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Norton Internet Security 2009 [OLD VERSION]

Platform : Windows Vista, Windows XP
3.8 3.8 out of 5 stars 358 ratings

About this item

  • Norton Internet Security is the proven fastest and lightest security suite available spend more time using your computer and less time waiting for your security software to perform
  • Pulse updates for up to the minute protection delivered every 5 to 15 minutes to detect and eliminate new threats
  • Intelligence driven for faster, fewer, shorter scans by leveraging a unique online intelligence system, Norton Insight technology targets only those files at risk
  • Stops viruses, worms, spyware, bots, and more keeps your system protected against all types of malicious threats
  • Prevents virus infected emails and instant messages from spreading feel secure while you keep in touch

Product details

  • Is Discontinued By Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ No
  • Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 1.3 x 7.6 x 5.3 inches; 3.2 ounces
  • Item model number ‏ : ‎ 14162924
  • Date First Available ‏ : ‎ December 19, 2005
  • Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ Symantec
  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B001E0RZ3U
  • Customer Reviews:
    3.8 3.8 out of 5 stars 358 ratings

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NIS 2009 CD 1U 3PC MM -

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3.8 out of 5 stars
3.8 out of 5
358 global ratings

Customers say

Customers like the value, performance, speed, ease of installation, and updates of the physical software. For example, they mention it's well worth it, runs flawlessly, and is surprisingly fast. That said, they say the updates are fast and efficient.

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31 customers mention27 positive4 negative

Customers find the installation of the software to be easy. They mention that it installs nicely, and that it goes about its business getting the latest updates. They also say that the UI is easy to figure out and that the installation process is painless.

"...one of the coolest ideas I had ever heard of and they implement them with ease and speed. Way to go!" Read more

"...need it as the software worked out of the box and the configurations were simple enough to run thru quickly on my own...." Read more

"...Norton 2009 has transformed my PC. It installed way to easy, and has run flawlessly for the past 6 days since I started...." Read more

"...It installed nicely and went about its business getting the latest updates and scanning my system.However ......" Read more

24 customers mention24 positive0 negative

Customers are satisfied with the security provided by the software. They mention that it provides decent security for their computers, it's a good reliable internet security package, and it makes them feel safe on line. Some appreciate the firewall protection and the password keeper protection.

"Nothing special. Provides basic internet protection. I was not particularly impressed with this product...." Read more

"...The Norton Insight tool is great in identifying safe files and does not waist my time scanning these safe files over and over again...." Read more

"...user of NIS for several years and have always felt that it provided great protection and was easy to use, but at a performance cost...." Read more

"...The installation is quick and easy, there are no pop-ups, the protection is strong, and the updates are frequent and unnoticeable. Try it!!" Read more

24 customers mention17 positive7 negative

Customers like the speed of the software. They say it's surprisingly fast and does a good job at picking up viruses. They also say the laptop boots faster, virus scans run faster, and updates download with out any lags. Customers also say that the free tech support is fantastic and solves problems quickly.

"...Actions load more quickly and even a full scan leaves me plenty of processor to continue doing my work in Word or a browser...." Read more

"...have noticed very little interference from the product and no noticeable slowdown at all...." Read more

"...What a difference a version makes! NIS 2009 does not slow my pc down at all, as far as I can tell...." Read more

"...PROS: Norton Tool Bar is awesome while browsing the net. Very fast, sleek, does not get in the way of your using your machine...." Read more

20 customers mention20 positive0 negative

Customers are satisfied with the performance of the software. They mention that it works very well, runs flawlessly, and is effective. Some say that it's easy to install and has discovered zero problems. Overall, most are happy with the product's performance and recommend it to others.

".../faster options, but for the typical home user this works and it works very well...." Read more

"...It installed way to easy, and has run flawlessly for the past 6 days since I started...." Read more

"...It works great! I'm impressed. So I bought another copy to install on a 32-bit version of Premium, and a 32-bit version of XP Home...." Read more

"...It has a wealth of features and seems to work fine using the default settings for the multitude of options...." Read more

13 customers mention13 positive0 negative

Customers are satisfied with the value of the software. They mention that it is well worth the price, works on both 32 and 64 bit versions of Vista, and was shipped fast at the right price. Some appreciate the 3 user allowance and the low overhead.

