Product Description

Symantec's Norton Internet Security 3.0 for Macintosh? provides essential protection from viruses, hackers, and privacy threats. Norton AntiVirus the world's most trusted antivirus software for Macintosh systems* removes viruses automatically. Norton Personal Firewall hides your Mac? from hackers and helps you find and eliminate vulnerabilities. Norton Privacy Control prevents confidential information from being sent over the Internet without your knowledge, including through instant messaging programs. Norton Parental Control blocks access to inappropriate web sites. And Aladdin iClean removes unneeded cookies and cache files. Protect your Mac, your files, and your children from online threats with Norton Internet Security for Macintosh.

* Top-selling antivirus software product for Macintosh systems from June 1998 through March 2003 based on The NPD Group's retail Top Selling Business Software list.

Main Features

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #6991 in Software
• Brand: Symantec
• Model: 10067310
• Released on: 2003-11-13
• Platform: Mac
• Format: CD-ROM
• Dimensions: 7.00" h x 4.00" w x 10.00" l, .60 pounds

Features

• Essential protection from viruses, hackers, and privacy threats
• Norton AntiVirus removes viruses automatically
• Norton Personal Firewall hides your Mac from hackers
• Norton Privacy Control protects confidential information
• Norton Parental Control blocks access to inappropriate Web sites

Customer Reviews

The worst software product I ever purchased
Without a doubt this must the worst software product I ever purchased. Not only does Symantec start charging you for updates to their Virus data base, which containt exactly zero viruses for OS X (since there are none), OS X already comes with a firewall free of charge, so you need neither. Being new to OS X, I though extra security couldn't hurt, but I was wrong: This product makes OS X unstable (my powerbook used to crash or not wake up without any apparent reason), it must be turned off frequently to install extra software (otherwise your installer will hand without error message), but WORST OF ALL: It CANNOT be unistalled! I tried many time to unistall this product - even using the provided unistall utility, but the utility crashes half way through the process and after restarting the software is still there. Since you cannot turn it off, I ultimately decided to wipe my hard drive when I installed Tiger and my computer now lives happily without unexplained crashes. I will NEVER buy another Symantec product again.

Getting rid of Norton
Those upgrading to OS X 10.4.x from an earlier version, and who have already installed Norton products under the old OS, can remove them by means of a Unix-based utility that finds and erases Norton files, including the invisible ones. They would be well advised to do so, since older Norton products don't work with 10.4, and interfere with the functioning of the built-in firewall. There are several such utilities posted on the web. The one distributed from the Kenyon College site works perfectly, and can be found via Google.

The built-in firewall can be turned on via the "Sharing" menu in the Control Panel.

As far as anti-virus protection goes, that's an entirely theoretical issue as far as Macs are concerned. Anyone who wants to go down that road would do well to explore the various on-line Mac forums before deciding.

Fraudulent Advertising
This product, which is being advertised by numerous vendors for use with OSX, no longer works with current versions of OSX (from 4 up for sure).
Norton has stated publicly that they are no longer providing upgrades for
Mac related software such as Firewall and Network Privacy.
Their Antivirus V10 works with OS 10.4, but in view of their stated policy on other Mac products, one may question whether they will continue to upgrade Antivirus in the future.
Intego products do work with current versions of OSX.