Norton Personal Firewall 2005 - Single User
- Easy-to-use program protects computer from hackers and online thieves
- Intrusion-prevention technology provides an additional layer of security
- Prevents personal information from being sent out without approval
- Switches security settings when laptop moves from network to network
- Makes computer invisible on the Internet; intelligent protection
Rating: 1 of 5
A Nightmare!
Would not install (non-stop errors). Continually showed "disabled" (I'd enable it on the menu & the icon would only show "disabled"). Crashed my other software. Support is NONEXISTENT! (They have the nerve 2 charge $30.00 4 technical support- per incident- 4 help with the garbage they've sold you. Perhaps the only way 2 actually get help but they weren't getting another dime out of me) I can't believe what's happened with this company. Three years ago it was all we used in our offices (and me at home). Honestly, this has been the worst experience I've ever had with any software. My other four computers have McAfee (no problems). One came with Norton AntiVirus preinstalled so I purchased the (same) firewall. Needless 2 say they BOTH went! Never again! Just hearing the word "Norton" gives me hives-
Rating: 1 of 5
Unusable
My new Dell came with this pre-installed. It kept crashing until I removed Norton Personal Firewall, it hasn't crashed since. A client just called, they installed NPF on their computers & killed their entire office network. I'm off 2 fix that now.
Rating: 1 of 5
Poorly documented, extremely unstable, impractical.
I'll try & stay fairly objective about this. It will be difficult. I installed this on a brand spanking new Win2K SP4 machine. Here is what I've experienced.
1. Poor 2 no support documentation 4 this product, either included or on their web site.
2. Default security policy is not adequate. I've installed server apps that the wizard interface said were reccomended safe, which I know darned well aren't. ( therefore requiring rule customization 4 the apps 2 work correctly)
3. Adding even basic firewall rules crashes this product, HARD.
4. Does not play well with others, when it does crash, it can 't be shut down or restarted with the task manager, causing a REQUIRED reboot.
5. I have crashed IE & had this product crash queitly without any alert, leaving my box exposed on the network.
6. No ability 2 configure perpetual logging. You are limited 2 2 megs of their binary log format, so essentially all someone has 2 do 2 blast your logs off your box is DOS your 4 about a minute.
(You can take snapshots of the logs, but that still positions you 2 loose data, particularly in a DOS situation.)
7. Firewall rule base is not exportable, which means multiple hosts have 2 be indevidually configured. This fact alone makes it impractical in a small office environment.
8. The interface is badly obfuscated. No less than six clicks just 2 get 2 the rule base.
9. Their "Check my security" port scanner is bogus. Their port scanner only checks the lower 1024 ports, & depends on some sort of agent (which a good security policy would block anyway) 2 do the rest of the evaluation. So essentially you get a false "good" evaluation.
I'm in the IT business, & I explicitly DO NOT recommend this product 2 my customers. I will check amazon.com before purchasing anything from these folks again.
The only thing this product seems 2 do well is schill their 900 tech support phone number. But after all the time this product has wasted, I feel like they owe _me_ money.
1. Poor 2 no support documentation 4 this product, either included or on their web site.
2. Default security policy is not adequate. I've installed server apps that the wizard interface said were reccomended safe, which I know darned well aren't. ( therefore requiring rule customization 4 the apps 2 work correctly)
3. Adding even basic firewall rules crashes this product, HARD.
4. Does not play well with others, when it does crash, it can 't be shut down or restarted with the task manager, causing a REQUIRED reboot.
5. I have crashed IE & had this product crash queitly without any alert, leaving my box exposed on the network.
6. No ability 2 configure perpetual logging. You are limited 2 2 megs of their binary log format, so essentially all someone has 2 do 2 blast your logs off your box is DOS your 4 about a minute.
(You can take snapshots of the logs, but that still positions you 2 loose data, particularly in a DOS situation.)
7. Firewall rule base is not exportable, which means multiple hosts have 2 be indevidually configured. This fact alone makes it impractical in a small office environment.
8. The interface is badly obfuscated. No less than six clicks just 2 get 2 the rule base.
9. Their "Check my security" port scanner is bogus. Their port scanner only checks the lower 1024 ports, & depends on some sort of agent (which a good security policy would block anyway) 2 do the rest of the evaluation. So essentially you get a false "good" evaluation.
I'm in the IT business, & I explicitly DO NOT recommend this product 2 my customers. I will check amazon.com before purchasing anything from these folks again.
The only thing this product seems 2 do well is schill their 900 tech support phone number. But after all the time this product has wasted, I feel like they owe _me_ money.
Rating: 1 of 5
What a waste of time & money
I don't recomend this product
after installing you need 2 activate it
this sounds easy enuff but is a hassle, after a few installs
Norton makes you call their tech suport 2 get activation numbers
and when I called, their server was down or something
so after push this push that wait on hold etc was told would have 2 call back again,
if you don't activate it then will work 4 just 15 days,
its a shame 2 pay 4 something that you can't use unless you have lots of time 2 waste
after installing you need 2 activate it
this sounds easy enuff but is a hassle, after a few installs
Norton makes you call their tech suport 2 get activation numbers
and when I called, their server was down or something
so after push this push that wait on hold etc was told would have 2 call back again,
if you don't activate it then will work 4 just 15 days,
its a shame 2 pay 4 something that you can't use unless you have lots of time 2 waste
Rating: 1 of 5
Disaster
After installing Firewall 2005 I could not access the internet. Punching through menu after menu on the tech. assistance line I came up with an option that directly addressed my problem, so I guess I'm not the only one. Two service calls later, trying 2 struggle through language difficulties with tech. reps. from India, I was sent an e-mail which assured me would cure all my problems. An hour & a half later the problem still wasn't cured.
I object 2 Symantec making their problem mine, so I returned the software.
I object 2 Symantec making their problem mine, so I returned the software.
Norton Personal Firewall 2005 keeps personal data in & hackers out. Hide your PC from hackers easily, while automatically blocking intrusions & protecting your private information. The easy-to-use controls block suspicious Internet traffic & stop personal information from being sent out without your knowledge.
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