Évaluation de Norton Antivirus

In this evaluation, you will explore the range of antivirus logics offered by Norton Antivirus to determine whether it is convenient for French internet users.
Norton was launched on the antivirus software market in 1991, and was soon after the major American market. Actually, the declaration protects nearly 50 million internet users in the entire world. We don’t know exactly how these users reside in France, but we might assume that this antivirus represents a significant part of the French market.
This evaluation must be explored by the relevant points:

• Is this what Norton Antivirus slows down on my computer?
• Are these effective against malicious logicians?
• Is it easy to use?
• At-the-good quality-prix ratio?
• Possède-t-il des applications en français ?

Norton proposed a large event of protection packs. Here is a short summary of the different subscriptions available and the most popular suites of industrial quality tests. This evaluation is to explore the special features of Norton, in detail the types of antivirus protections it offers. Here is a summary of the quality of the Norton assistance center and other features, here you will find the powerful bonuses to make your choice.

According to our methodology, we carry out a range of antivirus tests to reveal the effectiveness of this service. Furthermore, we use women antivirus tests from tier laboratories to complete our own research and analyses.

The following article is an in-depth evaluation. In the case in which you don’t expect the reading times to be complete, give us a short summary here in Norton’s comments on these tests.

Résumé

Points forts :

• Fait partie des systèmes antivirus les plus « avancés » du marché selon les experts du domaine
• Large éventail de tarifs disponibles
• Fonctionnalités supplémentaires qui se concentrent sur la protection contre l’usurpation d’identité
• Disponible en français pour Mac et Windows

Points faibles :

• Résultats mitigés avec certains de mes tests relatifs aux programmes malveillants
• Pas de version gratuite
• Pendant l’analyse complète, les performances du PC sont considérablement réduites

Abonnements et tarifs de Norton

Norton offre un large éventail de tarifs qui s’adapte à vos besoins en matière de protection. Cela va de formules très économiques à des packs plus onéreux qui s’accompagnent de niveaux de protection plus élevés. Voici le détail des options qui s’offrent à vous :

Norton 360 Standard

Il s’agit du pack le moins cher proposé par Norton. Il couvre les besoins basiques en matière de protection, dont :

• Protection contre les menaces informatiques malveillantes les plus courantes
• Protection en ligne lorsque vous naviguez sur internet
• Pare-feu intelligent
• 10 Go de sauvegarde sur le cloud
• Système de gestion des mots de passe
• Promesse de protection antivirus
• VPN sécurisé
• Protection de la webcam
• Système de surveillance qui analyse le dark web pour y déceler d’éventuelles informations personnelles compromises

Le tarif pour protéger un appareil est de 39,99 $ (30,13 GBP) pour la première année, passant à 84,99 $ (64,04 GBP) par an les années suivantes. Il existe d’autres options disponibles pour bénéficier de fonctionnalités supplémentaires et pour protéger plusieurs appareils.

Norton 360 Deluxe

Le produit qui est proposé juste au-dessus dans la gamme est Norton 360 Deluxe. Cette suite offre toutes les fonctionnalités de l’option Standard, plus quelques fonctionnalités supplémentaires. Parmi celles-ci, on trouve une sauvegarde dans le cloud plus conséquente (50 Go), le contrôle parental et une fonctionnalité spéciale appelée « Temps scolaire », qui permet aux parents de surveiller les appareils de leurs enfants afin de s’assurer qu’ils restent concentrés sur leur travail scolaire pendant qu’ils étudient à la maison. Il y a également un système de protection de la vie privée, qui permet à Norton de supprimer vos informations personnelles des bases de données publiques en ligne.

Très important : le pack Deluxe vous permet de protéger jusqu’à cinq appareils, vous assurant de bénéficier d’une protection complète en ligne pour l’ensemble des appareils de votre foyer.

Le pack Norton 360 Deluxe coûte 104,99 $ (79,10 GBP) par an, mais la réduction de 55 $ (41,44 GBP) offerte fait passer la première année à 49,99 $ (37,66 GBP) seulement.

