Norton Internet Security 2004 Professional

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After very lengthy installation and activation on my Notebook computer (Win XP Pro with Internet Information Services 5), Internet Explorer could not be started. It kept “waiting for reply” – that’s when I was trying to reach http://localhost. Then I discovered the installation had also prevented me from accessing Sharing and Security … on Windows Explorer – even when Personal Firewall was switched off. I had purchased the “Professional” edition of Norton Internet Security believing it would give professional results. Very disappointed. Had to uninstall the lot to recover full functionality in Internet Explorer and Windows Explorer. Could find nothing helpful in Symantec’s support knowledge base. A whole evening wasted! In disgust and in urgent need of a firewall, I downloaded Zone Alarm Pro trial version and it worked perfectly. No hitches. In the past, I’ve never been able to reach a human voice on Symantec’s support service by phone in Australia. I’ve been using Norton AntiVirus and the free version of Zone Alarm, but thought Norton Internet Security Professional Edition would be the best way to go in starting my small business. If I don’t get the service I need after logging an online query for help, I’ll be taking up Symantec’s offer to hand in the software and get my money back – but they say it may take six weeks to process the redemption!! I’ll never buy another box of software before reading Amazon’s reviews. I should have known better. Anyhow, Happy New Year, everyone !!

Review by M. COX for Norton Internet Security 2004 Professional
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I bought Norton Internet Security 2004 after I got a VIRUS that NAV 7 corporate edition couldn’t detect or remove. I thought upgrading the 4 year old program would help. Nope! Norton detects Trojan.Bookmarker.Gen but even in Dos mode is unable to fix it. It turns out that I got an advanced form of the Cool web search trojan/spyware. Well Norton seems to care less. I emailed them about the problem with no response after 2 months. They used to let you submit a new virus discovery but I couldn’t find anything anywhere on their site about reporting new viruses.

What happened!?

I guess I could pay them by calling their highly over priced help line to tell them their program sucks but they already have too much of my money.

And what is it with these guys claiming that because it is spyware it is not a virus. If a program hides itself, alters files without permission, and otherwise takes control of your system without your permission, I’m sorry it’s a virus. And the leading Anti-virus software should do their job to make their software do what it’s supposed to do, eliminate uninvited software(period). Stop passing the responsibility to Spyware removers. It’s a virus, plain and simple.

No, I didn’t install any freeware, only MS, Adobe, Macromedia, Mozilla, and Norton software. Like someone else said, get McAfee Antivirus and Zone Alarm, not this piece of worthless junk.

Am I alone in this sentiment? (…)

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Way too restrictive and/or buggy. I am constantly having to turn this off to get to some web pages. So I am in greater danger than I was before. Have spent several hours trying to tune the thing per their website support instructions but it doesn’t seem to do any good. Very disappointed. Never had these problems with 2003 version. I would avoid until you start seeing some positive comments or they come out with some fixes.Update – please read the June 2004 PC World eval of firewalls. Described Norton as sluggish, etc. I took it off and installed their recommendation of PC Cillin. What a difference, my PC has gotten it’s speed back. And my problems have gone away.

Review by Howard W Taylor for Norton Internet Security 2004 Professional
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I bought this product sometime in Feb of 2004 and everything worked fine but then one day about three weeks ago IIS stopped working and the machine became very sluggish. I also get .mmc errors. I am running XPpro on a P4 2.4 machine w/512mg of Ram. I am now seeing that many other people are having the same problems. It seems that Symantec has put something in one of their updates that disables IIS and causes other problems. If you call Symantec they lie to you and tell you they have not received any complaints and tell you they don’t know what you are talking about and try to send you to a technician that will want a credit card number. DO NOT BUY THIS PRODUCT. IT IS A VIRUS IN AND OF ITSELF. It will alter your operating system without your permission. In my view that is a crime against property. I am a contractor and I have worked at many many different businesses. I can see that it is no coincidence that every place I have ever worked uses McAfee. If I could I would rate this product zero stars but the pull down list doesn’t have a zero.

Review by R. Crawford for Norton Internet Security 2004 Professional
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Based on my very postive experience with Norton Anti-Virus and Norton Personal Firewall, I didn’t think twice about upgrading to Norton Internet Security Pro. I should have. It does not do properly what it is supposed to do, and it runs so many unneeded processes in the background that it may bog down your machine, depending on your specs. It’s content blocking feature blocks the most absurdly innocuous webpages, graphics, etc.

