Norton Antivirus 2008, from Symantec is an all in one antivirus and antispyware software and is very easy to use. This software is well versed to tackle all your virus scanning needs and is VB100%, W.C.L 1 and 2, as well as ICSA certified. When tested on various occasions the results were satisfactory as this product can detect and remove viruses and its variants. Though this program detects viruses easily but is not that effective as an antispyware. The other major problem with this program is that it eats up resources and slows down your computers.

This software is feature laden and includes an antispyware scanner, Instant Messenger protection for MSN, Yahoo, AIM, and Trillian. This program protects your settings by locking it thus preventing others from changing it. It takes time to install this program on your computer and you also have to sign an account to enable installation. To keep track of your downloading updates and other support information the account becomes imperative.

Overall Norton Antivirus 2008 is an excellent product to eradicate viruses form your computers but is not that effective in the case of antispyware. The only hiccup with this software is that your computer will slow down when you install it otherwise this program has a good reputation of tracking and removing viruses.