Norton 360 avec LifeLock Select

Ce pack offre une protection premium encore plus approfondie. Il s’agit d’une version améliorée des suites moins chères, qui propose en plus la fonctionnalité LifeLock Identity Alert™, laquelle surveille l’utilisation de vos données personnelles en ligne et vous envoie des alertes lorsque vos données sont utilisées. Parmi les autres fonctionnalités offertes, on trouve une sauvegarde dans le cloud plus importante (100 Go), la surveillance de votre dossier de crédit et le « Million Dollar Protection Package » qui rembourse vos frais juridiques en cas d’usurpation d’identité.

Ce service, contrairement aux deux précédents, vous offre la possibilité de payer un abonnement annuel ou mensuel. La première année coûte 99,48 $ (74,94 GBP) lorsqu’elle est réglée à l’avance, passant à 149,99 $ (112,99 GBP) par an par la suite. L’abonnement mensuel coûte 9,99 $ (7,52 GBP) pendant les 12 premiers mois, puis monte à 14,99 $ (11,29 GBP) par mois ensuite.

Norton 360 avec LifeLock Ultimate Plus

Il s’agit de l’option la plus onéreuse. Elle s’accompagne d’un éventail de fonctionnalités supplémentaires. Parmi les fonctionnalités bonus qu’elle offre, on trouve la possibilité de verrouiller votre dossier de crédit afin d’éviter que les escrocs ne puissent ouvrir des comptes bancaires à votre nom, la protection contre le piratage des téléphones, les alertes relatives aux activités suspicieuses constatées sur vos comptes en banque, vos cartes de crédit ou vos comptes d’investissement, la détection des fausses identités, le passage en revue des dossiers judiciaires en cours, la surveillance de vos titres de propriété, mais aussi une sauvegarde gigantesque dans le cloud de 500 Go. Un nombre illimité d’appareils peuvent être protégés avec cet abonnement.

Un niveau aussi complet de protection en ligne a un certain coût. Norton 360 avec LifeLock Ultimate Plus coûte 299,88 $ (225,90 GBP) la première année, passant à 349,99 $ (263,60 GBP) par an les années suivantes. L’abonnement mensuel coûte 29,99 $ (22,58 GBP) les 12 premiers mois, passant à 34,99 $ (26,35 GBP) par mois par la suite.

Essai gratuit de l’antivirus de Norton

La plupart des abonnements antivirus de Norton vous proposent la possibilité d’essayer gratuitement avant d’acheter. Norton 360 Standard, Norton 360 Deluxe et Norton 360 avec LifeLock Select offrent tous un essai gratuit de sept jours. Ce n’est pas le cas, en revanche, avec le pack le plus prestigieux Norton 360 with LifeLock Ultimate Plus. Si vous choisissez cette option, vous devrez payer tout de suite.

Compatibilité

Les différentes versions de Norton 360 sont compatibles avec Windows, MacOS, Android et iOS. Ces applis sont disponibles en plusieurs langues dont le français, l’allemand, le néerlandais, l’espagnol, l’anglais, l’italien et le japonais.

Windows :

• Microsoft Windows 10 (toutes les versions)
• Microsoft Windows 8/8.1 (toutes les versions). Certaines fonctionnalités de protection ne sont pas disponibles avec les navigateurs de l’écran de démarrage de Windows 8.
• Microsoft Windows 7 (toutes les versions) doté du Service Pack 1 (SP 1) ou version ultérieure.

MacOS :

• La version actuelle et les deux versions précédentes de Mac OS
• Fonctionnalités de Norton non prises en charge : sauvegarde dans le cloud, contrôle parental, protection de la webcam.

Systèmes d’exploitation Android™ :

• Android 6.0 ou version ultérieure. L’appli Google Play doit être installée.

Systèmes d’exploitation iOS :

• Compatible avec les deux versions précédentes d’iOS.

Efficacité contre les programmes malveillants

Les programmes antivirus de Norton offrent un éventail de fonctionnalités diverses. Toutefois, quel est son réel degré d’efficacité en ce qui concerne sa tâche principale, à savoir empêcher que votre appareil ne soit infecté par des programmes malveillants ? Tout d’abord, j’ai fait subir une batterie de tests que j’ai moi-même conçus à Norton. J’ai ensuite étudié ses performances dans le cadre des tests menés par les meilleurs sites indépendants spécialisés dans l’évaluation des antivirus.

