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Summary: Don't Buy This
Review: This is the worse piece of software I have ever installed on my computer. Don't waste your money or time.
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Summary: This product is crap
Review: My computer is VERY slow after installing. It crashes Outlook Express. Can't install products individually.
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Summary: Anti-Spam is Good
Review: The latest of Internet Security has antispam function that is helpful because I has received a mountain of those these days.
Other than that it is all the same except the new updates. But that is good for me because Symantec softwares are a bit hard to master for me who are not savvy on computers. So far I haven't had so much complaints except that I still haven't mastered how to scandisk when using Internet Security.
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Summary: SLLLLLLLOOOOOOOOOOWWWWWWW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Review: Norton Internet Security 2004 is an UN-USEABLE product. Internet activities that took 3 seconds prior to NIT '04 now take upwards of 60 to 90 seconds.I wouldn't have believed that a product could slow my internet usage so much. I tried to use it for a few days but had to un-install. And; worst of all; there is NO number or contact addresss to ask for help. You buy this incredibly poor product and you are stuck with it. How do I get my money back? SAH
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Summary: Will never buy another Norton product again!
Review: All they ever do is mess up my pc. If you ever try uninstalling it, watch out!. Want tech support? Be will to pay some cash for it. As far as Antivirus Im sticking with Kaspersky, and Firewall OutPost Pro. They are both better products and dont use the product activation junk.
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Summary: Excellent Product
Review: I am writing this review because I don't see enough good reviews on this product. Sure, everybody wants to speak up when they have a problem, but what about the compliments?
As a Network Administrator I have used many programs and since I started using Symantec products life is just easier. It'll install easy and there's literally no maintenance! Configuration is simple and minimal! Just let it do its thing!
I work for a company now that chooses to use Trend Micro (for the purpose of cost) and, well, what can I say,,, it creates extra work for me. However, I still run Symantec on my personal machines as well as at home!
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Summary: Slow and Slower ...
Review: After installing Norton Internet Security 2004 on XP Home, I noticed each day the access to web pages was getting slower and slower. After about a week it was unusable. I uninstalled and reinstalled and it seemed OK again until another week went by. I also noticed a bug in Norton Anti-Spam when you have multiple accounts on XP. Each time you attempt to use Outlook after another account has accessed it, you will get a C++ runtime error which terminates Outlook ... a second try will work and all goes well until another account tries to use Outlook. I have been a loyal Norton product user for many years ... but I have uninstalled it and am looking elsewhere.
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Summary: Run - don't walk - away from this software
Review: This review is based on my personal experience and represents my opinion. Others may have different opinions. This software is horrible - it has become the biggest virus on my PC. I have used Norton anti-virus, norton firewall, norton internet security 2003 all with great success. I truly regret the day that I upgraded to Norton Internet Security 2004. The online technical support staff (India) writes very poor english and in my experience, when they are unable to figure out how to solve a problem, they just stop communicating. I have written to customer support (not tech support) and have not received a response from them. I am flooded with alerts from this software caused by modules provided by Symantec, I can no longer upload pictures to ebay, my Outlook express is now very quirky and often fails to find the server. NIS sometimes crashes when it is trying to download it's own updates. I was trying to think of something good to say, but all I can come up with is the fact that I hope to be able to get a refund. I only hope that I can purge this pestilence from my PC.
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Summary: Strange... It works just fine for me.
Review: I had recomended this product to my father after getting it myself for free after rebates, and he just called me concerned about all the bad reviews on this site. I must say I am stunned. I have used Norton for the previous 3 years and I think this is the best version so far. Its true that it is fairly resource hungry while it is in the middle of scanning for viruses, but thats why you can schedule it to run whenever you want (like when you are at work or sleeping). I don't notice any slow down in my broadband connection while it is idle. There is a small delay when it scans downloaded files and such, but a little speed must be sacraficed if you want to have protection. The only slightly annoying thing I have noticed is that it takes up to about 15 seconds for my wireless connection to be detected. When installing this, as with any software so integrated with the OS, care should be taken. Make sure your computer at the very LEAST meets the system requirements for the software. In my experience, clean installations always result in fewer errors. However, upgrading from NIS2003 my save you some time and effort. Uninstall any other virus or firewall programs beforehand and if you have win xp, disable built in firewall too. Restart. Make backups and a system restore point (if applicable) then restart your computer and install NIS2004 from a fresh boot. These steps are even recomended in the instruction book. My computer:
P4 2.8GHz 800FSB
512MB PC3200 RAM
GF4 Ti 4200 AGP
160 GB 7200RPM HD
Windows XP Pro SP1
1MB Cable internet connection via
wireless router.
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Summary: Fully featured, but TOO SLOW!
Review: I bought this product after reading the Editor's Choice article at PC Magazine and had a great experience with Amazon (as usual). The program is fully featured, with much of what you'd want from a security program -- I was upgrading from a version of Norton Anti-virus that was about a year old in order to get spam and pop-up control. My previous experience with multiple Symantec/Norton products has been good. The installation, set-up, and operating interfaces are well organized and intuitive and the email spam component works well. HOWEVER, I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED WITH THIS PRODUCT AND WITH SYMANTEC. It feels like I'm back to the days of 56k dial-up internet service, even though I'm running a Dell 2GHz Pentium 4 with 256MB memory and have had excellent broadband service for the past year. I tried disabling the various components provided with this product, paring it all the way back to anti-virus only service... and saw no improvement. There is absolutely nothing useful at the Symantec/Norton site. I am going to uninstall this and stick with my old version until they offer a fix or until I can find a program from another vendor. I purchased this even though I saw some disparaging reviews at the Amazon site, trusting PC Magazine to get it right. However, I suspect that many people are having a bad experience -- DO NOT PURCHASE THIS PRODUCT.
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