Norton Internet Security For Dummies [Paperback]

Greg Holden (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0764575775 | ISBN-13: 978-0764575778 | Publication Date: October 8, 2004 | Edition: 1

You can’t see them, but they’re lurking out there ominously. They loom in all shapes, sizes, and disguises. And sooner or later, one will probably try to worm its way into your computer. They’re viruses, hackers, and other kinds of attackers set on sabotaging your computer and data, stealing your identity, using your address book to target more innocent victims, and more.

It’s Norton Internet Security on guard and to the rescue—IF you have it installed, configured, and updated properly. Norton Internet Security For Dummies helps you use the software’s suite of applications to protect and streamline your online experience. It takes you from installation to configuration to troubleshooting. You’ll discover how to:

• Set up Norton Personal Firewall to respond to alerts
• Configure Norton AntiVirus to take advantage of the Auto-Protect feature
• Use Live Update to keep your software current (the bad guys don’t give up, so you can’t let your guard down)
• Use the Browser Privacy component to prevent your Web browser from giving information to Web sites you visit
• Implement Ad Blocking to reduce annoying pop-up ads
• Use the AntiSpam component to reduce unwanted commercial e-mails
• Use Norton Parental controls to restrict what your kids do online and track where they’ve been online
• Use Norton Productivity Control (on the professional version) to block employees’ access to certain sites

Written by Greg Holden, author of Starting an Online Business For Dummies and owner of Stylus Media, this guide goes beyond the basics to include tips on:

• Creating better passwords
• Dealing with spyware and cookies
• Making your laptop, cellphone, or PDA more secure (Yes, they’re after them, too)
• Recognizing suspicious e-mails
• Tracking hackers with WHOIS and DShield
• Customizing access for different users

With a list of search engines especially for kids, suggestions of more tools to enhance your privacy and security, a glossary, a list of Web resources, and more, Norton Internet Security  For Dummies helps you enjoy the Web, knowing Norton Internet Security is on guard against invaders.

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From the Back Cover

Dodge attackers, skip spam, and protect your privacy

Here's how to secure your home front without slowing down progress

Seems there's always somebody or something out there intent on invading your personal cyberspace. Norton Internet Security is a single arsenal that defends you from spammers, pop-up artists, virus carriers, and sneaks with snoopware. This friendly guide helps you use each of its weapons to your best advantage, without losing speed or getting lost in translation.

Discover how to

• Erect and maintain a firewall
• Recognize different types of attacks
• Combat adware, spyware, and keystroke loggers
• Manage quarantined files
• Secure your laptop or wireless network
• Recover infected data

About the Author

Greg Holden is founder and owner of Stylus Media, which creates Web pages for other small businesses. He's a prolific author and a devotee of Norton security software.

Product Details

• Paperback: 381 pages
• Publisher: For Dummies; 1 edition (October 8, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0764575775
• ISBN-13: 978-0764575778
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 7.5 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,640,876 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Details about Protecting Yourself, January 17, 2005

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John Matlock "Gunny" (Winnemucca, NV) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Norton Internet Security For Dummies (Paperback)

The Internet was set up for people to share information. It has obviously grown a lot since then, mostly beneficially, but it seems that there's always somebody or something out there intent on invading your personal cyberspace. Norton Internet Security is an arsenal of products that defends you (more or less) from smammers, pop-up artists, virus carriers, and spyware.

Unfortunately, the programs and routines that make up Norton Internet Security require implementation, tuning, updating and constant vigilance to keep a system protected. It seems that as soon as a way to stop the intruders is found, they re do their invasive routines.

There's also a short, perhaps too short section on CoolWebSearch, a site to be avoided at all costs, unless you want them to take over your browser and point it to the sites that pay them money.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A valuable reference for a wide audience, November 18, 2004

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Benjamin Huizenga "25 words or less" (Chicago, IL USa) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Norton Internet Security For Dummies (Paperback)

This book is a very useful companion to the Norton Internet Security product line, clearly and intelligently organized. Norton Internet Security is the best security product being made right now, and this book will show you how to use this software to your own best advantage. It includes a great deal of well presented general information about computer security, without sliding into techno-paranoia, a common flaw with books on the subject. The general user should feel much more confident with their software after reading this book, and the specialist will appreciate the careful collation of so much information into a single well-written text.

1.0 out of 5 stars norton internet security for dummies, October 8, 2011

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Selwa Kathy Lolar - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Norton Internet Security For Dummies (Paperback)

There was absolutely nothing in this book that helped me learn about Norton Internet Security. I want the meaning of the different security messages, more details about the settings. It was an empty book to me.