Échantillons-tests du EICAR

Le European Institute for Computer Antivirus Research ou « EICAR » (Institut européen de recherche sur les antivirus des ordinateurs) met les logiciels antivirus à l’épreuve en les confrontant à des échantillons de programmes malveillants spécialement conçus pour cette tâche, en simulant une infection par un programme malveillant. Cette procédure n’endommage pas votre ordinateur et est considérée comme une référence pour évaluer la qualité des programmes antivirus.

Il existe de nombreuses formes différentes de programmes malveillants, et le EICAR a créé quatre échantillons des formes les plus courantes des virus malveillants. Ce que je voulais connaître, c’était l’efficacité de Norton pour le blocage de ces menaces en temps réel à l’aide de son système de détection exécuté en arrière-plan (par opposition à une analyse active lancée manuellement).

Les résultats ci-dessous montrent les performances de Norton :

Malheureusement, Norton a bloqué un seul de ces quatre échantillons. Cela m’a alors tout de suite rendu sceptique quant à sa capacité à bloquer les programmes malveillants. Cela ne veut pas dire que ces virus n’auraient pas été détectés lors d’une analyse active, mais ces résultats sont quand même inquiétants et ne rassurent pas sur la capacité de Norton à protéger mon appareil en tournant en arrière-plan.

J’ai également conçu mon propre test. J’ai utilisé trois échantillons vivants de différents types de programmes malveillants : un logiciel publicitaire et deux chevaux de Troie différents.

Les logicales publicitaires constituent une forma courante de virus malveillants. Ceux-ci affichent des publicités non désirées, généralement au sein d’un surfeur web. The malicious programs called « chevaux de Sluts » are even more perverse. A cheval de Troie is a malicious and evil logician here, to arrive at his ends, taking the appearance of a real logician: a previously loaded one, which can provoke des dégâts considérables in your system.

Donc, comment Norton a réagi à mes tests ?

Norton reported his mediocre performances in the EICAR tests. The block contains three flashes of malicious programmes.

Efficacy during analyses

For the moment, Norton’s results are mitigated in what concerns its ability to block viruses on the move on arrival. To keep your computer safe, it is essential to set up complete analyses. Store all the files on your computer and clean all the malicious programs stored on your display right away.

To begin, I want to know at that point Norton’s in-depth analysis is rigorous and combined at times to be more effective.

Norton at two hours to analyze almost a million files. First of all, these chiffres seem reassuring, how important are these results when compared with other antivirus brands? Bitdefender is another leader of the sector, and the statistics analyzed in full are the following:

For a short while, Bitdefender analyzed practically four times more files than Norton.

Well done, it’s time to compare Norton uniquely to Bitdefender. The following table shows how Norton is located in relation to other leaders of the antivirus sector:

I think five different programs have been studied, Norton is closer or closer to the time it concerns the times which are analyzed completely. It is considered faster than its competitors Kaspersky and McAfee. And, when you think about the number of elements that Norton analyses, it is located more or more within the age of this échantillon.

Test by « AV-Comparatives »

After carrying out my own research, I would like to know how to comment Norton please review the tests of the leaders of the sector. These tests are carried out by independent research laboratories specializing in antivirus software and offer truly reliable results.

One of the most respected antivirus logic testers in the sector is AV-Comparatives . I have carried out a battery of complete tests to verify the reliability of each of the antivirus programs.

The Malware Protection Test (protection test against malicious programs) simulates the ability of the programs to detect previously existing threats inserted into USB cables containing malicious files. The results of March 2021 have now been revealed that Norton Life Lock 360 has been detected at 98.0 cents for the virus when online and 87.1 cents for the first time connected.

The Real-World Protection Test (situation protection test) examines the ability of antivirus programs to defend your computer when you surf the internet. AV-Comparatives carried out tests in February 2021 and examined 354 concrete virus cases. Norton blocked 98.6 cents from threats originating from the internet.

These impressive results show that, despite the mediocre results with my own tests, Norton is extremely performing when compared to a third large virus.

Additional functions

In addition to its main features that allow the user to benefit from complete online protection, Norton 360 offers a full range of attractive additional features.

