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Summary: The protection you need
Review: This is a combo pack of Norton's Anti-virus software, personal firewall, and anti-spam programs that are all sold individually as well. The price of buying this complete all-in-one package is a great value. I upgraded from NIS '02- which worked great for me, the '04 version is the latest, improved, and most up to date. I love the easy to use interface and automatic live updates (via the 'net). No computer should ever be connected to the 'net with out protection from viruses, cowardly hackers, and privacy threats. It does it's job, easy to install and use, and most importantly keeps my PC safe. Great product, must have, Highly recommended !!
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Summary: What a Mess!
Review: I have installed NIS 2004 on 2 computers as an upgrade of NIS 2003. Both installations failed and on one it somehow was set up without "administrator" privileges and cannot be accessed to turn the Internet Security on!! And it will not allow me to uninstall without the "adminstrator" so I will have to reformat before I can reconnect to Internet.Both installations suffered "corrupted update lists" therefore would not update properly, but on the second computer I was able to uninstall and go back to NIS 2003 which always seemed to be a very good program. I have spent many hours trying to sort this out but am simply not prepared to give Symantec $30 to fix THEIR problem!!
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Summary: great software
Review: great product, no problems with instalation or operation. after reading the reviews written online here i had my doubts in buying this product. glad i didn't listen to the poor reviews. i highly recomend the product to anyone who needs virus or firewall software. i was using mcafee's software but the switch was easy. i don't know but maybe all those negative reviewers work for a competing software company or have quite limited computer experience.
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Summary: Stay off the Norton downhill runaway train
Review: I have read the installation instructions for both NIS 2004 and NAV 2004 prior to installation, but still ended up with the same result...junk software. Why is it that I can install any other type of software and it installs and works properly? But if I installed either one of these Norton products, neither works after installation? It can not be the computer or the owner, since I purchased McAfee Anti-Virus 8 and it installs and works fine with no problems. I have used Norton for the past 5 years and for the last 2 years, the software has gotten more and more disgraceful. I am glad that I do not work for Norton.
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Summary: Horrible Customer Support
Review: I had a problem uninstalling Norton Internet Security 2003 so I had to contact Symantec. The only two choices were to call an 800 # that costs $29.95 or a 900 # that cost $2.95 a minute I took the gamble that my problem could be solved in less than 10 minutes to save money. Luckily it only took 3 minutes but still cost me almost $10. What a racket. On principal alone I will not be purchasing a product from Symantec again.
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Summary: To catch a falling star, part 2.
Review: In late Oct. I wrote a review of this product based on my intitial impressions from around 2 weeks of use. I gave the product 3 stars after a number of hassles that seemed to be ending. Well, this weekend I uninstalled this piece of crap for the 4th and last time. And like virutally everything else about the product, even the uninstall didn't work correctly and I am still suffering from Norton's mess that they loaded onto my computer. Here's the lowdown on a worthless software program that will stay in memory as the single most destructive thing I have ever had around. It hogs memory. I went out and bought another 128mb which Norton instantly grabbed. 374mb and you would have thought I had an orignal antique computer from the 50s. Both the boot and shut down times lasted so long I could take a bathroom break and still get back before anything had finished. While the computer was on I continually heard my hard drives doing something almost nonstop. The program often misdownloads during startup. You are suppose to see icons for the virus and firewall in your bottom tray. No icons means you can't open the program. It is runing in the background but will not open a window regardless of what you do. The only solution is to completely shut down and then restart your computer. Do this 2 or 3 times a day and things get tiring real fast. Norton's excellent online help site mentions that changing the order in which it is loaded may solve this problem. Part way into a major rewrite of my set up, and I'm not a computer geek, convinced me that I didn't buy a program to learn how to write software. The program often refuses to let you on the Internet. This is what did it for me in the end. I got so sick of being unable to connect. It would take a complete uninstall, and I mean complete, to solve the problem. Just using your start/settings/control panel/uninstall was not enough. You had to also do a start/find/norton&symantec and delete every darn thing before whatever mess they created was finally removed. The last and final time I did this Norton must have realized I was dumping them forever because the Uninstall refused to start. :) Haha. I kid you not. 4, count them, 4 complete shutdowns and startups on the computer were needed before the Uninstall would finally begin to work. And then I had to manually delete anything I could find with their name on it. I have a sneaking hunch there is still stuff on the hard drive but several hidden files I tried to change are somehow producted by Windows so I decided to leave them as they are. I am running a free version of ZoneAlarm at the moment and shopping for a new virus program. I had Norton AntiVirus before and was happy with it but I'm frankly scared to install anything with their name on it after what happened. I don't like buggy software and I hate stuff that digs into your system and hides itself everywhere and then refuses to leave.
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Summary: Easy Install and Works Better Than Mcaffee
Review: Was a little apprehensive about pruchasing this product after readind about all the problems with the install. My free trail w/Mcaffee was ending and I needed something. Read the reviews here and PC Magazine review. It was there editior's choice. Bought the product. Removed the Mcaffee products on my Dell 8300
2.8 w/ XP pro. Dropped the CD in tray and went through the installation process. What a breeze! Updates are a lot easier than Mcaffee. Buy this product.
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Summary: Norton Computer Insecurity 2004
Review: Like many people who have had complaints about this program, I can only conclude that this program, itself, is a virus. In fact, it's the worst virus that I have ever had infect my system. It crashed my windows explorer, which could no longer detect network drives nor my printer, USB ports were lost, and Internet Explorer became sluggish. The first time I installed I had to do a complete reinstall of my OS. The second and third time I attempted to install, I <only> had to completely uninstall NIS2004 (thank God). This is utterly inexcusable from a company that is supposed to PREVENT problems on a PC. Norton 2004--you stink! I'll stick with 2003 until I can find a decent replacement...
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Summary: Program doesn't work as advertized
Review: I agree with the other reviewers about the negative impact on your processor when you install this program. It really slows down your browsing and when I uninstalled it, Explorer wouldn't function correctly - it became impossible to open a new window. I have used Norton for years, but this time they have let down their loyal user base with a poor product.
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Summary: Umm, people got this to install on their computer?
Review: Okay, I think we can all agree that installation of a Windows-based software should be, more or less, dummy proof. Well...I've spent about 10 hours try to get this...program? to install on my system. I've tried their online "free" help and have done *everything* they suggest to get it to work, and well, it just doesn't. My copy is getting sent back first thing Monday morning. If I could give it -5 stars, I would.
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