NIS 2009.7 and Norton 360.5 Betas Now Available


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Symantec have released two betas for testing on Windows 7.

  • Norton Internet Secuirty 2009 16.7
  • Norton 360 3.5

Each can be used for 14-days with a Beta Key, and these will be renewable.

Welcome to the Norton Internet Security / Norton 360 Public Beta for Windows 7 Compatibility Board!

We have made available a beta pre-release version of Norton Internet Security 2009 and Norton 360 3.0 for you to test with the latest Release Candidate (RC) of Windows 7. You can download the Windows 7 compatible builds of Norton Internet Security and Norton 360 by visiting this page:

http://www.norton.com/win7

On this page, you can choose which Norton product you prefer to test. These new Windows 7 Compatible builds will not contain any new or enhanced features. These builds will ONLY focus on Windows 7 compatibility.

For this build, activation is not available. We will refresh this build in a few days, and have activation keys available for the refreshed build. However, there is no activation available this initial Public Beta build. I apologize for this inconvenience, however you will have 7 days to test this build before it expires.

http://www.symantec.com/norton/theme.jsp?themeid=windows7

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Wow!! An entire 14 days!!!

How generous of them.

I know, that baffeled me too. Even McAfee offer a longer period with their Total Protection Beta for Windows 7, though I wouldn't touch it with a barge pole. However, it could mean that are releasing a new build within 14-days, like they did with the NIS 2009 Beta.

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14 days? What's the point? It is a beta after all. Do they want people to test it or not? However, I'd much rather go without any Symantec products ever touching my PC than installing all the terrible bloat!

Sure hope Kaspersky or ESET release a beta for Windows 7 RC. I'll stick with corporate Sophos for the meantime.

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However, I'd much rather go without any Symantec products ever touching my PC than installing all the terrible bloat!

Haha another example of how alienating your customers looses you sales.

NIS 2009 is the best Antivirus i have ever used. It never uses more than 14mb of ram here, and never more than 10% DURING a full system scan in the foreground. Make it run in the background and it uses less.

I even have it running on my netbook.

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Haha another example of how alienating your customers looses you sales.

NIS 2009 is the best Antivirus i have ever used. It never uses more than 14mb of ram here, and never more than 10% DURING a full system scan in the foreground. Make it run in the background and it uses less.

I even have it running on my netbook.

I agree with you on NIS 2009. Its the lighest and quickest AV suite available. You can not judge it on previous versions, you need to try the 2009 version before making any assumptions about Symantec software.

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Trend Micro Internet Security 2009 works great on 7 7100. I did have Norton Internet Security 2009 running on Vista and was really impressed as I was really skeptical even trying it after so many years of having a bad reputation on how resource heavy it was and getting off your system. That has certainly changed. I will wait before I get NIS 2K9 since I have a subscription for Trend Micro.

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Yeah for some dumb reason the RC freaks out over NIS 09 claiming a driver has issues with 7. Even though while in Beta I had NO problems with it. Other then having to put the installer in compatability mode for XP SP2.

Also the program wants a key! Even though the email I got from Norton said there is none.

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Thanks for the headsup, although 14 days is a bit short. I assume that they're doing that so they can release a new beta version. I was under the impression the beta would be free and would work until the release of windows 7

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14 days? What's the point? It is a beta after all. Do they want people to test it or not? However, I'd much rather go without any Symantec products ever touching my PC than installing all the terrible bloat!

Sure hope Kaspersky or ESET release a beta for Windows 7 RC. I'll stick with corporate Sophos for the meantime.

Which of your use cases takes longer than 14 days to test? Kaspersky has had a beta available since 7000 and it was recently refreshed. Sophos doesn't list Windows 7 as a supported platform in the public Endpoint Security and Control techsheet. If you need protection past the various AV beta periods then you should purchase a compatible package.

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would be interested in trying it, but the 14 days thing is a joke. support it up until 7 RTM to get actual feedback. weirdos.

disclaimer: i used NIS up until v2007 when i switched to onecare and fully intend to go back to NIS 2009/2010 if morro doesn't seem like it will work well for me. i'm in no way a norton basher :)

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They will either extend it via their reactivation process or issue a later build. I was on the closed beta for all 3 360s so far and it is what they always do. Register as a tester at et.symantec.com and maybe you'll get an official invitation.

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Yeah for some dumb reason the RC freaks out over NIS 09 claiming a driver has issues with 7. Even though while in Beta I had NO problems with it. Other then having to put the installer in compatability mode for XP SP2.

