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Rating:  187 reviews
Sales Rank: 208
Format: Cd-rom
Platforms: Windows Vista, Windows Xp
Color: 3-user
Media: CD-ROM
Edition: Standard
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Batteries Included: No
Operating System: Windows Vista
Shipping Weight (lbs): 3
Dimensions (in): 0.1 x 0.1 x 0
Legal Disclaimer: Warranty does not cover misuse of product.
MPN: 12608434
Model: 12608434
UPC: 037648617291
EAN: 0037648610070
ASIN: B000T9LUBU
Release Date: September 11, 2007
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 Poor quality and no technical support October 9, 2007
William A. Levinson (Wilkes-Barre, PA USA)
11 out of 22 found this review helpful
This is based on my experience with Norton Internet Security 2002. Symantec's products are of low quality, and technical support might as well be nonexistent. Furthermore, Symantec has a nice trick to force you to buy new versions of NIS every few years; it cuts off your ability to download virus updates for older ones.
I am currently relying on Frisk F-Prot for virus protection, so I no longer need Norton Antivirus (part of the NIS package). However, I am unable to uninstall it. If I disable the executable file (e.g. by changing the extension to NULL), it freezes all my Microsoft Office applications like Word, because they still request virus scans from Norton Antivirus.
In 2004, a Live Update from Symantec apparently caused Norton Internet Security to take over a good 99 percent of my computer's CPU while bringing Internet performance to a crawl. Symantec's technical support people ignored more than a dozen E-mails, and a fax to the tech support manager also went unanswered--thus suggesting that Symantec's contempt for its customers comes from at least middle management if not higher.
On the basis of my experience with this product, Symantec is permanently disqualified from selling me anything whatsoever in the future. Its contempt for its customers is quite obvious from its marketing practices (cutting off your ability to buy virus updates for older versions), not having any meaningful technical support, and peddling products that cannot even be uninstalled.
 Norton: The Gold Standard for Internet Security October 27, 2007
M. Sanchez (Texas)
11 out of 16 found this review helpful
Shopping around for security software was frustrating. I spent a whole afternoon reading though reviews from amazon.com itself, to Cnet, and other websites which offer reviews. In all my reading and research, I never came across one single product with outstanding reviews. Every program out there had lukewarm ratings at best.
Out of all the negative reviews, two kept coming up as the lesser evils: Kaspersky 7 and Norton Internet Security 2008. One huge concern with Norton was that it slows down your computer, a lot. I've used Norton 2005 which came with my computer, and it always worked great. It didn't slow me down at all and it did a great job at protecting my laptop from internet attacks. I download a lot of this and that from the web, so my Internet Security 2005 always had a workout.
The negative reviews about Norton's memory hogging, IP controlling monster, drove me to settle on Kaspersky. I was just ABOUT to purchase Kaskersky when I found out that it comes with NO FIREWALL!!! What the hell is that about?
Norton Internet Security comes with it all, including a powerful firewall. It's true that there ARE better security softwares out there, but these require an extensive computing knowledge and I would only recommend for advanced users that go all out with their security set up.
Norton is hands down the best, strongest, and safest, security software for the vast majority of internet surfers including myself. It's set up is a snap, and you can rest assured that all of your private information is securely locked down by the Norton name.
If you've used Norton before, expect the same great protection and even more. If you haven't used Norton, I highly recommend it, if you want the best protection you can get, and the least set up headaches.
Unstable software and LOUSY support January 26, 2008
G. Kerber (Oregon City, OR United States)
11 out of 12 found this review helpful
I have used Norton Internet security for years, but I'm finally fed up with their lousy software and horrible support. The latest debacle came to light when I noticed an error in the status of Norton. When I click "Fix Now" it goes into a Live Update and finds nothing to download. My Auto-Protect has an error but I cannot turn it on. So I submit a ticket to Norton and they responded with a 4 step process (not bad) but each step required me to go to a help page on their web site and that had several steps. So to fix the problem requires me to do about 25 steps. Some steps I don't feel comfortable with and others I simply don't understand. There's no way I'm going to write tickets for each and every question I have. Now the search is on for a quality anti-virus program.
Slower boot- slower computer- conflicts with email January 27, 2008
Wendy (La Jolla, CA USA)
11 out of 12 found this review helpful
My computer guru friends have been warning me against Norton AV but I've been a pretty satisfied user for many years (through its various incarnations) On at least 3 occasions it saved my computer from a nasty virus.
I just upgraded to 2008 though and I am NOT happy. 1) It was a much longer and slower installation than in the past 2) I briefly lost my network connection but was able to get it back 3) Outlook Pop3 send would not work (and outgoing mail just got stuck in my outbox -I had to disable outgoing mail scan to make it work) 4) WORST of all-- booting now takes forever and my system runs more slowly
I wish I had read reviews before installing it. And when I read over the details of the Norton remove that you must use to cleanly remove it it recommends not using it if you have other Symantec products (like WinFAX)
arrrggghh
I think it's pretty revealing that "my computer runs slowly" is a menu choice when you go to auto help
The Worst February 17, 2008
J. Boswell (El Centro, CA)
11 out of 12 found this review helpful
I can honestly say that of all the software I have ever owned, Norton anti-virus and Norton Internet Security has been the most dysfunctional and frustrating to deal with. Over the years, the various bloated and buggy versions I have had have caused me innumerable problems. From my experience, I would call this company the prototypical faceless, heartless corporation. They make no pretense of having the slightest concern for their customers. Tech support has been a joke, and uninstalling the products has typically involved hours of work and multiple phone calls to someone in India. So When I saw NIS pre-installed on my new laptop, I couldn't wait to get rid of it, and I immediately uninstalled it. Then I turned my laptop back on and guess what? I got an error message from Symantec telling me that I had to download an un-installer from their site. Unbelievable!
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