Editing Norton Internet Security (section)

====2004 (7.x)====
Announced September 8, 2003, version 2004 adds [[adware]], [[spyware]], and [[keylogger]] protection. ''[[PC Magazine]]'' found the added protection to be weak. Out of the spyware samples Norton detected, a significant number were not removed completely, requiring manual removal. Norton did little to prevent spyware infections.<ref>{{Cite news|author=John Clyman|title=Norton Internet Security 2004|url=https://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,1522636,00.asp|date=March 2, 2004|publisher=PC Magazine|access-date=27 July 2009}}</ref>

Norton AntiSpam, the renamed spam filtering feature, has a set of spam rules, which cannot be viewed or edited. Whitelists and blacklists of senders could be created. Users may create their own spam definitions. AntiSpam integrates with [[Microsoft Outlook|Outlook]], [[Outlook Express]], and [[Eudora (e-mail client)|Eudora]], allowing users to tag e-mail as spam on-the-fly. E-mail identified as spam were either [[quarantine technology|quarantined]] by default, however the feature could be configured to delete such messages automatically. In [[CNET]] testing, AntiSpam correctly identified 94 percent of spam messages.<ref>{{Cite news|author=Edward Mendelson|title=Norton Internet Security 2004|url=https://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,1650548,00.asp|date=November 25, 2003|publisher=PC Magazine|access-date=27 July 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=Gregg Keizer|title=Norton Internet Security 2004|url=http://reviews.cnet.com/internet-security-and-firewall/norton-internet-security-2004/4505-3667_7-30578104.html|date=November 20, 2003|publisher=CNET|access-date=27 July 2009}}</ref>

[[Product activation]] was introduced* ". After installation, users were allowed a 15-day grace period to activate their copy of Norton Internet Security 2004. The program will not work after the deadline without the 24-character product key. The product key used to activate a copy of Norton Internet Security ties in with an [[alphanumeric]] code based on a computer's hardware configuration. Users may activate their product five times with the same [[product key]], however licensing terms dictate users were allowed only to install Norton Internet Security 2004 on one computer.<ref>{{cite web| title=Symantec adds product activation | url=http://news.cnet.com/2100-1046_3-5068370.html | author=David Becker | publisher=[[CNET]] | date=August 26, 2003 | access-date=March 31, 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| title=Symantec adds product activation | url=https://www.theregister.co.uk/2003/08/29/symantec_adds_product_activation/ | author=John Leyden | publisher=The Register | date=August 29, 2003 | access-date=27 July 2009}}</ref>