Also the program wants a key! Even though the email I got from Norton said there is none.

According to Symantec the Activation Keys arn't yet available, but will be soon. I presume they will be releasing a new build within 14 days, so it stops people from continuing to use older builds, this is what they did during the Beta period of NIS/NAV 2009.

NIS 2009 worked fine on Builds 7000, 7068, 7077 and 7100 but sometimes Action Centre would report it as being Disabled. This Beta build seems to fix that issue and probably a few other issues that were not seen.

I like the fact they you can upgrade to the next version when its available for free (i mean from 2009 to 2010, not build updates) as long as your subscription is valid. Say for example you purchase NIS 2009 and then a week later 2010 is released, you can upgrade for free!

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I'm probably going to give this a try, however when I tested NIS09 they did send my a few keys that extended the period.

Symantec spelling fail.

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I'm probably going to give this a try, however when I tested NIS09 they did send my a few keys that extended the period.

Symantec spelling fail.

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If this was a few years ago you could say that it leaves a 'trail' of destruction... lol! :)

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Just got this reply from the Norton Forums...

We have had some hiccups with our system of assigning activation keys to to the beta builds that support the Windows 7 RC.

We will be sending out activation keys to all users who have downloaded the beta. In the meantime, you can download and install the beta. By default you get a 7 day trial period. The activation key will give you 14 more days - which you will be able to renew

So the keys will be renewable after 14 days.

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Which of your use cases takes longer than 14 days to test? Kaspersky has had a beta available since 7000 and it was recently refreshed. Sophos doesn't list Windows 7 as a supported platform in the public Endpoint Security and Control techsheet. If you need protection past the various AV beta periods then you should purchase a compatible package.

How many betas have you tested for just 14 days? A proper testing cycle requires thorough testing that takes a lot longer than 14 days. Not just a quick install and a little look around! Anti Virus programs are affected by the system changes and as far as I'm concerned you'll only see proper results after you have used it for an extended period.

I wasn't aware of the Kaspersky refresh and will be installing it ASAP. I'm aware of Sophos not listing Windows 7 as a supported platform yet, but isn't testing your current software on the new OS part of what (beta) testing is all about?

Haha another example of how alienating your customers looses you sales.

Indeed! Has anyone ever tried calling Symantec corporate support? It's terrible! Being diverted between operator and operator and operator! That's not taking into account the quality (or lack of it) of the product!

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How many betas have you tested for just 14 days? A proper testing cycle requires thorough testing that takes a lot longer than 14 days. Not just a quick install and a little look around! Anti Virus programs are affected by the system changes and as far as I'm concerned you'll only see proper results after you have used it for an extended period.

I wasn't aware of the Kaspersky refresh and will be installing it ASAP. I'm aware of Sophos not listing Windows 7 as a supported platform yet, but isn't testing your current software on the new OS part of what (beta) testing is all about?

Indeed! Has anyone ever tried calling Symantec corporate support? It's terrible! Being diverted between operator and operator and operator! That's not taking into account the quality (or lack of it) of the product!

I've heard their Support is a bit of a joke and its what loses them points in reviews, though the quality of their 2009 'Home' products cannot be faulted.

The 14 days is renewable, so you it never really expires, and expect new builds to be released every 14 days.

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gave it a shot tonight.

really impressed. install time was shockingly fast compared to previous versions, and everything is running smooth.

other than the stupid internet explorer toolbar that uses its own custom drawn ui, i am really impressed.

provided morro is a little too basic, i think i'm sold.

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So i was looking at the diff btw NIS and 360 and it say that 360 has "Automated set-it-and-forget-it protection" wth is this? Dont really care for backup and tune up utilities in 360.

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So i was looking at the diff btw NIS and 360 and it say that 360 has "Automated set-it-and-forget-it protection" wth is this? Dont really care for backup and tune up utilities in 360.

If you are not interested in the Back-up and Utilities functions in N360, then go with NIS 2009, it too has set-it and forget-it protection.

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I like the fact they you can upgrade to the next version when its available for free (i mean from 2009 to 2010, not build updates) as long as your subscription is valid. Say for example you purchase NIS 2009 and then a week later 2010 is released, you can upgrade for free!

Is this something new?

I'll have to tell my Dad and I'm sure he'll like it. Though if it is not new then he won't care. He's been using Norton for years. Back when it was called Peter Norton Computing.

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