Editing Norton Internet Security (section)

====2000 (1.0, 2.0)====
Norton Internet Security 2000, released January 10, 2000, was Symantec's first foray beyond [[computer virus|virus]] protection and content filters.<ref>{{cite web|title=Symantec Ships Norton Internet Security 2000 |url=http://www.symantec.com/about/news/release/article.jsp?prid=20000110_01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090916182512/http://www.symantec.com/about/news/release/article.jsp?prid=20000110_01 |url-status=dead |archive-date=September 16, 2009 |date=January 10, 2000 |publisher=[[NortonLifeLock|Symantec]] |access-date=25 July 2009}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|author=Leslie Walker |title=Taking a Whack at Hackers |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/business/longterm/tech/techthursday/dotcom/dotcom011300.htm |date=January 13, 2000 |newspaper=The Washington Post |access-date=25 July 2009}}</ref> Its release followed an alliance between [[Internet provider]] [[Excite@Home]] and [[antivirus]] vendor [[McAfee.com]] to provide Internet subscribers with McAfee's new firewall software, ''McAfee Personal Firewall''.<ref>{{cite web|author=Wylie Wong |title=Excite@Home, McAfee make pact for network security |url=http://news.cnet.com/2100-1033-236262.html&tag=st.ne.1002.bgif |date=January 31, 2000 |publisher=[[CNET]] |access-date=25 July 2009}}</ref> Version 2000s firewall, based on AtGuard from WRQ, filters traffic at the packet level. It could block [[ActiveX]] controls and [[Java applets]]. Other features included [[HTTP cookie|cookie]] removal, and [[banner ad]] [[ad blocking|blocking]].<ref>{{cite web|author=Larry Armstrong |title=Back Off, Hacker |url=http://www.businessweek.com/archives/2000/b3670174.arc.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090923001049/http://www.businessweek.com/archives/2000/b3670174.arc.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 23, 2009|date=February 28, 2000 |publisher=[[BusinessWeek]] |access-date=25 July 2009}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|author=Michael Foreman |title=Internet morals watchdog on guard |url=http://www.nzherald.co.nz/ict-news/news/article.cfm?c_id=55&objectid=118155 |date=February 15, 2000 |publisher=[[The New Zealand Herald]] |access-date=25 July 2009}}</ref> [[ZDNet]] found the ad blocker to remove graphics that were not ads, breaking pages. Adjusting the settings fixed the problem, however the process was complicated. [[ZDNet]] noted the lack of information presented concerning attacks the firewall blocked.<ref>{{cite web|title=Norton Internet Security 2000 |url=http://www.zdnet.com.au/reviews/software/security/soa/Norton-Internet-Security-2000/0,139023452,120106149,00.htm |date=September 16, 2000 |publisher=[[ZDNet]] |access-date=26 July 2009}}{{dead link|date=July 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> [[Norton LiveUpdate]] downloads and installs program updates.

The ''Family Edition'' adds parental controls. Parental controls were backed by a [[quality control]] team of 10 people who searched the web for inappropriate content. Found content was categorized in subject matter and placed on a blacklist of about 36,000 sites. A designated administrator could add blocked sites, however the pre-supplied blacklist cannot be viewed or edited since it was [[hard code]]d. Administrators could block certain subject matter. Another option was to block all sites, then create a [[whitelist]] of allowed sites. Family Edition could block transmission of specified personal information. Such information was replaced with the letter "X". However, [[CNN]] noted [[X-rated]] sites were retrieved when personal information was queried by a [[search engine]].<ref>{{Cite news|author=Alexandra Krasne |title=Symantec bundles safe surfing tools |url=http://www.cnn.com/TECH/computing/9910/19/symantec.bundle.idg/index.html|date=October 19, 1999 |publisher=CNN |access-date=25 July 2009}}</ref>

Version 2.0 was released June 12, 2000<ref>{{cite web|title=Norton Internet Security 2000 Provides Home PC Users Total Internet Protection|url=https://www.symantec.com/region/can/eng/press/2000/n000612.html|website=[[Broadcom#Symantec enterprise security|Symantec]]|access-date=31 August 2014|archive-date=24 September 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924123547/http://www.symantec.com/region/can/eng/press/2000/n000612.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>