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Norton™ Internet Security 2012

Advanced protection to surf, bank and shop online without interruption

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Key Technologies

  • Online identity protection
  • Antivirus
  • Antispyware
  • Phishing protection
  • Smart firewall
  • Network mapping and monitoring
  • Parental controls management
  • Social network protection
  • Browser protection
  • Antispam
  • Worm protection
  • Rootkit protection

Key Benefits

Stop viruses, spyware, and online identity theft

  • Offers advanced protection from online threats.
  • Four different layers of smart protection proactively detect and eliminate threats before they reach your computer.
  • Identifies and stops new threats fast.

Browse, shop, bank and socialize online without worry

  • Scans email and instant messages for viruses, suspicious links, infected attachments and other dangers before you open them.
  • Identifies safe websites, proactively blocks unsafe sites and stops online threats before your browser even loads.***
  • Prevents cybercriminals from hacking into your PC and swiping your information when you use wireless networks.

Enjoy your favorite online activities safely, without annoying slowdowns or disruptions

  • Delivers superior performance with fast scan speeds.
  • Runs in the background so it won’t interrupt your work or play.
  • Won’t swallow up your computer’s memory and hard disk space.

Protect your kids when they go online with award-winning Norton Online Family

  • Parental controls management lets you easily access, set up and run Norton Online Family right from within your Norton Control Center.
  • Tracks which websites your kids visit so you know what they’re up to online and lets you block inappropriate sites.
  • Keeps an eye on your kids’ social network activities and who they’re chatting with online so you can spot potential dangers.

Get up and running fast with quick setup and easy-to-use features

  • Installs in a flash, with a single mouse click.
  • Proactively tells you if files and applications are safe or may slow down or crash your computer.
  • Improved customizable Control Center now lets you choose between a simple or a detailed view for accessing program controls and Web-based Norton services.

Features

  • Norton Protection System - provides four unique layers of powerful protection to proactively stop online threats before they can infect your computer.
  • Insight - checks where files came from and how long they’ve been around to stop new online threats before they can cause you trouble.
  • Download Insight 2.0 - protects you from dangerous applications by telling you if an application may harm the health and stability of your computer before you download it.
  • Norton Safe Web - protects you while you surf the Web by warning of and blocking unsafe and fake websites right in your search results.***
  • Norton Management - is cloud based so you can download, install, transfer, update or renew Norton products from anywhere right over the Internet.
  • Parental controls management - lets you track your kids’ online activities through award-winning Norton Online Family so you can help protect them from online dangers.
  • Network threat protection - detects threats as they travel over a network and eliminates them before they can reach your computer.
  • SONAR 4 Behavioral Protection - monitors your computer for suspicious behavior to quickly and accurately detect and stop new threats.
  • Norton Safe Web for Facebook - scans your News Feed for dangerous downloads and links to unsafe websites and warns you and your Facebook friends about them.
  • FREE 24x7 support - offers you expert help and answers by phone, email, live chat or online whenever you need them. ****
  • Vulnerability protection - stops cybercriminals from using security holes (vulnerabilities) in applications to sneak threats onto your PC.
  • Norton Identity Safe - secures, remembers and automatically enters your website user names and passwords to prevent cybercriminals from stealing your information as you type. Now includes an online version so you can share logins among additional PCs protected by Norton Internet Security 2012.
  • Antiphishing technology - Blocks fraudulent websites cybercriminals use to steal your identity and your money.
  • Bandwidth management - Limits non-critical Norton updates when you connect to 3G networks to avoid using up your monthly data allotment or causing overage fees.
  • Norton Pulse Updates - updates your protection every 5 to 15 minutes—without disrupting you—for up-to-the-minute protection against the latest threats.
  • Email and instant message monitoring - scans email and IMs for suspicious links, attachments and other tricks cybercriminals use to steal your personal information.
  • Smart two-way firewall - prevents cybercriminals from hacking into your PC and stealing your personal information—without constantly asking you to make the security decisions.
  • Professional-strength spam blocking - keeps your mailbox free of unwanted, dangerous, and fraudulent emails.
  • Network mapping and monitoring - shows all the devices connected to your home network, so you can spot uninvited guests using your wireless connection and/or eavesdropping on you.
  • Norton Bootable Recovery Tool - creates an emergency CD/DVD/USB that gets your PC back up and running even if it’s so infected that it won’t start up.
  • Silent mode - puts alerts and non-critical updates on hold when you’re watching movies or playing games in full-screen mode on your PC.
  • Norton Control Center - gives you easy access to program settings and Web-based Norton services from your choice of a standard detailed view or a new simplified view.
  • Smart scheduler - runs scans and updates only when you’re not using your PC.
  • Monthly report - tells you what Norton Internet Security has done in the previous month to keep you safe from threats.
  • Power saver settings - maximizes your laptop’s battery life by putting off non-critical activities until your computer is plugged in.

Award-Winning Protection

Norton Internet Security - "Release a License" Procedure
Good Evening: I am currently running NIS 2012 (3-PCs) (19.5.0.145) on my home computers.  All 3 licenses are being currenly used.  I plan on buying a new computer in the coming weeks.  How can I release one...
Securityfan | 02-13-2012 2:12 AM
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I seem to be infected with teh clkpop.com virus - I get no reply from the norton site when i search clkpop.com but I do on the internet so its not just me who has it. I am protected with Norton Internet...
forumflyer | 02-12-2012 1:32 PM
How d o I stop the emails from Norton that my subscription has expired?
I purchased a new copy of Norton Internet Security 2012, downloaded it, and it is active and has the correct renewal date for 2013, but I keep getting emails from Norton that my NIS 2011has expired. How...
clpayne48 | 02-11-2012 7:27 PM

Customer Reviews

March 13, 2010 -"Absolutely brilliant system and technical back-up!!!!!! I was so happy with previous editions, but Norton have excelled themselves with version 2010. I shall continue to renew my subscription with Norton as and when it's required, and have recommended the product to many friends and family. Keep up the good work Norton!!!!! You get what you pay for, and the Norton service is second to no other I have been involved with, and at a very reasonable cost. How about a loyalty discount for customers such as myself!!!!! Just a thought."
-Phil J.
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Norton Internet Security 2012 - Main User Interface
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Advanced Options
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Norton Management lets you manage your Norton products over the Internet
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Identity Safe - prevents cybercriminals from stealing your information as you type
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Download Insight checks and removes malicious files before they can do any harm to your computer
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Safe Web warns of and blocks unsafe and fake websites in your search results
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Norton SafeWeb for Facebook - warns of dangerous links and sites within Facebook
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Parental Controls with Norton Online Family
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Bandwidth mangement with Norton Tasks
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Operating Systems Supported

  • Microsoft® Windows® XP (32-bit) Home/Professional/Tablet PC/Media Center (32-bit) with Service Pack 2 or later
  • Microsoft Windows Vista® (32-bit and 64-bit) Starter/Home Basic/Home Premium/Business/Ultimate with Service Pack 1 or later
  • Microsoft Windows 7 (32-bit and 64-bit) Starter/Home Basic/Home Premium/Ultimate

Minimum Hardware Requirements

  • 300 MHz for Microsoft Windows XP, 1 GHz for Microsoft Windows Vista/Microsoft Windows 7
  • 256 MB of RAM
  • 300 MB of available hard disk space
  • CD-ROM or DVD drive (if not installing via electronic download)

Browser Plug-In Support

  • Microsoft Internet Explorer® 6.0 or later (32-bit only)
  • Mozilla® Firefox® 3.0 and later (32-bit only)

Support for Antispam

  • Microsoft Outlook® 2002 or later
  • Microsoft Outlook Express 6.0 or later
  • Windows Mail (spam filtering only)

Browser Support for Vulnerability Protection and Phishing Protection

  • Microsoft Internet Explorer® 6.0 or later (32-bit only)
  • Mozilla® Firefox® 3.0 and later (32-bit only)

Email scanning supported for POP3-compatible email clients

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