Symantec Norton Internet Security 2009

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★★★★☆
4.3

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★★★★☆
3.8

$49.95 - $69.99

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Pros

  • Easy to navigate (142)
  • Easy to install (122)
  • Fast (89)
  • Good value (76)
  • Powerful (64)
  • Great features (47)
  • Fast and powerful (38)
  • Makes collaboration easy (15)
  • Works well with other software (4)
  • Versatile (3)
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Cons

  • Slows down system (22)
  • Compatibility issues (14)
  • Hard to install (14)
  • Crashes or freezes (6)
  • Difficult to navigate (3)
  • Hard to navigate (3)
  • Not powerful enough (2)
  • Booklet could be better (1)
  • Booklet needs improvement (1)
  • Cpu hog (1)

Best Uses

  • Home use (116)
  • Improving efficiency (20)
  • Educational purposes (16)
  • Multimedia (13)
  • Financial information (7)
  • Organizing data (6)
  • Business (3)
  • Security (3)
  • Small business (2)
  • All around (1)
 
 
 

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Strong on protection, light on system resources



Norton Internet Security 2009 protects your computer, your identity, and your home network without slowing you down.  Norton Identity Safe safeguards your personal information, logins, passwords, and credit card information from online theft, while the Norton Protection System works to stop threats before they impact you.  Patent-pending browser protection lets you surf the Internet without fear, and a smart two-way firewall automatically blocks threats from entering or leaving your system.  Network security helps you secure your home network and stay safe when connecting wirelessly.


  • Norton Identity Safe
  • Norton Antiphishing
  • Norton Pulse Updates
  • Norton Insight
  • Norton Browser Protection
  • Norton AntiVirus
  • Norton Antispyware
  • Norton Personal Firewall


Engineered for Speed
  • Proven fastest, lightest security suite available.
  • Intelligence-driven Norton Insight technology targets only those files at risk for faster, fewer, shorter scans
  • Installs in under one minute on average requires less than 7 MB of memory.
Up-to-the-minute Protection
  • Delivers up-to-the-minute protection with rapid pulse updates every 5 to 15 minutes.
  • The Norton Protection System provides multilayered protection technologies that work in concert to stop threats before they impact you. (On Year Protection)
  • Real-time SONAR (Symantec Online Network for Advanced Response) helps prevent bots from taking control of your PC.
  • Boots and repairs badly infected PCs.
  • Specialized deep-cleaning technology delivers our most complete scan possible to repair heavily infected computers.
Control without disruptions
  • Schedules resource intensive tasks for when you’re not using your PC.
  • Review the security status of every process on your PC.
  • Silent mode suspends alerts and updates to avoid interrupting or slowing games and movies.
Parental Controls
  • Create individual user profiles with enhanced parental controls.


Up-to-the-minute Protection
  • Prevents threats from entering your firewall.
  • Defends against Web-based attacks with patent-pending technology.
Norton Identity Safe
  • Keeps your online identity safer than ever when you buy, bank, browse, and game online.
  • Fills in online forms at your request to save time and protect you from keystroke loggers.
Secure Networking
  • Helps you secure your home network.


  • Proven fastest, lightest security suite available - Spend more time using your computer and less time waiting for your security software to perform.
  • Pulse updates for up-to-the-minute protection - Delivered every 5 to 15 minutes to detect and eliminate new threats. NEW
  • Intelligence-driven for faster, fewer, shorter scans - By leveraging a unique online intelligence system, Norton™ Insight technology targets only those files at risk. NEW
  • Stops viruses, worms, spyware, bots, and more - Keeps your system protected against all types of malicious threats.
  • Prevents virus-infected emails and instant messages from spreading - Feel secure while you keep in touch.
  • Blocks browser exploits and protects against infected Web sites - Surf the Internet with confidence.
  • Blocks online identity theft - Buy, bank, and browse online wherever and whenever you want. IMPROVED
  • Secure network connections - Monitor your home network and more safely connect to Wi-fis. IMPROVED
  • Blocks threats and hackers - Two-way firewall automatically makes security decisions for you. IMPROVED




 

Windows Vista Home Basic/Home Premium/Business/Ultimate**

Windows XP with Service Pack 2 Home/XP Pro/XP Media Center Edition

  • 300 MHz or faster processor
  • 256 MB of RAM (*512 MB RAM required for the Recovery Tool)
  • 200 MB of available hard disk space
  • Standard Web browser
Email scanning supported for POP3- and SMTP-compatible email clients. 