"...It's step by step instruction. This is a great buy, difinately worth the money..." Read more

"The 2009 edition is a great value in that it comes with a free upgrade to 2010 version...." Read more

"...Norton Internet Security 2009 shows none of this - and at a very attractive price...." Read more

"...The price was really good compare to some of the places that carry it I've been to...." Read more

6 customers mention6 positive0 negative

Customers are satisfied with the quality of the software. They mention it's the best internet software they have used, and it does a good job at picking up viruses. Some say that they never had any virus or bugs attack their computer since they installed it.

"...This is a good buy for an excellent piece of software." Read more

"Probably the best internet software I have used. It is surprisingly fast and seems to do a good job at picking up viruses...." Read more

"It worked like it was supposed to, I never had any virus or bugs attack my computer since I installed it." Read more

"Good to have Norton on machines, a good anti virus software..It is always good to have an antivirus software in your machines..." Read more

6 customers mention6 positive0 negative

Customers like the updates. They say the updates are frequent, quick, and efficient. They also mention that the software installs easily and runs updates efficiently. Customers also say that it updates its virus definitions constantly without user intervention and alerts when a virus is detected.

"...Updates are handled during "idle time", which I think means when the user is not performing some task...." Read more

"...Updates are quick (they call it "pulse" updates, an apt name) and do not get in the way of your usage of your machine...." Read more

"...are no pop-ups, the protection is strong, and the updates are frequent and unnoticeable. Try it!!" Read more

"...The only thing it's missing is a backup program. It also updates several times a day, so I feel much more secure. If you Facebook, you need Norton!" Read more

5 customers mention5 positive0 negative

Customers are satisfied with the resource efficiency of the software. They mention that it does not eat up resources, is faster, and has a great balance between resource utilization, speed, and performance.

"...It is also noticeably less bloated and resource intensive than the 2008 version...." Read more

"...It treads lightly and quickly, without draining resources. Pulse updates are fast and efficient.Recently used the free tech support...." Read more

"...Norton Internet Security has a great balance between resource utilization, speed and performance.TerryRochester NY" Read more

"...It is faster and less of a resource hog than earlier versions...." Read more

NIS 09 even better - Excellent product
5 Stars
NIS 09 even better - Excellent product
NIS09 is getting rave reviews compared to other internet security packages... as it should. the 2009 version is even better than 2008. The biggest gripe in past has been the hogging of computer resources. this is no longer the case. in fact, when you open up NIS 2009 window, it gives you two meters... one showing computer CPU usage, and the other showing NIS CPU usage, because they want YOU, the user, to be confident that the resource hogging issue has been improved
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Bill Gibson
5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic product
Reviewed in the United States on March 23, 2009
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My previous experience with Norton was not exactly what you would call pleasant. I had used one of their All-In-One Suites back in 2003-2004, and it was heavily laden with problems, random crashes, reboots, and extreme computer lag. At that point I switched to ZoneAlarm Pro which I had wonderful results with until 2008. After a time though I started experiencing some rather surprising problems with ZoneAlarm which dealt with several false positives. Apparently ZoneAlarm was releasing some ill prepared updates which led to it at one point saying my video drivers were a virus and attempting to uninstall them. I noticed in their forums that I was not the only one with these issues, so I started researching for a better and faster program.

All of that researching led me back to Norton Internet Security 2009. I read every review in magazines and online that I could find and all of them led to the conclusion that maybe I should take a "risk" and try it. I figured what the heck; at least I would still have my video drivers-ha.

So I ordered it and at that time it was substantially priced lower on Amazon than anywhere else-even in-store pricing. I uninstalled ZoneAlarm with no problems and installed Norton in about 5 minutes from start to finish, and that included updating Norton to its current update level. I have had no problems running it on my current older computer P4 2.8 running XP. I have no experience with Vista so this is from an XP point of view. My biggest surprise was how fast my computer shuts down now. It used to take at least a minute to completely shut off but now I am down to 15 seconds. My boot time is also much shorter which is always good. I do a great deal of online gaming and ZA sometimes would interrupt that with all it's warnings but Norton just quietly goes about its business and I couldn't be happier. I also use Webroot SpySweeper as a secondary spyware app and they seem to coexist happily.

