Editing Norton Internet Security (section)

====2001 (2.5, 3.0)====
Version 2001 (2.5) was released September 18, 2000, adding support for [[Windows ME]] in addition to the [[Windows 9x]] series, [[Windows NT]], and [[Windows 2000]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Market-Leading Norton Internet Security 2001 and Norton Personal Firewall 2001 Now Support Windows Millennium Edition |url=http://www.symantec.com/about/news/release/article.jsp?prid=20000918_01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090916182517/http://www.symantec.com/about/news/release/article.jsp?prid=20000918_01 |url-status=dead |archive-date=September 16, 2009 |date=September 18, 2000 |publisher=Symantec|access-date=25 July 2009}}</ref> Following attacks by the [[ILOVEYOU]] and [[Anna Kournikova (computer virus)|Anna Kournikova]] [[Scripting language|script]] viruses, this version could block malicious scripts without virus signatures, by analyzing behavior.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Symantec launches new version of security suite|author=George A. Chidi Jr.|url=http://edition.cnn.com/2001/TECH/ptech/03/21/new.symantec.idg/index.html |date=March 21, 2001 |publisher=CNN |access-date=25 July 2009}}</ref>

The firewall scans for Internet-enabled applications and creates access rules during installation based on a knowledge base maintained by Symantec. In ''[[PC Magazine]]'' testing, the installation took 24 minutes to complete on a 750&nbsp;MHz Pentium III with 92 Internet-enabled applications. Using the firewall, users could determine whether to accept cookies, Java [[applets]], and [[Active Scripting|ActiveX]] controls on a global or per-site basis. A new feature, Intrusion Detection with AutoBlock, could detect [[port scan]]s and block further intrusion attempts. The program provides notifications for intrusion attempts, reporting the severity level and providing access to threat details. Alternatively, the firewall could put the computer in stealth, essentially hiding the system. Users could configure the security level, managing the number of notifications. Testing conducted by ''PC Magazine'' using [[Shields Up]] and Symantec's Security Check found that the firewall successfully stealthed all ports, hiding the computer from view. A leak test was conducted to see the firewall's ability to detect outbound connections. Each attempt was detected and the suite offered to block the attempts.<ref name="pcmag" >{{Cite news|author=Sal Ricciardi|title=Adding Stealth to Your PC|url=https://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,33502,00.asp|date=June 12, 2001|publisher=[[PC Magazine]]|access-date=2 August 2009}}</ref>

The ''Family Edition'', like the prior version, included parental controls and the information filtering feature. Parental controls come with a list of objectionable sites, separated into 32 categories. The list was updated every two weeks by [[Norton LiveUpdate]]. Using the list alone, Norton only blocks listed sites. Consequently, Norton may not block sites until the next update. Parents could customize the list, adding or removing sites. A list of allowed sites could be created to restrict children to those specific sites. This version used application blocking rather than protocol or port filtering to control Internet access. Children could be restricted in the applications they used to access the Internet. A parental control profile could be set up for each child, and settings could be automatically configured based on their age group, whether they be a child, :teenager, adult, or administrator. Internet usage and violations were noted in a report presented to parents.<ref>{{Cite news|author=Jay Munroi|title=At Home: Norton Internet Security 2001 Family Edition|url=https://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,26623,00.asp|date=September 25, 2001|publisher=PC Magazine|access-date=2 August 2009}}</ref> ''PC Magazine'' found that enabling parental controls added a minute to a computer's boot time.<ref>{{Cite news|author=Les Freed|title=Norton Internet Security, Family Edition|url=https://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,1651399,00.asp|date=June 12, 2001|publisher=PC Magazine|access-date=2 August 2009}}</ref>

Version 3.0 was released March 19, 2001.<ref>{{cite web|title=Symantec's New Norton Internet Security 2001 v.3.0 Provides Essential Protection from Viruses, Hackers and Privacy Threats|url=http://www.symantec.com/about/news/release/article.jsp?prid=20010319_03|website=[[Broadcom#Symantec enterprise security|Symantec]]|access-date=31 August 2014|archive-date=3 September 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140903204154/http://www.symantec.com/about/news/release/article.jsp?prid=20010319_03|url-status=dead}}</ref>