On top of that, it is more often than not too unstable to be at all useful or satisfactory. The worst example of this I have found is that the NIS user/logon/password feature interferes with a similar built-in Windows feature. The average user doesn’t need to password-protect access to their machine at all. In my own case I found that this element of NIS, which you are obliged to use, made it impossible to restart the computer; instead I had to do a complete shutdown (and far too often). As a consequence, the first thing I do when I start up is disable NIS altogether. If I uninstall it, I lose the anti-virus protection — which *does* work.

I requested a refund and was sent a Letter of Destruction (LOD), which I duly signed and returned — and never heard another thing from them. I never did get my money back.

Neither the average user who excersises common sense, nor the professional who is trained to detect threats needs NIS. You’re much better off sticking to Norton Anti-Virus (or a competitor’s equivalent) and running the Windows (XP) firewall if you feel you need one. Beyond that, it’s just a matter of being smart enough not to walk down a dark alley with $20s hanging out of your pockets.

Lastly, if you are concerned about spyware, bots, tracking cookies, etc., checkout Lavasoft’s free program called ‘Ad-aware,’ available from http://www.lavasoft.de/

Review by R. Dale Woosley for Bitdefender Total Security 2009 1Yr/1Pc
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I had found that the most well-known security package interfered with many operations of my computer, so I uninstalled it and installed the BitDefende package. Although I have used BitDefender only a few days, I have been highly impressive with its performance and the fact that it is not adversely affecting any other operation of my computer. A great product and one which I am recommending to family and friends.

Review by Dorothy Olson for Bitdefender Total Security 2009 1Yr/1Pc
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Perhaps Bitdefender was incompatible with my PC —-but is sure screwed it up–BIG TIME. It cost me over $100 to have my computer doctor to right the mess. I followed all the directions to a tee, and this security program just made more problems. Never again will I order this product. AMAZON was wonderful—refunded my money. THANK YOU AMAZON!!!

Review by ariel for Bitdefender Total Security 2009 1Yr/1Pc
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Bitdefender Total Security 2009 1Yr/1Pc

when i first got it.. I thought this IS great.

I made the mistake of throwing the box away.. so I do not think I can return it.

In a very short time. It conflicted with something in my computer. Techincal help was disapointing.

I bought another security software package and am now using it.

Lesson learned.. do not throw the box away .. give it a week or so to see how the new software performs.

Review by Faye M. Green for Bitdefender Total Security 2009 1Yr/1Pc
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I am glad i purchased the Bitdefender 2009 Total Internet Security even it is more that the antivirus, but totally worth the extra bucks.

i set it up, put in the key code on the disck package and off i go to set up the phishing, antivirus, antispam, internet security, privacy control, firewall, parental control (for parents who don’t want innocent eyes to see nasty stuff).

also vulnerability shows you how week your log on desk top password is and asks you to fix it. you also have encryption for your yahoo messanger and live messanger, you have tune up, pc defragmenter, pc clean up, file shredder (becareful once a file is shred it isn’t retreavable), registry cleaner and registery recover, both are good just clean out your registery of ghost files and error files, your computer won’t be getting constant errors. last duplicate finder, this finds duplicate files and it is up to you if you want the duplicate or eliminate oneand keep the other.

you can adjust the Security. i have mine on agressive internet security, and set up antivirus scan from deep system scan, full system scan, quick system scan, a scan for my documents log on scan (five separate scans), each one is set up to scan at diffrent dates at 10am.

when maleware is detected trying to sneak in as a cookie, bitdefender is at it like a bulldog and automaticly deletes it.

i also set each scan ‘when an infected file is found’ i have it automatically clean & deleted. i always use clean and delete.

every time i download some songs or desktop wallpaper Bitdefender lets me know if there is a potential virus hibernating or corrupted file.

so it is worth getting Bitdefender 2009 Total Internet Security.

I may not be a computer geek, but i know a good product and know how to fix problems(even if it takes a while).

i like technology and the challenge to figure how things work.

getting back to the product, you have a wonderful tech support if you need help, and these people are helpfull. i mostly use my email to explain my problems since i can remember better when i type.

i bought the one year/ one pc. if you have 2 pcs then opt for the 2yr/2pc’s, and yes they have 3yr/3pc’s. the prices vary on the 1yr, 2yr, and 3yr.

i’m 46 and i am a PC.

Review by Lewis E. Howell for Bitdefender Total Security 2009 1Yr/1Pc
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This is terrific security software. I replaced Norton, & AVG with Bitdefender and what an improvement in computer performance this provided.

Highly recommend.