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Summary: why
Review: I would like to know what it takes to get through to you people.
I have just installed a 2004 antivirus from norton.The auto
protect is disabled. I cant seem to enable it.I use your e-mail
address doesnt go through why If you can get this service enabled i would appriciate it.I DONT KNOW HOW TO RATE YOUR
PRODUCT YET.I do know how to rate getting your correct e-mail
address and service dept so far ZERObumper@microserve.net
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Summary: Only use with a newer PC
Review: I run a P4 2.6 with 512k RAM and it runs great. Love all the features. I also tried to run this on 600Mhz Celeron with 256k RAM. I exeprienced some of the hassles others had mentioned.Nearly wrecked my PC before I was able to uninstall it. They should up the min requirements listed on the box!!
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Summary: Get NIS 2003 instead
Review: NIS2004 requires product activation. This will prevent you from installing this software on multiple computers. I think the NIS2003 product is just as good (maybe even better) and does not require the hassle of product activation.
I would recommend that anyone thinking of NIS2004 to buy NIS2003 instead.
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Summary: Works well - slows down your computer
Review: I've owned many Norton products in my time, and for the most part, I've been pleased with their performance. This is also the case with NIS 2004. I've seen many reviews praising 2003 and cursing 2004. I upgraded from NIS 2003, and the change in performance has not been noticeable. On the contrary, I'm quite pleased with my upgrade. It works better and has more useful features than NIS 2003. PROS:
* Norton AntiVirus - Very pleased with this. Has a very nifty new feature (since 2003), where a small box pops up near your traybar saying that an application is waiting for a scan of a specific file. NAV has also added new signatures and logic for finding spyware in this version. As usual, it will find Viruses, Trojans and other nastiness on your computer, in your email and in your chat sessions.
* Firewall and intrusion detection - Has worked fine for me in both NIS 2003/2004. This features has been nicely improved on in NIS 2004. The main new features I like is the fact that when a program first tries to access the internet, you can temporarily or permanently choose whether to permit or block ALL traffic for this application, or have the system automatically configure settings if it recognizes the application.
* Norton Privacy Control - Can prevent you from inadvertently disclosing personal information in email/chat etc. All confidential information needs to be input manually though.
* Nicely integrates with your system, and does not needlessly interfere with applications. I've had no known application issues due to the installation of NIS 2003/2004.
* Norton AntiSpam - New features in NIS 2004. It integrates nicely with Outlook 2003 and Outlook Express. It's been quite a useful feature, and would be worth the upgrade/purchase for many users. Seems to remove about 70-80% of my spam, and seems to flag about 10-20% of my legitimate email as spam. Very user-friendly feature, and learns from your input on what's spam and not spam.
* LiveUpdate - Works great and can be configured to seamlessly update your computer against the latest threats. Works fine with modem as well - does not try to dial up all the time, but rather checks for updates when you're already online. CONS:
* PRODUCT ACTIVATION - Almost made me not upgrade. TWO THUMBS DOWN! Personally, I don't care if the product activation is flawless, I'm very unhappy with Norton treating their legitimate customers with such great distrust.
* Needs more tweaking than I'd like to get up and running - at least for the firewall/intrusion detection bit.
* Memory/CPU and resource hog - It does slow down your system noticeably, but I'd rather have that happen than having my computer screwed up by a virus/Trojan/hacker. PROBLEMS?
* One thing I've noticed is that a few occasions it has alerted about an intrusion attempt from my own computer. This hasn't seemed to cause any problems though.
* The automatic program scan, which is supposed to find all known software and configure the firewall/intrusion detection for each of them crashed during installation. I've not been able to successfully run this, so therefore I've had to configure each program manually as they tried to access the internet. Overall, I'm quite pleased with NIS 2004. For me it was also worth the upgrade from NIS 2003. They could definitely improve on the performance itself, and they should remove product activation (aka. "We hate our legitimate users, so we'll make life difficult for them"). 4 STARS!!!
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Summary: Installation went smoothly
Review: The manual tells you to first disable the win xp firewall and then uninstall any anti-virus programs you have.I wonder if failure to do this is a source of so many troubles?