So I do give this program thumbs up-it seems Norton finally figured out how to do it in a top-notch way without slowing your computer to a crawl with the updates. The background pulse updates really are one of the coolest ideas I had ever heard of and they implement them with ease and speed. Way to go!
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KSU Rooter
3.0 out of 5 stars Only used for one year until I went to another product.
Reviewed in the United States on September 20, 2023
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Only used for one year until I went to another product.
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Arun Baheti
4.0 out of 5 stars Works as advertised, faster/better/easier - and customer support came through
Reviewed in the United States on March 24, 2009
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The other reviews explain the details. Suffice it to say that the product works as advertised.

Idle time scans are quicker and the default settings now mean that it is rooting out tracking cookies quite efficiently (although I periodically go thru and get rid of them using Norton or Ad-Aware, I have been surprised by how many keep getting deposited and that Norton is finding them so quickly and without any action from me).

It is also noticeably less bloated and resource intensive than the 2008 version. Actions load more quickly and even a full scan leaves me plenty of processor to continue doing my work in Word or a browser.

I've always defaulted to Norton for reasons of ease and inertia. And while I've never been thrilled with the bloated nature of the software, it has always worked just fine and been simple enough that my mother can handle a virus alert.

With this version they've alleviated almost all my prior concerns.

I've read about installation being speedy and am not sure what is wrong with my world. Two machines installed and both took a LONG time to uninstall 2008 (requiring a reboot after uninstall and another reboot after I ran live update on the new install), although the installation of 2009 went much quicker. I can't say that it was in 1 minute, but it was short enough that I didn't notice so wouldn't bother timing it.

The three PC package is an honest balance between protecting their sales and allowing reasonable use of the software at home. Now if they would only let me include my wife's Mac as one of the three, it would be absolute perfection.

New interface is much cleaner. And the new smarter scans have been described in other reviews. The manual and documentation IS terrible, as described by others; thankfully, I don't need it as the software worked out of the box and the configurations were simple enough to run thru quickly on my own. The pulse updates concerned me at first, but I have to admit that I don't notice any heavy load when they are happening (and they do seem to happen often).

This year, my subscription to 2008 was expiring in a month so I looked at renewing. Turns out there was a great sale and the price of the newer 2009 was less than the 2008 renewal (yes, I've seen the posts about upgrading versions after renewal being included, but the 2009 was at way under 1/2 the price of the 2008 renewal).

Only problem I had was that I had 24 days remaining on my 2008 subscription. After installing 2009, I had one year. In essence I had lost a month. I emailed tech support from within the application itself. Had an email back in under 24 hours agreeing with my assessment and telling me that my subscription had been extended for 30 days. I just checked and I now have 394 days remaining. Given the other reviewers' notes on service I was concerned, but they did the right thing and did it quickly (ideally they would handle this better when an upgrade is detected, but whatever... it all worked in the end).

There are free options and even lighter/faster options, but for the typical home user this works and it works very well. Shop it and look for the normal rebates; the price on amazon has fluctuated a lot over the past month even.

Recommended.
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C. Feldhacker
1.0 out of 5 stars OK product, but requires personal info to disable nag screen
Reviewed in the United States on October 24, 2008
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NIS 2009 is definitely better then previous product versions...

However, Norton now *FORCES* you to create a Norton Account, which requires disclosing personal information. (In previous versions you could just click Next until you eventually got to a "Skip" option, but that no longer exists.) Norton support is no help -- their forums seemed to be filled with Norton employees that just worship Norton Account and tell you that it's not a nag screen but it's there for your "protection". (If you ever have to reinstall you save time by not having to press those 25 keys on the keyboard -- isn't that wonderful!?! For such a great benefit, you should have no problem giving up a little bit of personal information...)

If you don't create a Norton Account, then every time you open NIS you get this annoying nag screen trying to make you provide your personal info... Norton is now actually worse than Microsoft! No respectable vendor forces you to disclose personal information unless you CHOOSE to!

Until Norton wakes-up and starts respecting users' privacy, I'd recommend spending your money with some other company...
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