Latest reviews about Symantec Norton Internet Security 2007 Full Version for PC

ravendeadlocke says "Norton No Good..." about Symantec Norton Internet Security 2007 Full Version for PC

ravendeadlocke — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 05:18:41 GMT

Norton while sworn by by a lot of people and *some* bought out computer manufacturers is one of the worst. Its a pain to remove and sometimes cant be removed by the user, the user has to call Norton (and pay by the minute for tech support) in order to get it completely removed. Norton can cause compatibility issues in a lot of newer programs and even cause tem to crash. I get at least 10 calls a week with someone who is in a situation because Norton is messing their computer up and costing them serious money and time. About half of these people I have to refer BCK to Norton because Norton won't allow itself to be uninstalled!...

georgepporter says "Worthless" about Symantec Norton Internet Security 2007 Full Version for PC

georgepporter — Thu, 08 May 2008 21:10:28 GMT

This program will slow down your computer and hog tons of system resources. It will make itself impossible to fully uninstall. Meanwhile, I highly doubt that it offers better protection than the competition. I use a free antivirus program called Avast, and I have never had any problems. I also run Spybot and AdAware to block malware/spyware etc. I also make sure to run Windows Update frequently to make sure that my system is patched. Combined with safe web-browsing behavior and common sense regarding email attachments, I have NEVER gotten a virus.

Nobody needs this program, and in fact, it probably does more harm than good. It will definitely slow down your computer and act obtrusively.

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jobob1944 says "is a great virus protection" about Symantec Norton Internet Security 2007 Full Version for PC

jobob1944 — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 17:04:38 GMT

I PURCHASED MY FIRST PC WHEN I RETIRED FROM ALLFIRST BANK IN 2002. THIS IS WHEN I PURCHASED MY FIRST NORTON FULL VIRUS PROCTECTION. SINCE THEN WHENEVER THERE IS AND NEW ADDITION I AM PURCHASING IT. MY LASTEST PURCHASE WAS THE 2007 VERION OF INTERNET SECURITY. I HAVE NEVER HAD A VIRUS SINCE USING NORTON AND KEEPING IT UPDATED. I KNOW PEOPLE WHO HAVE USED OTHER PRODUCTS AND CANNOT SAY THIS. I ALSO CHECK OUT MANY OTHER PRODUCTS TO RUN WITH THE NORTON BECAUSE YOU CAN NEVER HAVE TOO MUCH SECURITY....

wb6sds says "Exellent human interface, but a system resource hog." about Symantec Norton Internet Security 2007 Full Version for PC

wb6sds — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 05:09:29 GMT

As with previous versions of the Norton Internet Security Suite, the 2007 release has an excellent human interface and protects a user's computer against most know internet-based threats. Updates to key components such as the virus library and program software happen automatically and in the background. However, this suite is a major system hog with regard to memory (disk and system) and processing cycles. If you are a general user doing email, document generation and financial management, use of resources may not be a problem. However, power users with multiple simultaneous high end applications can experience significant slowdowns, particularly when opening/closing applications and files. ...

ACARREAU says "UNINSTALLABLE....NO REFUND!" about Symantec Norton Internet Security 2007 Full Version for PC

ACARREAU — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 19:13:04 GMT

PROBLEMS INSTALLING INTERNET SECURITY 2007 (INCLUDING SYMANTEC TECHNICAL HELPLINE). AFTER A 3 WEEK PERIOD, I GAVE UP AND AND FILED FOR A REFUND (MONEY-BACK GUARRANTEE FOR UP TO 60 DAYS). BUT FILING SEEMS TO BE EVEN TOUGHER THAN INSTALLING. NEVER RECEIVED A DIME BACK. $70 DOWN THE DRAIN. TECH SUPPORT SENDS A PROGRAM TO UNINSTALL THEIR PROGRAM AND MONITOR THAT YOU ARE NOT USING IT, BUT NO MONEY BACK....

ounderfla69 says "Not as Good as it used to be" about Symantec Norton Internet Security 2007 Full Version for PC

ounderfla69 — Mon, 17 Dec 2007 13:49:32 GMT

Back in the days of DOS Norton utilites were the best thing going, Unfortunately this is not true now. Norton System Works is an over priced, resource hogging, hard to configure for the average person all in one protection software package. As new versions come out each year the program gets bigger and bigger with pver 20 programs and services running in the background. On older computers and some cheaper new ones this programs severely slows the computer down. Norton should work on reducing its overhead on performance then adding new features, If you have an older version and dont unistall it before installing the new version you run the risk of screwing up the system so it wont install. Also if you have a computer glitch and the program doesnt work you cant reinstall it. The company knows how unstable its system works is and has a removal tool on there website, you need to search for it, that will run a script that manually removes the product. That is a definite......

