Norton Internet Security 2006 / Ghost 10.0 Bundle

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Product Features

• A bundle of advanced security software to protect you from Internet threats and back up your files automatically
• Back-ups are done automatically and efficiently
• Automatically blocks hackers, viruses, and spyware
• Filters out dangerous phishing email and annoying spam
• Includes 12 months of protection updates to keep up with the latest threats

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 11.2 ounces
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B000BARBII
• Item model number: 10456186
• Date first available at Amazon.com: September 26, 2005
• Average Customer Review: 2.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #5,563 in Software (See Bestsellers in Software)

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Product Description

From the Manufacturer
This is a bundle of Norton Internet Security so you can enjoy the online world without worry, and Ghost 10.0, which backs up your files automatically to protect you against crashes.

Norton Ghost
Save the stuff you care about with the new Norton Ghost. From digital photos and music files to tax documents and personal journals, Norton Ghost 10.0 stores away the things you hold dear. In fact, it automatically backs up everything on your computer—from music and photos to settings and applications. That means you can go about your business worry-free, knowing your most prized digital items are protected from loss.

Which Norton Security product is right for you? Check this handy chart.

With its new task-driven interface, Norton Ghost backups are quick and orderly. So is initial setup. When you load Norton Ghost, it scans your system for the best place to back up your data, automatically establishes a backup schedule, and begins creating backups right away. You can also design your own backup schedule, and on-demand backups are always available at the click of a button.

Makes backup and recovery easy.

Versatile and efficient, Norton Ghost backs up to a wide range of media devices. It also manages your backup space, constantly monitoring for adequate room and using compression and incremental backups to maximize disk space. And should disaster strike, complete recovery is quick and easy. Even if you can’t start your operating system, Norton Ghost can bring back your entire system—and all your valuable stuff—in a few short steps.

Norton Internet Security 2006
Enjoy your connection to the world. Norton Internet Security 2006 gives you the confidence to travel the Internet like never before. A comprehensive set of award-winning tools, Norton Internet Security automatically blocks hackers, viruses, and spyware. It filters out dangerous phishing email and annoying spam, while its powerful firewall gives you full control over incoming and outgoing Internet traffic.

Privacy controls protect your personal information and parental controls give you the power to block unsavory Web sites and shield your children from harm on the Internet. And should your operating system or browser have a security hole, Norton Internet Security is there to handle resulting attacks.

Check and clean your system with just one click.

More powerful than ever, Norton Internet Security 2006 is also faster, smarter, and easier to use. With Norton Protection Center—a one-look control panel for all your security tools—you can review your security situation and lock down your system with an optimal security configuration. You can also run a system-wide security scan at any time with the click of a button. With all these tools working for you, you’re free to get connected, stay connected, and use the Internet however you want.

Benefits to you:

• Now includes 12 months of protection updates and new product features as available throughout the year; annual subscriptions available for subsequent renewal.
• Enjoy your computer with confidence, knowing you have automatically updated protection against viruses, Trojan horses, and worms.
• Surf the Web without being watched by dangerous spyware and without getting hijacked and redirected to spyware download sites.
• Ease your mind at the click of a button, checking your entire system for security holes whenever you want.
• Keep spam and phishing email out of your inbox and keep deceptive pop-up windows and banner ads off your screen.
• Open email and IM attachments without worry, knowing they’ve been scoured for threats.
• Stay connected all the time—with hackers and identity thieves locked out and private information locked in.
• Protect your kids from unsafe and unsavory Web sites.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Beware then be happy, February 25, 2006

By	JSCarey "jscarey" (Melbourne, Florida USA) - See all my reviews

I recommend this only to experienced Norton users who are aware of the pitfalls (no support, labyrinth of looping phone menus and a web site worthy of any soviet bureaucracy). Uninstall any previous versions completely--even earlier Norton products--and restart before beginning the install. Don't put this on any machine older than a couple of years as each edition since 2003 dogs the speed and performance of the computer to a point you'd weigh the consequences of operating in the wide open without protection (not recommended unless you're a potential client of mine with lots of spare change). NIS does a great job when it's set up and running properly. I like Ghost and have moved many clients away from traditional backup programs to it and I appreciate that they include the older version for older operating systems. Symantec makes some good products and is that infamous 900 lb. gorilla, but it could be soooooooooo much more if had even an inkling of real support.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Half and Half, January 30, 2006

By	Julie "labfan213" (Ohio, USA) - See all my reviews

Half the deal is good. The Norton Internet Security is cheaper than on the Symantec website, so that's a good bargain. The Ghost, though, is really quite an annoying program. It does back up the data (supposedly), but there isn't a way that I could find to get it OFF the hard drive so I'm not sure how it will help, considering if the hard drive crashes, it is unusable. It also really slows down the function of other programs because it is constantly running in the background. I ended up deleting the entire program from my computer and hoping for the best. Therefore, I'd suggest that you just go ahead and buy the Internet Security alone.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Fails out of the box, March 21, 2006

By	Brian Fox (San Diego CA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I remember Norton from the mid 80's. He was the guy who figured out all the 8088 traps for the original IBM. It started with books. He did some magic low level programming and shared it with anyone who cared to buy his books. Somewhere along the lines he got involved with a bigger company.

Whatever.

The low-level elegant hacking has given way to activation, DRM, and other nonsense. Symantec is SO worried about protecting their profits that, while the activation worked just great, nothing else did. The product fails to launch on a standard install. This is a virgin installation of Windows XP. It's running on an Intel Pentium D and a 955 chipset server board. I can't imagine a more ideal system. What the friole, Symantec?

It gets worse. The uninstall program is apparently seeded by whatever won't work in the first place. So not only does the product not work, it won't install either. Luckily, Microsoft's system restore was written by someone more competent.

Ghost has similar problems. Gone forever is the low-level utility. Now it's all about personal backups (to where, the local drive??). It's about virtual disk mounts. And it's about dependency to Windows. Why? Activation.

Support is a joke. They do have a specific page for my error string. It says to uninstall all Symantec products and start over. Brilliant. I wonder if they have considered the fact that the uninstall program is broken. Bunches o' morons.

I'm glad Symantec supports America and capitalism. Maybe once they're done counting my $100, they can make the product work.