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3 stars
A rip off with no support from money grubbing company
by TheCoyote on June 14, 2005
Pros: OK as a firewall
Cons: Once in, you can't get it out
Summary: I had an invasion that partially disabled my Norton Firewall. When I tried to remove it to reinstall it, my password didn't work. Now I can't install anything ...
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Summary: I had an invasion that partially disabled my Norton Firewall. When I tried to remove it to reinstall it, my password didn't work. Now I can't install anything else and Norton won't tell me how to get rid of the program unless I pay them $39.00. Stay away from this product.
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2 stars
This one helped cost me my job, ...cheers %$#!
by hidflect on March 20, 2005
Pros: I didn't have to pay for for the software
Cons: The Broker client who lost a day's work screaming in my face
Summary: TO painfull to rehash but basically - If your setup isn't A for Apple Pie straightforward then your gonna become bogged down in a 3-4 cycling montage of "kiddie ...
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Summary: TO painfull to rehash but basically - If your setup isn't A for Apple Pie straightforward then your gonna become bogged down in a 3-4 cycling montage of "kiddie graphic" option screens that don't seem to connect together trying to find the one tiny tweek required to get the office back on line. But don't panic, folks (coz if you do, your dead!) Uninstalling it before getting it running sweet will leave you with a system in a vegatative state. Best option for you and the system? DO NOT RESUSCITATE!
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1 stars
Worst piece of software ever
by on May 12, 2004
Pros: Hard to tell, so many don't work as promised
Cons: The installation went smoothly. Unfortunately, some of the files on the disk were so old that they needed to be updated to finish the install. I'm not referring to virus definitions, either. It won't import my email address book. Customer support costs mo
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2 stars
Symantec got record profits by rippin off customers
by on April 30, 2004
Pros: email spam, virus scan
Cons: add blocker and pop up blocker are far weaker than last years. The privacy monitor is a good concept, but a pain to work with, especially in email. The only thing I trust in this product to work is the virus scan utilities. Everything else is hit or mi
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2 stars
A big step backward from 2003 version
by on March 26, 2004
Pros: Ad blocking works well
Cons: 1)Virus scanner crashes and requires monthy reinstalls 2)Email COM automation can not be disabled yet results in error dialog EVERY time Eudora (a 'supported' email program) starts, 3)System starts a non-scheduled virus scan every Friday at 8pm (this can
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9 stars
DO NOT BUY IT.
by on February 26, 2004
Pros: Blocks pop up ads
Cons: Space does not permit me to list all defects.You must be a expert computer pro to fix this when it goes bad and it WILL go bad
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5 stars
TERRIBLE!!! Do Not Buy This Thing!
by on February 1, 2004
Pros: It works.
Cons: It blocks about 40 - 50 attempts per day to access my computer. Fine. But it wants an answer from me for each one. And it locks my computer until I answer. I'm interrupted constantly to respond. I ran Personal Firewall 2003 for a year until I DOWNGRA
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2 stars
Don't buy if you're happy older versions
by on January 6, 2004
Pros: No
Cons: (a) Activation server was occasionally down, requiring reactivation, (b) Configuration method is not simple or inefficient, (c) Anti-spam crashes Outlook 2000, (d) database loading at launching browsers makes slow my P4 2GHz machine. This version might b
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7 stars
Definitely a worthwhile purchase.
by on November 21, 2003
Pros: Internet protection set-up very easy.
Cons: Home Networking / Printing set-up needed a trip to the on-line support site. FAQ very quickly found the set-up route.
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