again. The free programs pushed much harder for you to upgrade to their paid versions and tried tricking people into getting the trial paid versions rather than free, they started removing some of the usefulness in the free versions, etc. This is understandable that they wanted to make money, but what it did for me personally was turn me off to their products as a whole.
Then I began hearing rumblings about Norton again. This time they were much better rumblings. It seems Norton was listening and had revamped their products to make them use less system resources and keep our machines running at faster speeds, all while still protecting us in multiple ways. I did some research and decided it was time to give Norton a try again. This time I opted for Norton 360 v3.0 – a suite of security and performance programs all in one package. This is not a small feat at our house, to change security programs, because we have multiple computers and I find it easier to maintain them if they are all running the same thing. The multi-license packs Norton offers made that a bit easier and a bit cheaper for me.
At our home we have been using Norton 360 v3.0 since April of this year and I am very happy with it. It has run on our Windows XP, Vista, and now 7 computers without any major issues – I just had one small tweak to get it running properly on Windows 7. You do have to pay for the annual subscriptions to keep things up to date, but I have always found Norton to excel in this area and it is much cheaper than fixing the computer if something sneaks in! Since we started using it, I have recommended it to anyone who is willing to pay for the security programs and subscriptions – it is worth the money and more reliable than many of the free programs out there. Think about your shopping online this time of year too – Norton 360 v3.0 can help protect your information even. If you have kids, make sure you install the optional Norton Online Family tools as well to allow and block what you want for your kids – we use this as well.
Norton does offer a 30-day free trial if you want to give it a try before buying even. You can download the trial here, as well as see other free trial programs they offer.
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- Protects your PC, online activities and your identity 24/7
- NEW! Provides industry-leading security without slowing you down
- NEW! Blocks botnets
- NEW! Makes online shopping safer
- Protects your identity when you buy, bank or browse online
- Offers secure, one-click login to web sites
- Secures your browser from attacks
- NEW! Delivers up to the minute virus protection
- NEW! Protects your important files from loss**
- NEW! Speeds up PC boot time
- Defends your wireless network from intruders
- Helps make your PC run like new again
- Includes FREE 24/7 technical support††
The Giveaway: One lucky winner will receive Norton 360 v3.0 good for up to 3 computers in one household for a year! (Will be awarded as a code to download from their website).
Required Entry: Visit the Norton 360 v3.0 page and look around, then come back and tell me what feature of the program you think would be most useful/helpful to you and your family. Be sure to have your email address visible in your profile OR include it in your comment to be eligible to win!
Extra Entries: The following are all extra things you can do for more entries. Leave an additional comment for each thing you do to earn extra entries.
- Subscribe via email to my feed and let me know in your comment for an extra entry.
- Follow me @RobynsWorld on Twitter and send a tweet about the giveaway. You can do this once per day. Leave a direct link to your tweets (instructions here) in a comment for each extra entry. Here is a tweet you can use (or make your own):
Win Norton 360 v3.0 to protect up to 3 computers in your home from @RobynsWorld http://snurl.com/norton360v3 Please RT
Rules: Only one of each entry method listed per person/family/household. No entering on behalf of others, using extra identities or others identities, no automated program entries, etc. If I catch you cheating you will be banned from this and all of my future giveaways! This giveaway is only open to those in the USA, ages 18+ only. All entries must be received by 11:59 pm Central Time on Wednesday, December 16, 2009. I will pick the winner and email them and they have 48 hours to claim the prize. If no response, I will pick a new winner. Good luck!
I already own and use the product, but the sponsor is providing a copy
to giveaway to one of my readers in the giveaway
