Norton Internet Security 2003 Professional Edition

Norton Internet Security's 24-hour protection provides vital Internet security for dialup, DSL, and cable modem users. Ad blocking now stops even more banner ads, pop-up windows, pop-under windows, and other Web distractions. The new Web Cleanup feature deletes unneeded files left over from Internet sessions, while Connection Keep Alive helps prevent dialup Internet sessions from being interrupted.

Norton AntiVirus 2003 scans and cleans both incoming and outgoing e-mail, stopping viruses from infecting your computer or spreading to other computers. It removes viruses automatically, without interrupting your work. To prevent infections during real-time online chats, Norton AntiVirus now also detects viruses in instant-message attachments, including attachments you receive using MSN, Windows, AOL, and Yahoo! messaging services.

Norton Personal Firewall 2003 keeps hackers out and personal data in. Its robust defenses include intrusion detection, application control, and privacy protection--all in one easy-to-use program. Right out of the box, Norton Personal Firewall hides your PC on the Internet to keep hackers from seeing it. That action alone can prevent many attacks. In addition, Symantec's exclusive Norton Intrusion Detection feature thoroughly examines incoming Internet traffic and automatically blocks suspicious activities. Hackers also try to conduct malicious activity from within your PC, so Norton's Internet Access Control is included to stop spyware and Trojan horse programs masquerading as legitimate Internet applications on your PC from connecting to the Internet.

Norton Privacy Control prevents confidential information from being sent out without your knowledge, while Norton Spam Alert helps you keep junk mail out of your inbox by checking e-mail coming in via popular POP3 clients such as Microsoft Outlook Express, Eudora, and Netscape Messenger.