Norton AntiVirus Mac 10.0 (Mac) [OLD VERSION]
![Norton AntiVirus Mac 10.0 (Mac) [OLD VERSION]](/Images/B0009I5PX0/medium.jpg) | Average Customer Rating: Recommend Norton AntiVirus 10 is a powerful antivirus solution for the newest and most sophisticated online threats. Detect spyware and other non-virus threats, removing them automatically for better defense against emerging online threats. Product details and pricing info |
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25 Customer Reviews Posted
- Solid
- Norton AntiVirus for the Mac has been surprisingly solid for me so far. When I first got it I installed it (which was quite simple), and then I ran a virus scan. Like other reviewers I agree that this took much longer than it should have. That is the reason it only got 4 stars. However, once it was done doing a total scan of the HD it had found 4 virii. They were all Windows virii, but I still don't want that kind of stuff on my iBook. I use a Windows desktop and a Mac laptop. This software has already proved it's worth the money because of the virii it was able to destroy. I haven't tried any other antiVirus software, but I can tell you that this is a solid piece of software. If you have a Mac, even though the threat of a virus is near non-existent, it's a good idea to protect your investment. Get some kind of protection so when a virus writer finally does exploit a vulnerability in OSX you'll be prepared.
- 2005-11-14, 20 of 26 people found this review helpful, Rated:
- Nothing but problems
- If you want to waste a day watching your beautiful Tiger running Mac implode, buy this product. It does not install properly and then it becomes fascinating to watch the cross-platform problems multiply. Keep it far away from your computer, you don't need it.
- 2005-11-02, 14 of 20 people found this review helpful, Rated:
- Does the Job, but Slowly
- I have used NAV ever since it came and out, on more Macs (and Windows) machines than I can count, and have never had any problems. This one of the "must have" applications.
Even though there are not a multitude of viruses for the Mac in the wild, you do run across them in old files, especially items that might have been archived once a project was completed. And, as others have said "better safe than sorry."
My only complaint is that it seems to take a long time to scan an entire volume, but you can minimize the time by only scanning certain folders. Auto update feature works flawlessly. - 2005-09-15, 14 of 19 people found this review helpful, Rated:
- Norton Antivirus 10.0
- Not much to say; it does what is says it will do, and that is protect the Macintosh operating system against the few viruses written to attack it. The interface is slightly changed, nicer appearance. In spite of pulling out of the Mac maintenance utilities, NAV Mac 10 (already up to 10.0.1 thru the automatic updater) works well, and I would recommend it.
- 2005-09-04, 6 of 9 people found this review helpful, Rated:
- Blech, nothing but problems
- I've used better-running mac virus software than the Norton, specifically Virex by McAfee for OS 10.3 (Panther) and earlier (it used to be offered as part of .Mac). If you're using OS 10 prior to Tiger- go with Virex if you are insistent on buying a virus program. But in reality, there aren't any viruses out there to attack the current mac operating systems, and your first and main line of defense for security on a computer (and what you should really worry about) is a good firewall (a governmental-security grade firewall already comes as part of the Mac operating system).
I definately feel safe enough to go without extra virus protection until McAfee updates Virex to work with Tiger. I'd rather have nothing than Norton! - 2005-08-01, 14 of 18 people found this review helpful, Rated:
