Norton 2009 Released: Much faster and lighter!

Posted by Vivek ||

September 10, 2008 ||

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The official release of Norton 2009 Internet Security has been announced by Symantec Corporation. I remember the days when Norton was way too heavy on my machine of course coupled by low end PC specs. However, it has shown great progress and the new Norton 2009 Internet Security has become faster and lighter compared to it’s ancestors. All this was because of the user feedback that Norton receives and I am sure they receive a lot of them coupled with the company’s focus to bring a better product.

I have been holding this post for an hour now, because I have been trying to install the trial version. I am impressed with the fact that it actually took only 2 minutes to install this application. Let’s see what Symantec has to say about the features this new Internet Security Suit has:

NEW! Proven fastest security suite available—Spend more time using your computer and less time waiting for your security software to perform.
Pulse updates for up-to-the-minute protection—Delivered every 5 to 15 minutes to detect and eliminate new threats
Intelligence-driven for faster, fewer, shorter scans—By leveraging a unique online intelligence system, Norton™ Insight targets only those files at risk
Blocks online identity theft—Buy, bank, and browse online wherever and whenever you want
Secure network connections—Monitor your home network and more safely connect to Wi-Fis
Blocks threats and hackers—Two-way firewall automatically makes security decisions for you

Following are a few snapshot that I took. This first picture shows that the installation is amazingly fast. The rest of the two are interface snapshots.

The system requirements for installing Norton Internet Security 2009 are:

Windows® XP with Service Pack 2 Home Edition/Professional/Media Center Edition
Windows Vista® Home/Home Premium/Ultimate/Business
300MHz or faster processor
256MB of RAM
200 MB of available hard disk space
Standard Web browser

Required for all installations

CD-ROM or DVD drive

These specs also suggest that the newer version of Norton IS is much low on resource requirement. You can read a complete review of this product by PCMag here.

Costs

$114.99 for a 2 year subscription and $69.99 for one year subscription.

Trial Software:

Visit the Trial page to download and try Norton 2009 Trial software and other security softwares by Norton. [Link]