Norton Dark Web Monitoring

The dissemination of personal information constitutes a major risk when surfing the internet. Ceci can be incredibly helpful for you, car your desires and information pirates can subtilize your information personnel and sell them online. It can also be used to create fraudulent accounts and to write down credits in your name, which is susceptible to having serious issues with your credit file. This information is often sold illegally on the dark web.

Norton offers preventative protection against identity theft by analyzing dark web sites and alerting you if your personal information is being sold online. Norton parcourt les marches/forums illégaux remontant jusqu’en 2008 afin de déterminer se vos vos nenées personnelles sont divulguées ou non.

Norton SafeCam

At the end of the year we are happy, we have been the most famous to work from our home and use the webcam of our orderly daily. There is also a great number of clever users just like hackers access their webcams. The act is not based on a violation of privacy, but may also lead to crimes such as extortion of funds and chanting.

Even if you are happy to find our webcam in a rudimentary way, it is possible to use the Norton feature called SafeCam to protect your privacy. This feature is active, it will secure the webcam of your device so you can surf the internet, help you with applications and hackers to access your videos.

This feature should not be used unless your webcam is infiltrated, but you should also be sent notifications in time that cause applications trying to access the cell.

Norton Privacy Monitor (Norton 360 Deluxe and higher version)

Read one of the features contained in Norton’s premium antivirus programs. Celle-ci offers a supplementary level of online protection. I have already mentioned Norton’s comment to protect you from the illegal receipt of your personal information. This feature is also protected by your personal women here if you find it on the legal basis of women online.

Named public sites contain important women personnel that tell you your name, your home address, your telephone number and your birth date. Souvent, this information is sufficient to create a profile for your name. This information can also expose you to a deluge of scam attempts, telling you that the purported texts or emails come from your bank or your mobile phone operator.

Norton’s Privacy Monitor among the most common female court sites, you will be alerted and you will find the sites where your personal information is present, and you will be able to withdraw your personal information from the female bases in question.

Impact on PC performances

Although we want our devices to be fully protected by antivirus, we don’t want to make sure that antivirus logic in question dramatically slows down the performance of our devices. I have carried out the tests to determine how Norton affects the performance of my PC. Beforehand, determine the use of the processor and the memory of your system at normal times, in order to have the reference values ​​for these tests. You can also see at that point Norton slow down on your PC to effect rapid analyzes and complete analyses.

Quick analysis

The table below shows the slowdown of the system so that a rapid analysis can be done in comparison with women obtained with the same cells as the previous analysis:

The rapid analysis is relatively succinct, it lasts a short time for three minutes. Apart from its speed, the analysis does not capture the resources of the system beyond measure. As part of the analysis, the processor is used for 37 cents, thus an increase of 23 points in relation to the reference values. These 23 points are dérisoires au vu des nombreux advantages de l’analyse.

You were surprised to see that the analysis had the same impact on the use of the memory, increasing the number of 4 small points. Ceci confirm that Norton has a complete antivirus pack here in a fluid manner without decreasing the performances of the analyzed system.

Complete analysis

Those are the performances of Norton who launched a complete analysis?

Without surprise, the complete analysis on request more than once, environ two hours. In this case it concerns the use of the processor, with an increase of 70 points. Using 84 cents of the processor is considérable, if you have the intention of carrying out a complete analysis all using your PC.

Tout comme l’analyse rapide, l’utilisation de la mémoire n’augmente practiquement pas. There is an increase in several three points.

The following table compares Norton’s impact on the PC’s performances against its competitors.

These results make it clear that Norton is one of the programs that slows down the processor’s best performances. This, in turn, seems to me to be the best performance in this regard regarding the impact on the use of the memory.

Ergonomics

Norton’s user interface is simple and effective. You will find the general information on your protection, in detail the areas here are protected and the cells here are protected. In addition, you will find out when you have carried out the previous analysis, here we will help you plan your analyzes in a regular manner. The menu redirects you equally to the page of parameters and the help section.

Norton Client Service

If we subscribe to a paying program, we want to ensure that we benefit from assistance in that moment where we encounter the same problem. Norton offers a complete client service available 24 hours a day and 7 days a day, 365 days a day, and for all its products. On the other hand, Norton offered assistance via live chat, which allows you to resolve most of your everyday problems without having to spend long minutes on the phone.