MartinJ says "promlematic" about Symantec Norton Internet Security 2007 Full Version for PC

MartinJ — Sun, 16 Dec 2007 18:17:37 GMT

Recently was dropped from Norton Anti virus with error message stating subscription had expired. Subscription expires 3 months from date of being dropped. Upon checking I did have two accounts, the original had expired. The second was still acticive till 19 Mar 2008. It was my error that I had been paying them for two accounts, but both were charged to identical listings and they would not inform me of this fact, and they did not merge the accounts, leaving without my anti virus protection. Their customer service did not help. but I did manage to correct the problem on my own....

Takesurveyok says "This software knocked down a virus yesterday night!" about Symantec Norton Internet Security 2007 Full Version for PC

Takesurveyok — Fri, 30 Nov 2007 18:14:03 GMT

One of my acquaintance sent us an e-mail which contained a computer virus. This software wiped it out in a second automatically without my knowledge. What a wonderful Anti-Virus software is!

However, it slows down any computer operations dramatically, especially, whenever I open any file of MS word, or Excel and so on.

My another computer is very old and has a small hard disk. My second computer has been occupied by this software. I can not install any software there. This Anti-Virus software is so large and eats up PC resources. Of course, it slows down mortally any computer operations of this old computer.

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andrea7 says "Program is more secure than McAfee's offerings." about Symantec Norton Internet Security 2007 Full Version for PC

andrea7 — Fri, 30 Nov 2007 04:16:25 GMT

I have used Norton products in the past and decided to give McAfee a try. It didn't take long to realize I had made a mistake! Since I had paid for a year of service, I decided to go with it.

Once my year was up, McAfee automatically charged my credit card to renew for another year with no prior notice. Further, I have two PCs (desktop, laptop), I was only using McAfee on one of those. When one system went down, I began using McAfee on the other to finish out my year. I should note that I had bought a license for 2 systems, so this should not have been a problem.

Turns out it was a problem. McAfee shut down my service on the 2nd PC...again with no notice.

Additionally, in the interim, I had purchased a new online program from AVG (Grisoft) which works beautifully! At that time, I did receive a call from McAfee telling me that the two programs were not compatible and I would have to delete the AVG program. I refused to delete it and told them I would delete the portion of McAfee that conflicted....

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bklynBklynbklyn says "Good product, but makes computer run slowly" about Symantec Norton Internet Security 2007 Full Version for PC

bklynBklynbklyn — Tue, 20 Nov 2007 00:54:54 GMT

Well known program and easy to use and install. But made the PC run a lot slower after it was installed. Good that you can update antivirus updates frequently. With the new virus threats being discovered daily, it's important to have an antivirus/firewall on your computer and the Norton is certainly a good product to have, especially if you can get it cheaper after one of the mail-in-rebates being offered....

johno45215 says "Only Norton For Me and My family!" about Symantec Norton Internet Security 2007 Full Version for PC

johno45215 — Sun, 18 Nov 2007 22:12:40 GMT

I have used Norton Internet security for several years. It have great protection and a easy interface for the user. It logs all system attacks or general problems with internet security. The program is about $70.00 and can be installed on up to 3 home computers. This is good for a year and then you must purchase upgrade for latest security options. I like the fact that it is secure but, you may need to custom configure some of the settings once it is installed. You can buy the firewall and the antivirus seperate but, I would just buy it as a package. Also other firewall or antivirus programs may conflict with Norton. So it's best to use only Norton products. Also you will need to turn off windows automatic firewall so Norton can handle the security. A very good program....

Cat says "A Security Solution that Acts Like a Virus!" about Symantec Norton Internet Security 2007 Full Version for PC

Cat — Thu, 22 Mar 2007 12:41:35 GMT

Early this year I sought a commercial, well-recognized anti-virus solution for my PC because my company's VPN wouldn't allow me to logon with the smaller-name AV software I had been using. It required one of the "big names" to be loaded, so I chose Symantec Norton Internet Security 2007 and downloaded the software to my computer for a price of $70.

My patience with this program ran out after just two months. I felt like my computer had been completely enslaved. In fact, ironically, Symantec Norton Internet Security 2007 made my computer behave as if it had been infected with a terrible virus!

My Experience with Symantec Norton Internet Security 2007
I purchased the product online on January 23rd, directly from the Symantec website. It installed easily and I installed the program to run with all of its default settings. I followed Symantec's recommendations to disable the native Security Center within Windows to prevent any conflicts between the two environments.

I immediately noticed a slowdown...

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