Norton AntiVirus 2003 Professional Edition

by Symantec

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B00006FI0U
• Date first available at Amazon.com: August 21, 2002
• Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (24 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #12,589 in Software (See Top 100 in Software)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

Symantec's Norton AntiVirus 2003 Professional Edition provides a trusted antivirus solution plus additional features to protect and recover important files. Norton AntiVirus removes viruses automatically, without interrupting your work. It scans both incoming and outgoing e-mail, stopping viruses from infecting your computer or spreading to other computers. Now it also detects and blocks virus threats in instant-message attachments.

With automatic updates, you're protected by the latest virus definitions from the Symantec Security Response experts. They work 24 hours a day to find viruses and help you eliminate them. And Symantec's exclusive Worm Blocking and Script Blocking technologies can identify and stop suspicious programs even between virus definition updates. Because Norton AntiVirus is so easy to set up and use, you can be up and running with powerful virus protection right away.

Additional features found in Norton AntiVirus Professional Edition help to ensure confidentiality by eliminating all traces of files you no longer need. Protect your PC today with award-winning Norton AntiVirus Professional Edition, the trusted virus protection for professionals and small businesses.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

30 of 32 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars No More Virus Problems - I Love This!, September 3, 2002

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Martin A Hogan "Marty From SF" (San Francisco, CA. (Hercules)) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Norton AntiVirus 2003 Professional Edition (CD-ROM)

I used to get and SEND virus's all the time when I had McAfee Virus Scan. I was making lots of enemies. Then I bought Norton and never had another problem! I am not interested in learning all about the technical stuff, but this software scans everything coming in and quarantines ANY virus and scans outgoing mail as well, so you can be sure that what you send is clean as well. (Sometimes you can still send an old hidden virus from your hard drive - unlikely, but possible). PLUS, Norton automatically upgrades your system while you are on-line. Norton shows a little icon so you know while you are on-line that it is giving you the latest protection. Then it tells you and you just hit OK!

Also, you can improve the speed of your hard drive by having Norton erase worthless files, repeated files, or cookies. You can also defragment quicker with Norton for faster performance. I am living evidence that it is idiot proof!

40 of 45 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Be forewarned before buying NAV Pro 2003!, November 14, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: Norton AntiVirus 2003 Professional Edition (CD-ROM)

Be forewarned! Don't purchase this product without taking these two steps:
(1) Call Symantec's Technical Support number to check their level of support yourself.
(2) Read User reviews on several sites.

I am a fairly technical user, who worked at Microsoft for many years. Here is a summary of my problems over the past two months:
(1) Although my subscription to NAV 2001 had 9 months remaining, the program stopped letting me download new virus definitions from Symantec.
(2) I spent several hours over 8 days exchanging messages on Symantec's Online Support, the only way to get free support.
(3) After much effort, I was able to reach a Customer Service person, who convinced me that I should give Symantec one more chance. Therefore, I purchased NAV Pro 2003.
(4) Even though I followed all the instructions, I received an error when trying to install NAV Pro 2003.
(5) I tried to find a solution in the Knowledge Base.
(6) I waited 30 minutes in cue for Technical Support. They refused to provide support on even installing their product! They wanted me to pay $30 to learn how to install their product.
(7) Symantec has lost me as a customer. I'm going to get my money back. I'm buying McAfee instead.

I've never taken the time before to write reviews like this. But, I feel that people need to be forewarned.

26 of 28 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Not good for the long run, November 19, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: Norton AntiVirus 2003 Professional Edition (CD-ROM)

We had the previous version of this program and when our updates subscription expired it generated a daily pop-up that interrupted (and stopped the functioning of) any program on the computer and indicated we needed to re-subscribe to the updates. I emailed Symantec who indicated there is no way to disable the pop-up without uninstalling the whole virus protection program. One must re-subscribe online or pay a higher cost to re-subscribe over the phone. Not a big problem as long as you plan to re-subscribe immediately, but really, really irritating if you take your time researching your purchases. I don't like supporting companies that are so manipulative; I hope this doesn't become the norm.