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In case of Eicar tests, only the infected files were deleted. Overall, in order to achieve this simple test result it took us 30 minutes and a bunch of manual manipulations, while CPU peaked frequently.Īs for the archive with malicious files, after the scan Norton simply deleted the entire ZIP not allowing any options otherwise. Also, Norton couldn’t delete certain files and suggested to download Norton Power Eraser (NPE). Sadly, during the scan Norton crashed twice and we were forced to start over. We scanned the archive with Norton antivirus and got the following results:Ģ,460 viruses out of 3,732 total found (65.94%) The same ZIP pack with 3,700 infected files, as in all previous reviews was used for fair and same conditions. Part 2 of this test was to try Norton out on real virus files. We are glad to report that all types were detected and blocked by Norton. So we utilized EICAR files of different formats (com, txt, zip, zip inside another zip). The goal of the first test was detection capability. It was a PC with 16 GB RAM (Kingston HyperX), Intel Core i5-9400 (4.1 GHz), MSI B360M motherboard, Microsoft Windows 10 Pro 圆4.

Power Eraser - detects and allows to remove dangerous applications and malicious programs.Īs with all our in-house testing, for Norton antivirus review we used the same test stand.

Reputation Protection (Insight) - applies reputation information obtained from the Symantec Global Intelligence Network to classify files by attributes.

Proactive Exploit Prevention (PEP) - protects against zero-day attacks that exploit vulnerabilities in applications or operating systems.

Advanced antivirus - scans and removes malicious files via emulation and machine learning (PC, Mac, Android).

Behavioral Protection (SONAR) - uses Artificial Intelligence to classify applications by behavior and block the suspicious ones.

Intrusion Prevention System (IPS) - analyzes information coming from the network/Internet and blocks potential threats before they reach a computer.

ms5 hash installer file: 0/72 at VirusTotal.

installer file name: NSDeluxeDownloader.exe.

So, as usual, we begin with Norton specifications: As one of the biggest independent software producers, with thousands of employees in 40 countries, they spend a great chunk of revenue on R&D, cybersecurity, etc.

(formerly known as Symantec, HQ in California, USA). Norton Security is owned by the public company NortonLifeLock Inc.

It is one of the most popular antivirus and antimalware products, protecting millions of computers globally and used by corporate entities, so clearly we couldn’t skip it.

Moving through the Antivirus software category, the time has come for Norton antivirus review.