Support for AntiSpam feature

  • Microsoft Outlook 97 or later
  • Microsoft Outlook Express 6.0 or later

Supported instant messaging clients

  • AOL
  • Yahoo!
  • Microsoft
  • Trillian 

Browser support for Browser Defense and Phishing Protection features

  • Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 (32-bit only) and later
  • Mozilla Firefox 2.0 and later
** Must meet minimum Windows Vista operating system requirements.


Please Note: 
Due to the type of product packaging, once this product has been opened it is non-returnable. If the product is defective, it will be exchanged for the same product. No cash refunds.

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Last update: Nov 7, 2009

Symantec Norton Internet Security 2009 Reviews

 
 
 

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[16 of 16 customers found this review helpful]

Most helpful negative review

[19 of 25 customers found this review helpful]

 
★★★★☆
4.0
Improved Version!

"This product has been on my computers for years. Now the newest version is much improved over past versions. I like this version mainly because it uses far less resources which means a faster computer at boot up and while running. Like previous versions Norton Internet Security 2009 works well with other software and seems to cause no other problems. My main minor complaint is that you have to be sure and r..." Read Full Review »

Nov 03, 2008 by tmadrk

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★☆☆☆☆
1.0
Worst experience I've evr had

"This product is the worst I've ever had.I have a plain jane Dell with Xp Pro. I spent 3 hours with their tekkies from New Dehli on the service chat site and turned my computer over to them. They couldn't fix it. I spent 2 hours with tech support on the phone. I tuned my computer over to them for 4 hours. They couldn't fix it. They left me with Internet Security 2008 and said I would get refund because Norton can..." Read Full Review »

Dec 03, 2008 by Steve

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Symantec Norton Internet Security 2009 Review

Best Protection at the Best Price

★★★★★
5.0

    Pros

  • Easy To Navigate
  • Fast and Powerful
  • Great Features

    Cons

  • Crashes or Freezes

    Best Uses

  • Total Protection
 

"As far as I'm cocerned, Norton is the best protection you can get. I've used other products, but I always go back to Norton. It catches threats that other brands miss. Sometime it will freeze up and it isn't always compatible with other software, but I think that can be said about any software...eve …"  Read Full Review »

Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend
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rymple
Indiana
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Price: $49.95
 
 

[3 of 4 customers found this review helpful]

Symantec Norton Internet Security 2009 Review

As Good as Advertised

★★★★☆
4.0

    Pros

  • Easy To Install
  • Easy To Navigate
  • Fast
  • Powerful
  • Versatile

    Cons

  • None

    Best Uses

  • Home Use
 

"Norton attempted to make a faster, less intrusive security suite that keeps out of the user's way. . .and they succeeded. I find that the application does not bog down my 4-year old XP system and keeps me advised when intrusion attempts happen. Only issue is that I like to have supreme control ove …"  Read Full Review »

Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend
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Jan 26 2009
douginsaudi
Virginia Beach, VA
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Price: $49.95
 
 

[0 of 1 customers found this review helpful]

Symantec Norton Internet Security 2009 Review

Great product and Price

★★★★★
5.0

    Pros

  • Easy To Install
  • Easy To Navigate
  • Powerful
  • Versatile
  • Works Well With Other Software

    Cons

  • None

    Best Uses

  • Educational Purposes
 

"I already had the older downloaded version of NIS from Symantec but wanted the 2009 version. By ordering from Nothing But Software, I saved about $5 and got a real CD disk instead of a download upgrade version. Now if something craps out on the computer, I don't have to download again as I already h …"  Read Full Review »

Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend
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Nov 18 2008
Pennswoods
Central Pennsylvania
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Price: $49.95
 
 

Symantec Norton Internet Security 2009 Review

A solid performer

★★★★★
5.0

"I just bought my laptop recently and it came with a Norton 360 60 day trial version and I was researching security programs for after the trial expired. I found NIS 09 to be ranked very high on a few sites so I decided to go ahead and buy it. I would have gone with the Norton Anti Virus 09 but it di …"  Read Full Review »

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Feb 10 2009
Nexuizfan
Wisconsin
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[0 of 1 customers found this review helpful]

Symantec Norton Internet Security 2009 Review

Not For Me

★☆☆☆☆
1.0

    Pros

  • None

    Cons

  • Crashes or Freezes
  • Hard To Install or Upgrade
  • Hard To Navigate

    Best Uses

  • None
 

"It wouldn't let me send family (short) videos from my digital camera. When I had Mcafee installed, I had no probblem doing that. I looked for a solution and Norton gave me easy and clear directions to solve the problem. I did EXACTLY what it said and it kept defaulting back to it's original setti …"  Read Full Review »

Bottom Line No, I would not recommend this to a friend
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Aug 30 2009
Pattyann
C/S, CO
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Price: $49.95
 
 
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