Norton Internet Security 2009 1User 3Pc
Norton Internet Security provides fast and up-to-the-minute protection against all types of online threats. Norton Internet Security provides strong protection that is light on system resources. Based on innovative new security architecture, Norton Internet Security 2009 sets a new standard for performance. Norton Internet Security secures your computer, your identity and your home network without impacting performance.
Silent-Mode ensures your games and movies are never interrupted by alerts and security updates Prevents virus-infected emails and IMs from spreading Rootkit detection searches underneath the operating system using patented technology Antispam blocks unwanted emails Enhanced Browser Protection - Blocks browser exploits and protects against infected websites (now supports Firefox) Expanded SONAR Protection offers real time protection against bots and other types of unknown threats without requiring you to make confusing security decisions Intelligent 2-way firewall protects you without annoying interruptions Advanced Phishing Protection blocks fraudulent web sites Norton Identity Safe protects and manages your confidential information Network security helps protect your wireless network Parental Controls gives you control over how your children surf and play online Enhanced Intrusion Prevention scans network traffic for attacks on the operating system, applications, multimedia and other plug-ins
User Ratings and Reviews
4 Stars Symantec Got It Right
It does what it is supposed to do very well with few intrusions and system resources used. I have had many Norton products over the years and this is easily one of the best. The installation didn’t take a year with multiple reboots either!
1 Star would never buy again
It is a couple weeks since I bought this and somehow my computer caught a trojan virus that norton for some reason said it could not remove and I had to download something that could.Well that didn’t work and it messed my computer up so bad I had to go buy a new one last night! Thanks Norton!I purchased another brand of protection for my new computer.
5 Stars The Best Protection
I Have Used this product for the past five years and it’s the best antivirus software
1 Star AVOID! AVOID! AVOID!
I’m not kidding when I say avoid Symantec as your Anti-Virus provider. This is probably one of the absolute worst companies I’ve dealt with. VERY POOR support, and awful licensing structure. Worse, the myriad of useless web pages is not warming, to say the least. Good luck finding/activating your updates and upgrades.
I admit that I’m not the swiftest when it comes to Symantec’s solution, but I’ve had an easier time with Kaspersky, Sophos, Trend Micro, McAfee, AVG, F-PROT, avast, and Comodo. I’ve even had better experience with older Symantec products not even five years ago.
So, if you want an exercise in futility, give ‘em a go. Otherwise, save yourself some tears.
I will never buy another Norton/Symantec product again.
3 Stars Improved Over Earlier Versions, But Some Major Flaws Remain
After years of running Norton Antivirus products, with ever increasing demands on system resources, as well as slowing down the machines these products were installed on, the completely rewritten version of Norton Internet Security 2009 has gone a very long way towards correcting years of bloatware code that was made worse with every new release.
This version installs fast, runs fast, and is almost entirely unobtrusive, with one very major exception.
This software will break your home or small business network.
In a well-documented bug first discovered in October 2008, Norton interferes with, and eventually blocks access to other machines on your home network. Norton admits there is a problem, and has been stalling customers for months with promises for a fix, yet keeps pushing the release date out further and further.
Install Norton 2009, and eventually all of the computers on your home network under My Network Places will disappear, and will eventually be blocked from access. While you can frequently manually reach your other networked machines by typing their addresses directly into an address bar, software that depends on access to your other networked machines directly (index, backup, small business collaboration tools, etc.) usually cannot work this way, and you are effectively cut off from using those applications. Worse, over time, Norton will begin periodically cutting off access to your networked machines. Suddenly file copying between machines fails, extremely long delays in accessing other computers on your network occurs, and your frustration level mounts.
Norton admits the only current solution to this problem is to completely uninstall Norton 2009 Antivirus/Internet Security products. There is no other workaround.
Worse yet, the responsiveness of the company to major software bugs has been less than acceptable. It literally takes months for even the most urgent bugs to get identified, corrected, and then put through a laborious test procedure. To add insult to injury, it then takes up to six additional weeks for the fixed code to be incorporated into their slow update release schedule and finally reach every customer.
This truly mars an otherwise promising product and makes it an unacceptable option for those dependent on networked machines, such as a home or small business network. If you are dependent on your network to access remote hard drives or collaborate in an office environment, Norton 2009 products are absolutely not acceptable for use and I strongly recommend you look elsewhere until the company finally fixes the problem.
A very lengthy discussion about this problem can be found on the Norton Community Forum. Simply search for “NAV blocks access to hard disk.” The later discussions in the thread contain the most pertinent information.
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