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Feature summary
Security protection features
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Security protection features
Norton Internet Security includes a suite of security tools
that help keep your computer safe from security threats
and privacy intrusions.
Security protection features include:
Personal Firewall Protects your computer from Internet attacks, dangerous
Web content, port scans, and other suspicious behavior.
Intrusion
Detection
Scans each piece of information that enters and exits
your computer and automatically blocks any Internet
attacks.
Outbreak Alert Notifies you of security threats affecting Internet users
worldwide and recommends actions to ensure that you
are protected.
Network Detector Lets you customize security settings for different
networks. This makes it easy for mobile users who
connect to the Internet from the road to stay protected at
all times.
Internet Explorer
toolbar
Lets you customize security settings for individual Web
sites without leaving your browser.
Privacy Control Gives you several levels of control over the kind of
information that users can send via the Web, email, and
instant messenger programs.
Alert Assistant Helps you understand security issues, suggests how you
can resolve problems, and advises you on avoiding
future security problems.
Parental Control Lets parents choose the Web sites and newsgroups that
their children can visit and the types of Internet
programs that children can use.
Password
protection
Protects Norton Internet Security options from
unauthorized changes.
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