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NORTON
INTERNET SECURITY
Protect
Yourself Against
Bugs in Your Computer
By TIM
BOXER
 OU
don’t want to lose all that information and stuff you’ve
been working on in your computer, do you? Of course not. So
the best thing to do to prevent things from getting
corrupted is to get AntiVirus protection. “AntiVirus is a
very important component to have,” according to Anson Lee,
product manager for Norton Internet Security.
Norton Internet
Security 2001, Version 3.0, is the latest and the best of
its kind.
“This is a very
comprehensive security and privacy solution,” Lee tells me
on the phone.
The package is
sitting on my desk. Lee is encouraging me to go ahead and
open it and inoculate my machine with protection.
The product, from
Symantec, promises protection from viruses, hackers and
privacy threats. Since I have cable broadband, I’m in need
of such assurance against malicious intruders and suspicious
content at all times.
“We definitely
recommend you use AntiVirus protection,” Lee says.
“Almost everyone is on the Internet and uses email.
Viruses are spread easily and quickly by email. Any time you
go into email and download an attachment, or open a
document, our product will automatically scan that document
or file to see if there are any viruses.”
Norton Internet
Security includes three things: AntiVirus, Personal Firewall
to defend against hackers, and Privacy Control to prevent
Web servers from getting your email address or other
personal information (such as credit card numbers) without
your knowledge.
Hackers are
different from viruses. Hackers try to get into your
computer to steal your information, such as address, social
security, credit card numbers.
“Firewall puts up
a barrier so your computer will not respond to hackers’
probes,” Lee says.
You have to keep up
to date, though. “You just click the live update
button,” Lee says, “and it will automatically bring in
any current updates. It can detect when you’re online so
it will advise you when it’s time to update.”
With Norton
Internet Security (suggested price $49.95), you don’t have
to fear surfing the Internet and using email.
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