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Cheap Software - Norton Internet Security 2008 Premier Edition
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Our Price: $20.96
List Price: $89.99
Your Save: $ 69.03 ( 77% )
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Manufacturer: Symantec
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Binding: CD-ROM
Brand: Symantec
EAN: 0037648627139
Feature: Protects your computer by automatically detecting and removing spyware, viruses, Trojan horses, and Internet worms
Format: CD-ROM
Label: Symantec
Manufacturer: Symantec
Model: 13742522
Platform: Windows XP
Publisher: Symantec
Release Date: 2008-02-25
Studio: Symantec
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Features
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Protects your computer by automatically detecting and removing spyware, viruses, Trojan horses, and Internet worms
Exchange files via email and instant messaging without worrying about receiving threats on your computer or spreading them to others
Advanced phishing protection identifies and blocks fraudulent Web sites designed to steal personal information
Stays out of your way. Runs quietly in the background without requiring you to respond to confusing security alerts
Stay hidden when connected with a smart firewall that automatically configures protection settings
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Customer Rating:
Summary: Works great. Some performance tips
Comment: If you are having problems with your system getting bogged down by Norton Antivirus (whatever version), I think I have a good tip for you. Try to reduce hard drive activity on your PC. Your software (especially Windows) read/writes more stuff to disk than you think and they all have to wait for that mechanical arm to move around. It's an incredible bottleneck and if your PC is already pretty busy, the nature of Norton Antivirus probably pushes it way over the edge.
First off, I turn of any kind of (disk) auto-scan I can find in Norton. It will remind you anyway when it is time for a full system scan and I prefer to pick my time when I let it take over. Until then it is running in memory inspecting files being created anyway and should catch anything evil. The monthly(?) full scan should catch anything that slipped by for whatever reason.
Then, try to reduce disk activity in Windows. I'm currently running Vista and it indexes and caches and prefetches so much that there is very little left for what I'm actually doing.
You may have to fine tune it for your particular use, but personally I turned of disk indexing, prefetching, various other caching and since I have 3 Gigs of memory I actually turned of virtual memory as well (even if you have lots of memory, Windows will swap things to virtual memory and that disk activity is usually what makes your PC slow down). I also use Hibernate when I shut down my PC. That eliminates a lot of the disk activity that happens when Windows (especially Vista) starts up again. Hybernate actually powers your PC off, so I only use Shutdown every couple of weeks to let it get a fresh start.
My Norton 2007 went from making me literally scream at the computer to being virtually unnoticeable and the full system scan never turned up anything (the program running in the background on the other hand caught several viruses and unauthorized access attempts).
Now I upgraded to Norton Internet Security 2008 and it zooms along just as 2007 did after my tweaks. So technically, I don't know if 2008 is any faster than 2007, but other reviewers have said they have observed it to be much faster.
However what I can say is that I like its interface A LOT MORE than 2007.
The numerous attributes (Virus, Spyware, Firewall, eMail, Phishing etc) are listed separately on the Home screen and even though there is a Fix Now button that will fix all of them for you, you have the option to individually configure and update each attribute. I have my Windows Automatic Updates set to inform me of updates, but not to download or install them until I choose. What bugged me in Norton 2007 was that it considered that a threat and would not give me the green checkmark in the taskbar even though everything else was up to par. So since I had a permanent warning icon down there, I would not notice if anything else had gone critical. In 2008 I am now able to tell it to ignore the Windows Updates when determining to give me a green checkmark and will notice when something I actually care about goes critical.
2008 removed the ad-block feature which I miss and added a password and forms filler, which a lot of browsers and tools provide. Personally I use RoboForm, which I like a lot.
There is also a Network Map, which looks interesting, but to which I can't speak since I don't have a network.
Another tip: If you have a previous version of Norton, use the Norton uninstaller before installing 2008. It's easy and may avoid problems. You can find it by searching for "Norton uninstaller" in Google.
Customer Rating:
Summary: WASTE OF MONEY
Comment: Not worth it. I thought I was buying some good stuff here, but it slowed my computer down to a crawl. A computer tech friend of mine told me the only thing necessary is the anti-virus. Anything else is a waste of money.
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Summary: Unusable with Windows Vista
Comment: Norton Internet Security is unusable when run on a computer with Windows Vista. It doesn't work with the security model of the operating system and blocks application at random.
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Summary: You better call Symantec first....
Comment: I haven't purchased this product because after speaking directly with Symantec, there is no such product as Symantec Norton Internet Security 2008 "Premier Edition". Buyer beware!!!!
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Editorial Reviews:
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Stay protected from the latest online threats. Norton Internet Security 2008 Premier Edition runs quietly in the background to detect and block todays complex threats. Norton Internet Security components including antispyware, antivirus, firewall, and intrusion prevention work together to help protect your computer against harm. And antiphishing and Web authentication components help ensure your identity is protected when you buy, bank, or browse online.
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