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Testseek.com have collected 42 expert reviews of the Symantec Norton Internet Security 2009 and the average rating is 83%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Symantec Norton Internet Security 2009.
Award: Highest Rated September 2008
September 2008
 
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The editors liked

  • Fantastic new user interface
  • Easy to use customization controls
  • Automatically updates on the fly
  • Protects all aspects of your computer
  • Improved performance reduces distractions
  • 24-hour technical support
  • Protects up to three PCs
  • Much improved performance
  • Professionallooking interface
  • Improved firewall program control
  • Minimal performance impact. Extremely effective spyware and virus protection. High-powered
  • Comprehensive firewall. Free
  • Proactive support. Phishing protection. Automated log-in
  • Form-fill. Network map with remote configuration.
  • Speedy installation and performance
  • Frequent micro-updates
  • Extremely deep feature set
  • Minimal CPU usage
  • Free tech support via e-mail/chat
  • Free phone support for a year
  • Internet Security 2009 has a leaner footprint
  • Improved speed
  • White listing and other technologies to mark clean files as trusted
  • And free technical support.
  • Faster scans
  • Lower CPU and memory footprints
  • Firefox support
  • Protocol-aware browser protection
  • Task-queuing on battery power
  • Alert-queuing during full-screen presentations
  • Movies
  • And games
  • Dynamic anti-phishing look-ups
  • Smooth interface
  • Strong malware detection

The editors didn't like

  • Well
  • A kitchen sink might have been nice… where to Buy
  • Symantec website
  • No printed manual to help new users get started
  • Lack of online technical support
  • Lackluster antispam system
  • Antispam misses too much
  • Blocks too many valid messages. Rudimentary parental controls. Network map allows no remote correction of reported problems.
  • No setup wizard
  • Difficult to discover features
  • Despite its free telephone support
  • Norton Internet Security 2009 lacks adequate online technical support and
  • Either intentionally or not
  • Drives users to its paid technical support services.
  • Anti Spam component needs work
  • Parental controls are limited
  • Pricey
  • No backup feature

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  Published: 2009-10-28, review by: pcworld.com_techhive.com

  • Smooth interface, strong malware detection,
  • Pricey, no backup feature

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  Published: 2009-07-14, review by: brighthub.com

  • Abstract:  Looking for a security suite thats comprehensive AND forgiving on system resources? Symantecs Norton Internet Security 2009 may be just what youve been waiting for. Thats right. I said Symantec. Naysayers (and I used to be one of them), continue r...

 
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  Published: 2009-06-16, Author: Erik , review by: techworld.com

  • Symantec Norton Internet Security 2009 is a strong, well-balanced security suite and its upgrades this year make it even better. Users angling for the absolute best malware detection, or people who need backup functions in their suite, might find a be...

 
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  Published: 2008-11-14, review by: geardiary.com

  • Fantastic new user interface, easy to use customization controls, automatically updates on the fly, protects all aspects of your computer
  • Well, a kitchen sink might have been nice… where to Buy: Symantec website
  • I have been around computers, almost from the start. My first computer was the wildly successful Apple II+ (does anyone else remember the Bank Street Writer,) which was my main computer for close to ten years (including all of high school.) In the ...

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  Published: 2008-11-14, review by: Laptopmag.com

  • Speedy installation and performance, Frequent micro-updates, Extremely deep feature set, Minimal CPU usage, Free tech support via e-mail/chat, free phone support for a year
  • No setup wizard, Difficult to discover features
  • Norton Internet Security 2009 is far and away the best overall security suite. At $69.99 for three computers, it’s neither the priciest nor the cheapest software suite, but it offers top-notch protection that is nearly invisible, the bottom line for...

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  Published: 2008-10-03, review by: v3.co.uk

  • Improved performance reduces distractions, 24-hour technical support, Protects up to three PCs
  • No printed manual to help new users get started
  • The improved performance and ‘silent’ option are welcome, and we like the 24-hour technical support ...

 
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  Published: 2008-10-01, review by: Geek.com

  • Abstract:  If you’ve spent much time with consumer-level security software over the past few years, chances are that your experiences were not entirely positive. While offering some clear value to users, they normally come preloaded on computers and bombard you w...

 
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  Published: 2008-10-01, review by: computershopper.com

  • Faster scans; frequent micro-updates; lower CPU and memory footprints; Firefox support; protocol-aware browser protection; task-queuing on battery power; alert-queuing during full-screen presentations, movies, and games; dynamic anti-phishing look-ups
  • Anti Spam component needs work; parental controls are limited

 
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  Published: 2008-09-21, review by: techreviewsource.com

  • Much improved performance, Professionallooking interface, Improved firewall program control
  • Lack of online technical support, Lackluster antispam system

 
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  Published: 2008-09-15, review by: hardwaregeeks.com

  • Abstract:  Last week I received an email from Symantec’s PR Firm, telling me about the new Norton Internet Security 2009. Being fed up with Symantec and their bloated ways over the past couple of years, I normally would have just hit delete. But before I could...

 
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