Stay secure with Norton without sacrificing speed when gaming

Whether you are competitive gamer or a casual player, you understand the importance of protecting yourself when you are gaming or streaming online. You know that hackers routinely target home networks and online accounts of gamers and streamers alike. But you don't want to sacrifice PC performance. A finely tuned PC, high speed Internet connection, and an optimized home network are essential to make the most of your gaming PC setup.

That's why more and more gamers prefer to protect themselves with Norton. In addition to best-in-class Internet security and Cyber Defense, Norton also offers the performance management tools which can be used to optimize your PC's performance.

We designed our Norton products with gamers in mind. We do not want to interrupt you while you play your favorite game whether it is DOTA2, or League of Legends, or World of WarCraft.

How do I configure my Norton product  for gaming?

We've provided features to suspend alerts and background tasks while you play games or stream. These features make sure that your Norton product has minimal affect on the PC performance.

How do I check the impact of Norton on my PC?

Norton Performance Graph and Windows Task Manager show you the Memory and CPU usage of your Norton product.

Norton Performance Graph

Performance Graph lets you analyze the effect of your Norton product on the performance of your computer. It provides a graphical representation of your CPU and Memory usage.

To open the Performance Graph window, in the Norton product main window (If you see the My Norton window, next to Device Security, click Open), double-click Performance, and then click Graphs.

If you need help with optimizing your computer to get the maximum performance, read Fix slow computer problems.

How do I configure Norton firewall for my games?

Smart Firewall Program Control lets you control how the programs that are on your computer access the Internet. We recommend that you change the access of your games to Allow in Program Control. If you do not see the game in the Program Control list, you may need to add it.

1. Open your Norton device security product.

   If you see the My Norton window, next to Device Security, click Open.

2. In the Norton product main window, click Settings.

3. In the Settings window, click Firewall.

4. In the Firewall Settings window, on the Program Control tab, select your game from the list and then set the access to Allow.

   If you do not see the game in the list, click Add.

5. In the Select a program dialog box, browse to the executable file of the game that you want to add.

6. Click Open.

7. In the Security Alert window, analyze the reputation information of the program.

   Your Norton product fetches and displays the reputation information and the recommended access setting.

8. From the Options drop-down menu, select Allow Always, and then click OK.