Now the process of getting your account set up and online with the family network is relatively straightforward, depending on whether you opt to try the service for free or sign up for a full subscription instead (more on that later).
Symantec has streamlined many of the hurdles in the installation process that used to hold the older versions of their antivirus service back, like the practice of immediately assaulting the user with a litany of very specific settings to configure halfway through the first menu option. READER DEAL: Try Norton Family free for 30 days Installation/Setup The point is, Symantec is a staple in the security world, a pioneer on dozens of fronts, which is why it should be no surprise that their internet filtering software package, dubbed “Norton Family” would hold up to the same gold standard that so many of its other products.īut does the service really have all the chops it needs to keep your kids from seeing everything the internet has in store? Read on in our Norton Family Premier parental control review to find out!
For almost as long as there have been home networks, Symantec and their flagship antivirus suite Norton have been there to protect them.Īs a kid, I actually grew up right down the street from the Symantec building and spent a good deal of my childhood using their massive underground parking garage as a sort of rollerblading luge track, so I might be slightly biased when it comes to the company’s role in the collective consciousness.