Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #6208 in Software
• Brand: Symantec
• Released on: 2001-09-20
• Platforms: Windows NT, Windows 98, Windows 2000, Windows Me, Windows XP, Windows XP Professional
• Original language: English

Amazon.co.uk Review
Using anti-virus software isn't enough these days; you need to actively block off your PC from online security risks with a firewall. Norton Internet Security 2003 lets you do both, plus it blocks ads, filters spam and includes parental controls.

Setting up a firewall can be complex but the Security Assistant wizard walks you through all the choices you need to make, and it automatically sets up PCs on a home network to work behind the firewall. The Program Scan looks for Internet-enabled software on your system so you can let all your Internet tools have access at once; you can add other software to the list as well. When a program you haven't specified tries to connect the Alert Assistant helps you decide whether to allow it, block it or tweak the settings; it checks both file names and checksums to make sure an application hasn't been tampered with and you get specific suggestions rather than generic tips.

Similarly it uses signatures and detects common techniques rather than just looking at file names to spot incoming attacks. If your PC is attacked, it will block the source address automatically for 30 minutes, and you can see where the attack is coming from. If you need to be completely secure you can block all traffic in and out. And you can easily see how you're protected and if there are any problems from the red and green indicators in the Status display.

If you share your PC, everyone will need anti-virus and firewall protection, but you can choose whether to turn on the ad and spam blocking tools, the privacy controls that protects private information and the parental controls for blocking particular Web sites, Usenet newsgroups and programs. Symantec categorises these so you can keep people away from gambling and job sites as well as adult sites, and you can add specific sites that you want blocked or allowed. It's no substitute for monitoring what children do on your PC but it's certainly a help. You can also configure the settings for privacy, blocking spam and pop-up and pop-under adverts.

Norton AntiVirus 2003 is one of the best anti-virus packages on the market; Norton Firewall is a powerful tool too, and Internet Security 2003 combines them with other useful tools, plus a foolproof setup that protects you without making what you do want to do online too difficult.--Mary Branscombe

Eligibility
To receive your own copy of the software, complete the order registration form contained within the box and return it to Symantec. If you are a student, you must have the form countersigned by a staff member of your educational establishment. If you are a teacher, you must have the form countersigned by the director of your educational establishment. Upon receipt of your order registration form, Symantec will check your student/teacher details and then send you your software on CD-Rom within 14 days of receipt.

Note: Only qualifying students and teachers are eligible for the Student Licence offer. You are a qualifying student if you are enrolled in a school, college or university, on a full-time or part-time basis, which is recognised by the applicable government agency in the country in which you reside. You are a qualifying teacher if you are employed to teach within any such school, college or university as above. Only one product is permitted per student/teacher.

Manufacturer's Description
Symantec's Norton Internet Security 2003 provides essential protection from viruses, hackers, and privacy threats. This easy-to-use, integrated suite includes full versions of Norton AntiVirus and Norton Personal Firewall to defend your PC against the most common Internet dangers. Norton AntiVirus, the world's most trusted antivirus solution*, removes infections automatically, without interrupting your work. Now it scans and cleans instant-message attachments as well as email messages.

Norton Personal Firewall keeps hackers out and personal data in. Its Norton Intrusion Detection feature adds an extra layer of protection by automatically intercepting suspicious connections. And Norton Privacy Control prevents confidential information from being sent out accidentally via Web forms, email messages, instant messages, and Microsoft Office attachments. Norton Internet Security also includes Norton Spam Alert, which helps you detect and filter unwanted email.

Norton Parental Control keeps your children safe online by letting you block objectionable Web sites and set up separate Internet access privileges for each member of your household. Automatic downloads keep Norton Internet Security up to date against new security threats. Don't put yourself or your PC at risk on the Internet. When you email, bank, shop, or play online, stay protected with Norton Internet Security 2003 from Symantec.

* Top-selling antivirus software product from October 1999 through May 2002 based on NPDTechworld Top Selling Business Software list.

Customer Reviews

norton internet security
I thought the product was really useful it keeps your internet use safe, and it was easy to install using the wizard as a guide on the parts where I wasn't sure. My only quibble with this product is the length of time from ordering to finally receiving the product, this could be as long as six/seven weeks which wasn't made clear on the website. So if your in urgent need of protection don't buy this product.

Essential software
This is a must-have for all student computer users. You don't realise quite how vulnerable you are when logging on to the net without some sort of protection, and Norton makes sure that all that loose information is secure. Without it, hackers can find out any of your details, including what software you computer has on it, as well as credit card numbers if you buy over the net. I highly recommend you get your hands on a copy ASAP.

Learn from Microsoft!
What a disapointment, I wished to get the internet security features loaded on my sons computer prior going back to school and I get a box with piece of paper that has to be filled in, signed sent off - Bureacuracy!
Microsoft did this orinigally too, but gave up because it is such a pain. Symantec would do to learn this lesson as well, it does itslef no favours.
Perhaps by half term it will on his computer!