You will also find community discussion forums at the right time, FAQs and the possibility of benefiting from assistance via Norton’s competent officials at the social networks. The discussion forums constitute a very interesting resource, where many users will forcefully, in a moment, encounter the same problems you have. These common problems can often be solved in just a few minutes with a quick search through the forum pages and in the comments of other users to resolve the problems.

Are those new versions of the previous version of Norton?

Norton 2021 is accompanied by a new feature here in January 2021.

It is called « Phone Takeover Monitoring », and you are protected against the searches consisting of transferring your phone number to another SIM card. During these searches, computer pirates will appropriate your phone number, the most part of the time but to access the mobile payment accounts on your device. This new feature deserves your attention, so it can be used to avoid being subjected to an attack on the financial plan and the moral plan.

The general design of the Norton interface is slightly refined but its appearance remains familiar to older users, noting that here it concerns the color code (green, yellow, red).

The launch interface is revisited with an image of a mountaineer on the left hand and a column listing the different essential safety features on the right. Parmi celles-ci, on find the surveillance of the dark web, the system of management of the mots de passe, the secured VPN, the security of the equipment and the security on the cloud.

The previous tests carried out with the Norton VPN (these are included in the best name of these antivirus packs) show that, although it allows you to access numerous servers worldwide, it doesn’t seem easy to unblock the contents that Netflix restricts geographically. Ce n’est pas si rare, cependant, car Netflix se consecrate activation au blocking des VPN.

Antivirus test methods

You may be interested in knowing our comments to obtain our results and our evaluations concerning the antivirus logics. We carry out a battery of comparative tests without the tests relating to the malicious software of the European Institute for Computer Antivirus Research. Ceci nous allows us to dress a balance of the capacity of the antivirus machine to deal with malicious programs.

Furthermore, we test the set of antivirus programs in the soumettant à des échantillons de programs malveillants réels, dont des chevaux de Troie et des logicels publicitaires.

If you want to know more about the way in which we analyzed our antivirus logic, we have published an article about our methodologies for research and tests on antivirus.

Best alternatives to Norton

Norton is one of the most common names in the sector of antivirus logic, but it is not something you need to compare with those of your competitors before making your decision.

Here is a short list of those antivirus logics that are available to rival with the complete protection offered by Norton.

Bitdefender: You will always find Bitdefender in the list of those antivirus packs that you recommend, with the highest level of protection system against malicious programs and viruses that are trojan chevaux and logical publishers. The owner of the apps en français.

Avast: Avast is one of the most popular brands in terms of security on the internet. Avast offers a complete antivirus pack containing a large number of additional features. The sign of a good option for all of these here is to find complete protection and here you can easily dispose of tools such as a file destroyer, a VPN or even a sable bag, these are included with the the premium version. It also owns the apps in France.

ESET: With its ergonomic interface, excellent scores obtained in antivirus tests and its highest price for this part of the competition, ESET offers a good option for many users. The s’agit of an interesting solution you don’t have that those devices to protect. Il peut être installedé en français.

Verdict

Overall, Norton is revealed to be an effective antivirus program.

Even if the results vis-à-vis my own tests are accurate, we can grant you the benefits of Norton, so that you can obtain excellent results from the complete tests performed for independent laboratories. These tests use a très grand name of échantillons, here are some reliable indications on the effectiveness of the studied antivirus logic, and here we demonstrate that Norton is part of the most advanced antivirus packs on the market.

Norton ensures its main functions with speed and effectiveness. In the case of daily use with a computer, there is a tendency to prefer rapid antivirus analyses. Norton effectué these dernières de manière très indepthe sans réduire plus que cela les performances de mon ordinateur. However, it will reduce the performance of your PC for the duration of your comprehensive antivirus analysis, but this is not the type of analysis that you run on a daily basis.

The proposed également d’excellent niveaux de sécurité supplémentaires. For these premium services, Norton places an emphasis on identity protection and offers a full range of features that allow you to protect your private life and your personal life online.

Norton offers all these programs for competitive prices and allows you to study all of your programs free of charge with the exception of the most popular formula.

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