Editing Norton Internet Security (section)

====2009 (16.x)====
[[File:Norton Internet Security.png|thumb|The main user interface of Norton Internet Security 2009]]
The 2009 version was released for sale September 9, 2008.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.symantec.com/about/newsroom/press-releases/2008/symantec_0909_01 |title=Symantec Launches Fastest Security Products in the World |access-date=2009-03-04 |publisher=[[Marketwire]] |date=September 9, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202044437/https://www.symantec.com/about/newsroom/press-releases/2008/symantec_0909_01 |archive-date=February 2, 2017 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all }}</ref> Symantec set several goals while in development: complete installations in under a minute and a footprint of 100 MB. Average installation times ranged from eight to ten minutes, and the previous 2008 version had a 400 MB footprint. Other goals included reducing load time after the computer starts, from 20 to 30 seconds to 10 seconds, and file scanning times with technology that allowed Norton to skip certain trusted files. The technology works on the basis that if a piece of software runs on a significant proportion of computers, then it was safe.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.computerworld.com/article/2536065/security0/speed-is-of-essence-for-next-generation-symantec-products.html |title=Speed Is of Essence for Next-generation Symantec Products |access-date=July 29, 2009 |author=Jeremy Kirk |publisher=computer world |date=May 23, 2008 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.symantec.com/en/au/about/newsroom/press-releases/2008/symantec_0909_01|title=Symantec Launches Fastest Security Products in the World|access-date=July 29, 2009|publisher=symantec|archive-date=March 6, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180306022728/https://www.symantec.com/en/au/about/newsroom/press-releases/2008/symantec_0909_01|url-status=dead}}</ref>

A reduction in memory consumption was made, prompted by the fact 40 percent of people contacting Symantec support had 512 MB of RAM. The beta release used about 6 MB of memory, compared to 11 MB by the prior version. To reduce scan times, [[Norton Insight]] used data from Norton Community participants to avoid scanning files that were found on a [[statistically significant]] number of computers.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.forbes.com/2008/09/21/virus-clouds-security-tech-security-cx_ag_0922virus.html |title=Filtering Viruses Through The Cloud |access-date=11 March 2009|author=Andy Greenberg |work=[[Forbes]] |date=September 22, 2008 }}</ref> Citing a [[NPD Group]] study finding that 39 percent of consumers switching antiviruses blamed performance, a CPU usage meter allowed users to find the cause of high CPU usage, whether it be Norton or another program. Updates were more frequent, termed Norton Pulse Updates. Pulse Updates were delivered every five to fifteen minutes (down from every eight hours).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://edge.networkworld.com/news/2008/071508-symantec-says-security-software-needs.html?page=1|title=Symantec says security software needs speed|access-date=30 July 2009|author=Gregg Keizer|publisher=[[Network World]]|date=July 15, 2008|page=2|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110714165850/http://edge.networkworld.com/news/2008/071508-symantec-says-security-software-needs.html?page=1|archive-date=14 July 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pcworld.com/article/148407/norton_2009_to_speed_up_malware_screening.html|title=Norton 2009 to Speed Up Malware Screening|access-date=30 July 2009|author=Neil McAllister|publisher=PC World|date=July 15, 2008}}</ref> Silent Mode automatically suspends alerts and updates when a program enters [[4:3|fullscreen]] mode and could be manually enabled.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Security/Symantec-Opens-Public-Beta-for-New-Norton-AntiVirus-and-Norton-Internet-Security-Software/|title=Symantec Norton AntiVirus and Norton Internet Security Software Betas Open|access-date=30 July 2009|author=Brian Prince|publisher=[[eWEEK]]|date=July 15, 2008}}</ref> Activities took place while the computer was idle, and terminate once user activity was observed.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pcworld.com/article/149103-2/norton_internet_security_2009_beta_revs_up.html|title=Norton Internet Security 2009 Beta Revs Up|access-date=30 July 2009|author=Lisa Vaas|publisher=PC World|date=July 29, 2008}}</ref> Spam filtering became part of the bundle. This release bundled [[Norton Safe Web]], which identified malicious websites, compatible with Internet Explorer and Firefox. [[Norton Safe Web]] color coded search results from search engines such as [[Google]] and [[Yahoo]] for safety. The [[Norton Safe Web]] toolbar included an [[Ask.com]] search box. The search box did not share code with the Ask toolbar; instead it redirected queries to the Ask search engine. 

[[Benchmark (computing)|Benchmarking]] conducted by PassMark Software highlighted its 52 second install time, 32 second scan time, and 7 MB memory utilization. Symantec funded the benchmark test and provided scripts used to benchmark each participating [[antivirus software]]. Tests were conducted in Windows Vista running on a [[dual core]] processor.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.passmark.com/ftp/antivirus_09-performance-testing-ed3.pdf|title=Antivirus, Internet Security and Total Security Products Performance Benchmarking (2009)|access-date=30 July 2009|last=Lai|first=Karen|author2=David Wren |publisher=PassMark Software|date=February 6, 2009}}</ref> ''PC Magazine'' found the suite added 15 seconds to boot time, with a baseline of 60 seconds. Norton added less than 5 percent to the time it takes to complete file operations. 25 percent more time was taken to unzip and zip a set of files.<ref>{{Cite news|author=Neil J. Rubenking|url=https://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2330025,00.asp|title=Norton Internet Security 2009|access-date=1 August 2009|publisher=PC Magazine|date=September 9, 2008}}</ref>

Norton was able to remove most commercial keyloggers, beating other tested products. Norton blocked all attempts to install malware on a clean system. Modifications made to the samples did not fool Norton. Norton was not able to block the installation of all the commercial keyloggers.

Phishing protection blocked 90 percent of verified phishing websites in ''PC Magazine'' testing. Internet Explorer 7 caught 75 percent, and Firefox caught 60 percent.

Norton stealthed all ports, according to ''PC Magazine''. Port scans were unsuccessful. The firewall blocked all exploit attempts by Core Impact.

Malware blocking and removal garnered good results in ''PC Magazine'' testing. All but one malware sample contained within a folder were removed once the folder was opened. The last one was removed when executed. Modifications made to the samples did not affect detection. On a similar test, specifically using commercial keyloggers, Norton did not successfully detect all.<ref name="Neil J. Rubenking">{{Cite news|author=Neil J. Rubenking|url=https://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2330027,00.asp|title=Norton Internet Security 2009|access-date=1 August 2009|publisher=PC Magazine|date=September 9, 2008}}</ref> In removing threats, Norton almost completely removed 40 percent of the malware samples and related executables.<ref name="Neil J. Rubenking"/>