Symantec Norton AntiVirus 9.0
![]() | MacintoshPlatform: Mac OS X Symantec, 2003, CD-ROM Customer Rating: 6 reviews Recommend This product is currently not available and cannot be purchased. It means that we have no merchant offers for this product at the moment or it was discontinued by the manufacturer. |
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Main Features
- The newest tools like Worm Blocking for monitoring your outbound e-mail traffic -- if anything resembling a worm is detected, the mail is stopped and the User is alerted
- Advanced heuristics help Worm Blocking work without the constant need for updates
- All instant message attachments are scanned for potential virus infection
- The Software is completely automated and runs on its own -- your hands-on time is minimal. Norton handles all viruses, worms, and Trojans and tells you when it's done!
- Security and convenience against advanced online threats, like E-mail worms and infected instant messaging attachments!
Product Description
Norton AntiVirus 9.0 is a powerful shield that protects your Mac from the ever-evolving threats of the online world!
Product Details
Title: Symantec Norton AntiVirus 9.0 (Macintosh)
Sales Rank: 3946 in Software
Publisher: Symantec
Platform: Mac OS X, CD-ROM
Package Dimensions: 9.6 x 7.8 x 1.4 inches, 0.4 pounds
Customer Reviews
- Worth The Money
- I have this installed on my iBook, and will be buying it for my work machines. It works well, and I have had no problems with it.
Despite what other reviewers have said, there was a time when viruses for the Mac were extremely prevalent and were more common that PC ones. It is also beneficial to have the protection and notification when More reviews
- Sure, but I agree with other reviewers...why?
- After reading a couple of reviews here about the severity of MAC threats, i went to the Symantec (Norton) site and listed all the virus threats. I went through the entire list, one at a time, and examined the OS threatened by each virus. There were three that did NOT show Macintosh in the "Systems not affected" category. But, Mac was More reviews
- A Mac Expert's opinion
- I found this program to be excellent as an anti-virus program. Know it or not, the first Trojan Horse designed to attack macs has been found. V. 9.0.2 will protect your Mac against any virus you encounter. More reviews
- Unnecessary
- Sure, you can buy this software and protect your Mac, but the question is, "Why would you want to waste your money?" There has not yet been one virus written for the Macintosh. (That's right, not a single one.) And even if you download a Windows virus, it won't work, because Windows programs can't run More reviews
- Broken (Un)installation
- I couldn't be more disappointed. I have installed it successfully twice in the past, but my latest effort has been nothing but disappointment. I have been working on this for a number of hours, and continually get stuck on the NAV Update, where it successfully retrieves the various update files, but can't apply the last "Virus Def" (or at least couldn't Process it in 8 hours...). More reviews

