Cheap Norton Personal Firewall 2003 (Software) (Windows 98, Windows NT, Windows 2000, Windows Me, Windows XP) Price
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Norton Personal Firewall 2003 fits the bill on both counts. When you install it, the instructions walk you through configuring your system by choosing network settings and scanning your PC for programs that access the Internet. It knows about common applications, so you won't have to tweak umpteen settings to get your e-mail working, and helpful dialog boxes explain the risks of allowing or blocking access.
Not only does it block port scans (where a hacker tests your connection to the Internet, trying to get access), Norton Personal Firewall 2003 also checks all the data entering and leaving your computer, looking for anything suspicious. If it spots suspicious data transfers, it checks the signature database (like the definitions in an antivirus package, and updated in the same way through LiveUpdate). This protects you against Trojan horses and worms like Nimda and Code Red.
You can also protect yourself on the Web. Turn on ad blocking to get rid of irritating pop-up ads from Web sites. You can also choose what information a site sees about you and your browser, turn off animations, scripts, and flash, or block ads on the page itself; a number of sites are preconfigured for you.
Norton Personal Firewall 2003 blocks all the common attacks, making your PC invisible as well as secure online, and it does it without making your applications hard to use or demanding you become a security expert. --Mary Branscombe
| PLATFORM: | Windows 98, Windows NT, Windows 2000, Windows Me, Windows XP |
| CATEGORY: | Software |
| MANUFACTURER: | Symantec |
| MEDIA: | CD-ROM |
| MPN: | 10025119 |
| # OF MEDIA: | 1 |
| UPC: | 037648222822 |
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Customer Reviews of Norton Personal Firewall 2003
Great Product - Great Price! Basically, if you have a connection to the Internet that is constantly open, you should get some kind of Firewall AND AnitVirus. I decided to buy Norton Personal Firewall 2003 because I have had Norton AntiVirus 2002 and it worked extremely well. Once I got the Firewall, I installed it easily and in about 5 minutes had both the Norton Firewall and the Norton AntiVirus integrated into ONE security box. The pop-up blocker also WORKS GREAT! Not one pop-up since. I recommend both Norton Personal Firewall 2003 and Norton AntiVirus 2003 because nobody knows when someone will either send you a virus or scan your computer looking to hack in. Yet with these two products you can rest assured that when something goes wrong in the security department, you will be well equipped to deal with it.
Norton Personal Firewall 2003 runs well under XP
Symantec seems to have ironed out the kinks in the Internet Security software running under Windows XP. The software installed and updated itself and immediately began protecting the system which uses a cable modem with a router. The AD blocking is working well. I plan to buy another copy to run on another computer that is on the same cable modem. The firewall rules were automatically adapted to my usage - where as the last version could never seem to remember the rules and kept asking about internet access - so much so - that it was uninstalled. The trace feature is kind of nice, I received a TCP illegal flags attack and it tracked it down to Minneapolis and one from Bejing China.
Catastrophic tech problems, no service
I have tried 5 separate times to install the firewall on a fresh system just installed off the system disk. I encountered problems that prevented me from accessing the internet. The program was disabled, required an "administrator password," had corrupted files, etc., etc. After hours of searching, I found suggested fixes that included manually setting driver preferences and other solutions unfriendly to the end-user. I never got the firewall up and running.
It costs $30 to talk with a service tech. These are problems with Symantec's software, not user error, but you can't even explain the problem to a technician before ponying up the 30 bucks. It is 30 for each incident. Basically, you are paying them to fix their own mess.
To add insult to injury, they explain this situation by saying that the software was $30 more, but "hardly anyone needed help, so only those having problems must now pay." This is extremely dubious. A more logical reason that the price is not $30 higher is because competitors like McAfee offer comensurate software at the SAME price as Symantec, but WITH free technical support. (McAfee, by the way, installed like a dream.)
Why did McAfee install smoothly and Norton create an unholy mess?? I'm guessing it's because tech issues COST McAfee money. They are comitted to providing it, so they want to REDUCE the number of calls they get, and therefore the number of technicians they need to pay. Symantec MAKES money on every tech problem, so where is the incentive to produce a quality product?
Would you want this software if you knew it was going to cost you $30 extra (plus your TIME, and probably a fat charge on your long distance bill while you are on hold for 50 min. or longer on the non-toll-free support line published on the web). Not to mention the next $30 the next time a problem turns up. Go with another company -- one that stands behind their product with their own pocketbook!!