Any feedback on Norton Internet Security?

I received a free copy of Norton Internet Security from my employer and was looking for some feedback before I install it. I mainly like the Firewall application. I know people say you don't need a Virus application on a Mac.
Thanks

Seanrobrien wrote:
I run Windows 7 with VMware so I was thinking Norton would be a good idea. Would I be better protected if I used Boot Camp to run Windows.
If you restrict Norton to your Windows system, that's fine. I personally dumped Norton from all my PCs some time ago. It was worse than a virus. I use AVG which is free and more than adequate.
Just don't install any Norton stuff on Leopard. Search these forums for details

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It's my first time in this forum.
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Hi and welcome to the forum,
the reason for this situation is, that the antivir files are protected from being modified.
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Hi !
I use NIS since 2001 and never had any serious trouble with this software.
There could be some compatibility problem, but I don't think that Vista is causing it, because otherwise a lot more people should have the same problem. Even the installation of all current Windows, NIS and Qosmio updates did not solve it. Of course I tried to get help using Symantec's Support and their user forums, but without success. This problem seems to be a rare one (unfortunately for me). I tested the NIS2009beta and even though it's a new version, the PC freezes again when this program starts. And this made me think that maybe a service or setup by Toshiba causes the problem and other Vista users are not affected. It's a strange thing that the pre-installed NIS2007 version is running fine...
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http://liveupdate.symantec.com/upgrade/NIS09EN.exe
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http://community.norton.com/t5/Norton-Internet-Security-Norton/Norton-Toolbar-not-compatible-with-FF-4-0-1/td-p/442788

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yankeecat wrote:
I have a 4 yr. old iMac. I recently got a trojan on it that sent out emails to my address book.
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