Norton Systemworks 2004 & Firewall 2004 Bundle: Amazon.co.uk: Software

Product Features

SystemWorks 2004 includes: Norton AntiVirus
Norton Utilities
Norton GoBack Personal Edition
Norton CleanSweep
Personal Firewall 2004: Hides your PC on the Internet
Norton Intrusion Detection automatically blocks Internet attacks
Norton Privacy Control prevents data being sent without your knowledge
Program Control determines which applications can safely connect to the Internet

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Norton SystemWorks 2004
Symantec's Norton SystemWorks 2004 is the smartest way to solve computer problems. This easy-to-use suite includes full versions of Symantec products to defend against viruses, optimise your hard disk, manage your passwords, recover from system problems and remove unneeded programs. The One Button Checkup feature lets you quickly check the health of your PC using multiple Norton SystemWorks tools. Now you can schedule customised scans to run any time you want.

Norton AntiVirus is the world's most trusted antivirus solution. It removes viruses automatically from e-mail, instant messages and other files. Now expanded threat detection alerts you to the presence of certain non-virus threats such as spyware and keystroke loggers. Norton Utilities organises hard drives efficiently, diagnoses and solves a wide range of Windows problems, and can even prevent potential disk and system problems. Norton Password Manager keeps your passwords secure and easy to manage. It streamlines your online activities by automatically retrieving the data needed for logins and other forms. Norton GoBack Personal Edition restores your PC to a healthy state after a serious problem such as a system crash or a failed software installation. And Norton CleanSweep removes unwanted programs and files that waste valuable disk space. Keep your PC running at its best with Norton SystemWorks 2004.

Norton Personal Firewall 2004
Symantec's Norton Personal Firewall 2004 keeps hackers out and personal data in. Malicious Internet users are constantly looking for new ways to take control of your PC or steal your private information.

Norton Personal Firewall works on multiple levels to defend against those threats. Right out of the box, this award-winning software hides your PC on the Internet so hackers can't see it. If an attack is launched, Norton Intrusion Detection automatically blocks it. New Web controls provide fast access to ad blocking and other program options from Microsoft Internet Explorer. Another new feature, Network Detector, allows you to set up different firewall rules for different wired and wireless networks, then automatically switches to the appropriate settings when you move your laptop from network to network.

Norton Personal Firewall also controls what goes out of your computer. Norton Privacy Control prevents confidential information from being sent out in email, instant messages, or Microsoft Office attachments without your knowledge. And Program Control lets you decide which applications can connect to the Internet, preventing spyware programs and Trojan horses from secretly transmitting data. To guard against emerging threats, Symantec's exclusive LiveUpdate technology automatically downloads new protection updates via the Internet. Small Office Packs for five or 10 users are also available.

Customer Reviews

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41 of 43 people found the following review helpful

Brought my PC back from the dead! 4 Dec 2003

By "crowingthorn"

I would highly recommend this software to anyone, like me, whose PC has been in steady decline in performance. Having used t'internet for years without any sort of protection, my computer was riddled with trojans and open to attack from allsorts. I couldn't even open google or keep a startpage.
Systemworks has got loads of clean up tools, and its really satisfying watching them scan your drives, flag up your nasties and fix then in a jiffy. It also speeds up the whole system, so now everything works like clockwork. And with the firewall in place too, any intruders just get bounced. A really good product.

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful

Works Fine With Windows XP SP2 26 Sep 2004

By A Customer

After buying a new PC with Windows XP SP2 pre-installed I decided to try this Norton Systemworks / Norton Firewall bundle. Before attempting to install it on my PC, I disabled Windows own built in Firewall. I'm pleased to say that all the Norton software installed on to my PC first time without any problems or conflicts with Windows whatsoever. The Windows XP Security Centre detected both Norton Firewall and Norton Antivirus and let me select these as the default protection. The software has worked perfectly for two weeks and I have not encountered any system slow down.

As for the Norton software itself, 'Firewall' is great for blocking pop-ups and intrusive advertising whilst browsing the internet. It also allows you to set your own preferred level of security. Firewall will alert you if a program on your PC trys to send information over the internet and provide you with relevant details so you can choose whether to block it or not.

Antivirus ensures that your PC remains virus free. You can choose to leave it running in the background so you're protected at all times and the virus protection also extends to the scanning of all emails.

Systemworks contains a number of handy features, as well as some that you probably will never use. 'CleanSweep' is an easy way to delete viewed internet pages and webpage cookies. You can do this manually in Windows without using the Norton software, CleanSweep just makes it easier. Norton Utilities performs checks on your PC to ensure the Registry is running efficiently, as well as containing a hard disk checker, system resources monitor and defragmenter. Perhaps the handiest feature is "One Button Checkup" where most of the above features are combined into a single "health" check of your PC, all at the single touch of a button.

I have not installed Norton Password Manager or Norton Go Back as these are not features I wish to use. And whilst this software contains a number of things that are surplus to requirements, it does contain a number of essential features that work well with Windows XP SP2.

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7 of 8 people found the following review helpful

Good for broadband users! 15 July 2004

By A Customer

I'd recommend anything like this if you've just made the jump to broadband and don't know much about security. A software firewall, antivirus, pop-up killer, parental control - pretty much everything you'll need to surf that little bit safer!

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