NORTON InternetSecurity 2000 (family edition)  

Fr. Jacob Myers

August 15, 2000

Anyone who knows and uses Norton's line of software knows the great benefits of the tools Norton provides for keeping a computer up and running and virus free. It was only a matter of time before Norton took on the Internet as well and provided the same security for Internet users that it has provided for a decade for those using the PC.  In a very short matter of time Norton has already moved to the head of the class in Internet Protection, its InternetSecurity 2000 is already the leading security software, and one of the top selling pieces of software of any kind...and for good reason. If you wish to keep your children safe while using the Internet, keep hackers off your PC, keep your information private and secure, keep others from tracking and using your internet activity to their ends, and finally if you wish to block ads and pop up windows that can litter a computer on the internet, Norton again, provides a complete and easy to use system of protection. 

Though the Internet is a great means of educating our children, there are some great horrors involved in children logging on to web sites of a greatly objectionable nature or landing in a chat room where they could be lured by some twisted mind into revealing something about themselves that could place them in actual physical danger. Norton's InternetSecurity 2000 Family edition allows the adult of the household the ability to block ALL objectionable web sites and chat rooms as well as setting up separate accounts for each child that will provide your child with sites you approve of without you having to look over their shoulder every second to see where they have gone. I might add that safety features of this kind are not just for parents. Often, under the guise of complete innocence, I have been sent an email that looked quite innocent but was linked to a quite objectionable site when you click on the link the email provided. There are many people who do not even want to give an opportunity for these sites to appear on our screens. Norton protects us from inadvertently clicking on these sites. 

Again, protection is much more extensive than blocking unwanted web sites from coming up. Today hackers have such a knowledge of the internet and computers that with some comparative ease they can access our computers for their own amusement, actually wrecking our systems, deleting our files, or seeking our valuable information for their own ends. Norton controls both incoming and outgoing Internet connections, alert us to any attempts by these hackers to access our computers and also detailing in a log the source of such connections.

Another aspect of the program is to prevent households from accidentally sending credit-card numbers and other data of this kind of confidential nature over an insecure connection which can allow others to intercept our data, card numbers, phone numbers and email addresses without our knowledge.

Also, Norton prevents "cookies" which are small text files from being placed on our computers which allow Web servers to remember information about us. These "cookies" while helpful in some situations, do give concerns for our privacy rather than allowing companies all sorts of information about us.

Finally, Norton prevents endless banner pop-ups which are both clutter on a computer and slow down its overall speed on the Internet.

All one needs to do is install Norton and it is basically ready to go. Simply check the boxes in the initial program that you wish to have security in and your system is protected:

As seen below, Norton security provides several products of this nature, the Family security being the most extensive:

Please note below how easy it is to provide security from hackers:

And also to keep your information private:

Do we really have to list every site we wish to prevent our children from accessing? No...Norton has done that for us in categories, and is continuously updating its prevention for us as we log onto its LIVEUPDATE on a regular basis:

You can also note below how easy the ad blocking process is:

Finally, we all know how easy it is to get a virus over the Internet, sent via email, or download as a part of some legitimate piece of software we are accessing. Norton has included its excellent AntiVirus software in this package:

Anyone who uses the Internet will benefit from Norton's proven record of reliability in every aspect of computer upkeep provided by this software. The peace of mind from knowing your computer is protected by such a company is well worth its quite reasonable price.

Visist the Norton InternetSecurity website

Minimum Requirements

Windows 2000

Pentium class or higher processor 
Windows 2000 Professional 
48 MB of RAM (64 MB recommended) 
65 MB of available hard disk space 
CD-ROM drive 
Microsoft Windows Internet support 
Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0 or later; or 
Netscape Navigator 4.0 or later 

Windows 95/98

Pentium class or higher processor 
Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows 98 SE 
32 MB of RAM (48 MB recommended) 
60 MB of available hard disk space 
CD-ROM drive 
Microsoft Windows Internet support 
Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0 or later; or 
Netscape Navigator 4.0 or later 

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