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| Norton Internet Security 2008 up to 3 Users | 
 enlarge | From: Symantec
Category: Software
List Price: $69.99
Buy New: $32.42
You Save: $37.57 (54%)
New (51) Used (7) from $30.89
Avg. Customer Rating:  10 reviews
Sales Rank: 16
Format: Cd-rom
Platforms: Windows Vista, Windows Xp
Color: 3-user
Media: CD-ROM
Edition: Standard
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Batteries Included: No
Shipping Weight (lbs): 3
Dimensions (in): 9.7 x 7.9 x 2.6
Legal Disclaimer: Warranty does not cover misuse of product.
MPN: 12608434
Model: 12608434
UPC: 037648617291
EAN: 0037648610070
ASIN: B000T9LUBU
Release Date: September 11, 2007
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Customer Reviews:
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 Emmensely Improved March 15, 2008
1 out of 3 found this review helpful
I was so upset with NIS 2007 I did not think I would buy it again. Calls to Symantec were of no help. NIS 07 constantly failed me in two critical ways. AUTO PROTECT would turn off and not turn back on even having run live update or manually turning it on. Auto protect required me to restart my PC's(2 with XP) & Laptop (with XP) over and over again until Auto protect would function. The other problem was live update would work (update) intermittently! The NIS 2008 is functioning flawlessly so far on 2 PC's (with XP) & 2 Laptops (One has XP the other Vista (disappointing operating system). I have had it installed for about 20 days and have to trust it is doing it's job.
Doug
 Buy only if your computer was purchased the same year as the Norton version December 19, 2007
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
I agree with the other reviews that this version is a resource hog. I have a Toshiba Satellite purchased in 2003 and I had no problems with Norton 2003 even though others complained that IT was a resource hog. I suspect what is going on here, much with Operating Systems and programs in general is that computers have gotten so much faster, programmers no longer bother to write "tight" code. Having said that, I see no real downside in actual use, the computer runs everything pretty much as fast as it did. It just takes about five minutes to boot up instead of one.
It appears to be a very robust program and runs more "behind the scenes" than 2003 with less pop ups requiring a response. It also has some features such as a password vault that may be of interest to some, though personally, I just wanted a firewall and was too lazy too uninstall the prior Norton and switch to another product. Overall an adequate product, but don't try to put it on your older computer. Also, Zone Alarm got better reviews in Consumersearch.com and may be a better value.
 Incredibly Slow December 7, 2007
10 out of 11 found this review helpful
Norton Internet Security 2008 is a resource hog. It slowed my 2-year-old computer with 1GB RAM so much that it became unusable. My only option was to remove it. You cannot choose to install just part of it (like Antivirus) -- so I will return it to Amazon for a refund. I've used Norton products for more than 10 years, but I'll find an alternative for 2008. Don't buy it.
Horrible Software, Horrible Experience, Try Anything Else November 14, 2007
6 out of 8 found this review helpful
First, please be aware that I have been a loyal Norton customer for over a decade. Unfortunately, I will not be able to continue to use their products. This software will not even install on my Windows XP SP2 DELL computer. From contacting their tech support, I still have all five chat incident account numbers, and after five times (and more than that many hours--can you believe it), Symantec Tech Support cannot even help me to actually get the product to install. The software is bad, the tech support is bad, try something else! I am a very unhappy customer and Symantec owes me for QA'ing their faulty product.
Poor quality and no technical support October 9, 2007
9 out of 19 found this review helpful
This is based on my experience with Norton Internet Security 2002. Symantec's products are of low quality, and technical support might as well be nonexistent. Furthermore, Symantec has a nice trick to force you to buy new versions of NIS every few years; it cuts off your ability to download virus updates for older ones.
I am currently relying on Frisk F-Prot for virus protection, so I no longer need Norton Antivirus (part of the NIS package). However, I am unable to uninstall it. If I disable the executable file (e.g. by changing the extension to NULL), it freezes all my Microsoft Office applications like Word, because they still request virus scans from Norton Antivirus.
In 2004, a Live Update from Symantec apparently caused Norton Internet Security to take over a good 99 percent of my computer's CPU while bringing Internet performance to a crawl. Symantec's technical support people ignored more than a dozen E-mails, and a fax to the tech support manager also went unanswered--thus suggesting that Symantec's contempt for its customers comes from at least middle management if not higher.
On the basis of my experience with this product, Symantec is permanently disqualified from selling me anything whatsoever in the future. Its contempt for its customers is quite obvious from its marketing practices (cutting off your ability to buy virus updates for older versions), not having any meaningful technical support, and peddling products that cannot even be uninstalled.
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