I have an emachines t2865 with an amd athlon xp 2800 (2.083 ghz)processor,512 megs ram.
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Summary: No Problems, Works Beautifully So Far
Review: This product installed easily and works beautifully. However, I started with a clean slate and reformatted my hard drive and reinstalled Windows XP, because I was badly infected with malware after foolishly running unprotected. Then, I uninstalled NAV 2003, which came with my computer and was auto-loaded during the reinstallation. I then hooked up a Linksys firewall router first, then installed NIS 2004. Installation was quick, with no glitches whatsoever. Activation was also quick and easy. Live update works perfectly. The default configurations are 98% what an average user would need, but the small amount of tweaking I've had to do (to make it network friendly) was easy. However, it is useful to have done some basic research into computer security prior to buying or installing any of these types of products. That way you know what you are trying to accomplish, can better understand the configuration settings, and can anticipate and solve any networking problems without so much consternation. So far, this appears to be an excellent product.
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Summary: Somewhat complex but works well
Review: I've been using NIS 2004 for about 2 months and it works well. Some of the options are confusing, especially when the popup warnings occur, but I've had no problems with intrusions. Norton pops up a window about the intrusions and gives me as much detail as possible about where the intrusion is coming from. The popup blocker and anti-spam are bonuses. I'm not sure why others have had problems installing and using this product to the point they state it was the worst thing they ever loaded onto their system. Those other negative reviews aren't helpful because they provide little or no details about why NIS 2004 was bad for them. Perhaps it's because their computers are older - mine system is about 8 months old with 1.8Ghz processor, 512MB RAM, etc. I don't have any problems with startup or shutdown, or slow-loading web pages. I would recommend this product to somebody who needs this protection (who doesn't nowadays?).
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Summary: What's all the fuss?
Review: I purchased this, even after reading the review rants, based on a magazine testing that claimed McAfee had severe problems with their internet security but the Norton was the one to own. Having already blown the money and given up on the McAfee software, I trusted the magazine and I am glad I did.
This product runs smooth, transparently, and without a hitch, all the while doing exactly what is claims, which is keep unwanted intrusions and viruses/worms/boots from my system. It has found, intercepted and nuetralized many of these pests already all the while acting clean and clear (even in conjunction with the accelerator Proxyconn)
It DID start up and install quite slow until it had updated its virus registry from the homesite, and the computer startup is slower, but there is no discernible effect on web activity except knowing it is safe.
If you run XP on a reliable product (I use Sony Viao) this product will work fine...
Good luck!
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Summary: Product Gets 4 Stars, Symantec Gets ZERO
Review: Bought a "boxed" copy of NIS 2004 and installed it on an XP Pro machine without a hitch. Product has not given me any problems in the 4 months that it has been installed. Now, Symantec is another story. If you think you're getting a rebate -- forget it. I have submitted two separate "proof of previous purchase" articles, including the CD-R from my old version. After 3 months my status on their system is "No Reward Will Be Issued, Missing Proof of Previous Purchase". There is, of course, no way to contact them to clear this up. Sadly, they are living down to their notorious customer service reputation.
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Summary: It Crashes Outlook Express
Review: I read the reviews on NIS04, and then just downloaded a trial version. When I ask NIS04 to mark an email as spam and then minimize Outlook Express before the action is complete, Outlook Express crashes. I have to reboot the system before Outlook Express will work again. Just shutting it down and restarting it doesn't work.
Also, this NIS04 is very heavy. It can take 10 minutes for my 400mhz Celeron to restart.
I can't write about the other problems others have had with installing it. I had no such problems. I've only used it for 7 days and like most of what I see. But, I'm just going to use it for 8 more days, and then install something else. I used McAfee with Zone Alarm before for 2 years. To renew NIV04 every year is too expensive. If it were only the antivirus part, then I might agree to pay $30-40 every year, but not the entire NIS04 for $60-70 every year.
I gave it 3 stars because it's too heavy and too expensive. We shouldn't have to buy the firewall and other security features every year. I undestand antivirus update costs though.
Look around. I plan to.
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