Internet Security Barrier Antispam

by Intego

Product Features

• CONTAINS VBX5 NBX5 & PAS X5

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 7.5 x 5.2 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 ounces
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S. and to APO/FPO addresses. For APO/FPO shipments, please check with the manufacturer regarding warranty and support issues.
• ASIN: B001329LLS
• Item model number: ISBX5ASE-SU
• Date first available at Amazon.com: January 23, 2008
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #10,029 in Software (See Top 100 in Software)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

VirusBarrier X5The acclaimed antivirus program for MacYour Mac contains important information and files but a single virus could wipe out your operating system or damage your files. VirusBarrier X5 the simple fast and non-intrusive antivirus protects your files and your Mac by detecting and eradicating all known Macviruses.NetBarrier X5Protects Your Mac from Internet attacksAs threats to Mac security increase you need dependable protection from hackers vandals spyware and Trojan horses. NetBarrier X5 with its four lines of defense is the most powerful and personal firewall for Mac. Easy to set up and use NetBarrier X5 keeps your Mac safe and gives you peace of mind.Personal Antispam X5The ultimate tool to fight SpamSpam is the scourge of the Internet.Some people get so much spam that they spend more time sorting their inboxes than reading legitimate e-mail. Personal Antispam X5 filters your e-mail sorting spam into its own folder so you can keep your inbox spam-free and read your e-mail more easily.System Requirements:A Macintosh computer with either PowerPC or Intel microprocessors Mac OS X 10.4 or higher (Tiger and Leopard compatible) 100 MB free disk space Format: MAC 10.4 OR LATER Genre: UTILITIES UPC: 805907003068 Manufacturer No: ISBX5ASE-SU

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Poor value; poor performance, September 15, 2008

By 

Steve Benner "Stonegnome" (Lancaster, UK) - See all my reviews
(VINE VOICE)    (REAL NAME)   

This review is from: Internet Security Barrier Antispam (CD-ROM)

The problem with assessing most Internet Security packages is that one doesn't know just how weak a product is in reality until it has been breached! This package come with a lot of fancy displays to try to convince you that it is doing a lot of things to protect your Macintosh computer against hostile internet-borne threats but, when the chips are down, fancy displays are no substitute whatsoever for useful and secure functionality. Sadly, that fact seems to have been largely ignored in the design and specification of this collection of internet security tools.

This particular boxed offering from Intego bundles three main security applications: firewall, anti-virus and anti-spam, together with a few extras, such as Washing Machine for clearing out your browsers of info: browsing history, cookies etc.

The main tools each offer a reasonable degree of configurability but largely fall short of complete usefulness. The Firewall, for instance, looks flashy but doesn't offer much by way of functionality that knowledgeable systems users could not configure for themselves from within the OS. The anti-virus tool only offers protection against Mac-specific viruses and trojans of which there are still not so many in general circulation. Norton AntiVirus 11.0 For Mac scores much higher here, as that is effective against PC/Windoze threats, making it much more useful tool by preventing Mac users acting as unwitting carriers or transmitters of threats to their less enlightened friends or work colleagues. The Anti-spam utility is the most disappointing part of the package, however, as it only works with Apple Mail and MS Entourage, both of which have perfectly adequate anti-spam protection built in. This utility would have been so much more useful if it had also operated with POP mailers such as Thunderbird, or even the old Eudora which many Mac users continue to use in the free mode which has junk mail filtering disabled.

Overall, I can't help feeling that most users would be better off saving the price of this bundle and putting it towards more useful (i.e. complete!) anti-virus package or internet security suite.

2 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars INTERNET SECURITY BARRIER ANTISPAM, March 11, 2009

By 

Peter Waskowitz "INSANE" (FLORI- DA !) - See all my reviews
(REAL NAME)   

This review is from: Internet Security Barrier Antispam (CD-ROM)

THIS IS A GREAT PRODUCT. I PURCHASED A NEW IMAC AND APPLE STORE DID NOT HAVE SECURITY SOFTWARE AT THE TIME OF MY PURCHASE. I TURNED TO AMAZON AN THEY HAD IT. DON'T BE FOOLED BY THE COMPERTITION, THIS IS THE BEST THANK YOU....