You can see which items need your attention and the ones that are OK and then switch to Internet Security to take the required measures. Here you can only view the state of the security indicators, while working with the program's tools is something that you'llīasic PC Security takes care of your system's updates, reporting the status of the items present here.
Let's find out more about each one of these, shall we?įirst stop, the Protection Center, handles three main topics: Basic PC Security, Connecting to the Internet and Transaction Security. The main program's window has two tabs available - Norton Protection Center and Norton Internet Security. To be short, I'll say that with Norton Internet Security 2007 Beta they didn't make any exception, so the result is a modern, sharp-looking and easy to use interface. One of the things that I liked with Symantec's products after they got too boggy for me is the way their interfaces evolved from version to version. For example, I got the name of a trojan which was completely removed from a file and the browser cache, but I wasn't able to find out the name and location of that file.Īfter finishing the difficult setup process somehow (I wasn't able to update virus and spyware definitions at all), I found out that this program could really be useful in the future, if the update problems are solved and especially if you will gain the opportunity to change settings before it starts blocking automatically all your programs that try to connect to the Internet.įirst of all, the program's interface. The system scan that should be performed after installing a new security suite like this is painfully slow, and for the viruses removed you can't get precise information. This shouldn't be much of a problem, so let's see what pops up next. For example, it happened to see two sets of standard buttons on the same window (minimize, maximize and close), with those from the skinned program interface placed behind the ugly default ones. This should be good for paranoid people, but not for me.Īpart from the annoyances caused by the updates and automatic Internet access blocking for my programs, I noticed that the interface, otherwise very nice, has some refresh problems. It seems Norton Internet Security is based on the "shoot first, ask questions later" strategy. Maxthon was stopped from accessing the Internet! Did I ask such a thing? Who cares, "Maxthon" sounds like a terrorist program, so it must be stopped at all costs. The reason for this? My computer is at risk, this is the program's opinion. I don't want Live Updates! Doesn't matter, it's not my choice, so I have to update the program. That should be the end of the beginning.or just the beginning of the end? I click Finish and after a while I get the activation screen! No thanks, I'll activate later. What do I see here? Installation options screen, the ability to choose the destination folder - everything's fine here, but what about Symantec Yahoo! Toolbar? It seems we have an optional adware here, good to know that I can chose not to install it, and I suggest that you do the same.Īnother Next button is hit, just to find out that my computer will be scanned for risks.no, thanks! Moving on.I start counting.Īfter six minutes, I get the "successful install" window. Here, we are reminded that this is prerelease software and other things that you should read, but they are not my topic today, so I hit Next. I run the setup program.after 10 seconds spent to extract the installation files, I get to the license agreement screen. Let's follow it together.but before you start, find some patience, make yourself a coffee or a tea and get a comfortable chair! The installation kit has 38.5MB in size, and the setup process.well, the setup process made me quit reviewing this program last week. Norton System Security 2007 Beta is the target, and the details will follow right away. Today's topic is not system maintenance, but system security when facing Internet threats. I don't like system maintenance suites that take up a lot of your system resources, no matter how good are the results achieved. In the past I used successfully Norton System Works and I was very happy with it.until some years ago, when things got ugly for me.
Of course I could go on and find anything else to do, but since this is a new beta version of a Symantec product, I think it deserves my attention. Last week I ran into some trouble with this program while trying to install and review it, but now I'm back, and this time I will do my best to finish the job.
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