

However, the performance enhancement feature that this utility possesses often takes a back seat in many other reviews of Norton Utilities, because other programs like AVG and XP Registry Cleaner excel at this task. Once the scan is finished, the utility will remove all the problematic elements that were found, allowing your computer to run much more smoothly and effectively as a result. It runs a vigorous check on your computer system, looking for security holes and other problematic elements that could be causing damage to your system. But its real strength comes in the form of its scanning engine, which is one notch above the mediocre. Norton Utilities does what it sets out to do: removing malware from your computer without much effort. However, its performance enhancement and feature set do not match those of many Editors' choices, such as AVG TuneUp and Iolo System Mechanic. It does what it sets out to do: removing malware from your computer without much effort. Norton Utilities is nothing special: a free antivirus replacement. It doesn't get much better than that and in fact is largely mediocre at best.


