Norton Internet Security 2004 (AntiVirus, Firewall, AntiSpam, Privacy, Parental Control)

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Editorial reviews

Manufacturer's Description
Norton Internet Security provides 24-hour protection for all Internet users regardless of the connection type: dial-up, DSL or cable modem. The suite components are designed to work together out-of-the-box to provide powerful and continuous protection and come with a user-friendly interface that requires minimum user interaction. This release is designed to maximise online privacy protection, detect intrusions, filter spam e-mail, and automatically block viruses and computer hackers. Norton Internet Security is a must have for all Internet-connected users who want to enjoy a safe experience when they e-mail, bank, shop or download on the Internet.

Norton Internet Security 2004 is the only security suite on the market to provide a complete firewall, intrusion detection, privacy protection, virus protection, spam filtering, and content filtering in one solution. It is the only product with Expanded Threat Detection covering the emerging non-virus security threats such as spyware and hacking tools. It includes the only virus protection to automatically block the increasing threats of new e-mail worms and script-based viruses, and it removes viruses, worms and Trojan horses automatically without interrupting work. It is the only solution to scan instant messages, block virus threats, and protect personal and sensitive information. Norton Internet Security 2004 includes the only personal firewall on the market to provide a complete firewall, privacy protection, application control, ad blocking, and intrusion detection system.

Features

Expanded Threat Detection, offering the following two benefits: - detects spyware programs that may expose the user's private data - detects Adware and other hacking tools that have the potential to compromise the system security

Detecting virus infections in compressed file archives, which prevents users from downloading or sharing infected files if they are included within compressed archives.

Automatic filtering of spam email--filters out unwanted/unsolicited e-mail messages

Multiple layers to filter spam e-mail--including: Allowed List, Trusted Mode, Blocked List, and a smart trainable engine

Efficient protection: Network Detector optimises online protection for different locations

Ease-of-use: Web Watcher provides quick access to the Security Monitor from Internet Explorer

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Customer reviews

review by: explosive_tom date: 2005-03-27 rating:
Does the job.
It does the job, but slows the computer down as well. (Especially when starting up). The parental controls take a long time to load which can be a pain when you want to visit a website!

The antivirus software seems fine. It has blocked all viruses that gave entered my inbox :)

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review by: stumpypete date: 2005-02-28 rating:
Not very good in XP
Worked perfectly under Windows ME. Post-upgrade to XP, it runs like a one-legged dog with a sore leg. Took 10 re-installs to get it working in a basic form and then still doesn't auto enable on start up (bit of a security risk). Won't be renewing my subscription when it runs out.

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review by: indianneil date: 2004-12-17 rating:
Overall good, although does have a few 'niggles'
Overall very good, had no trouble installing. Live Update is a good feature, although I've found that the firewall does tend to have a mind of it's own at times! Anti-virus is good (as can be expected!), although I personally don't use other features such as Anti-Spam and Parental Control (if anything, they just add an extra overhead to the Live Update downloads).

In the end I switched off the firewall and am using another product.

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review by: date: 2004-12-06 rating:
Nightmares with Norton!
Whilst downloading Norton's live updates, everything just stopped half way through. I had to shut down the PC, then after, I couldn't access any secure websites. I soon found out that Norton customer support is next to useless. Couldn't un-install Norton internet security, and it messed up my windows so that my PC would start properly. All in all, a nightmare that internet security packages are supposed to prevent, not cause. Won't be using Norton again. Rubbish.


review by: golubtsov date: 2004-11-26 rating:
Beware of software incompatibility
I would like to issue a warning about the potential problems, with which the package is likely to present its owner. NIS 2004 Pro version, as I sadly discovered, is not compatible with Roxio Easy CD & DVD Creator 6.0 and higher and also causes serious conflicts with Creative Audigy 2 ZS Pro drivers. After installing the NIS 2004 Pro package my new and powerful (2 x 2.8 MP Athlons + 2 GB RAM) PC run by WinXP Pro system was instantly 'killed' by the above combinations and, after spending a fruitless week with MS and Symantec Customer Support Services trying to resolve the conflicts, I finished with formatting the hard drive, reloading all the software (apart from the NIS 2004 Pro, naturally) and switched to the slightly inferior McAfee Internet Security v 6.0 package... At least my PC works perfectly well again!

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Accessories

Norton Personal Firewall 2004
Norton AntiVirus 2004
Norton AntiVirus 2004 & AntiSpam 2004 Bundle
Norton Internet Security 2004 Pro (AntiVirus Pro, Firewall, AntiSpam, Privacy & Productivity Control)
Office 2003 Standard for Student & Teacher Edition & Norton Internet Security 2004 Student Licence Bundle

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