Industry-leading Security

We leverage 40,000 security sensors, 4 security operations centers and intelligence from the over 18 million members of our Norton Community Watch to build the best security that will protect you against today’s online threats.
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Just how strong is our protection?

Drive-By Downloads

We block 97% of malicious downloads from infected web sites, 65% more than the competitive average.*

Fake Security Scams

We block 100% of malicious attacks originating from fake security software scams, 63% more than the competitive average.*

Virus Bulletin 100

We’ve passed 39 consecutive virus bulletin tests, more than any other security software out there.**

Pulse Updates

We update your protection software every 5 – 15 minutes, 30 times more often than any of our competitors.
Get proactive protection from malicious drive-by downloads and fake security scanners with Norton 2009.

Protect your identity and more

There is an entire economy built around Identity theft. Norton Internet Security 2009 provides additional protection from threats aimed at stealing your identity through a number of technologies including industry-leading Phishing protection**** and Web site authentication as well as login & password management. As an added bonus, Norton Identity Safe makes banking, browsing, and shopping online even more convenient than before by automatically filling in your login and transaction forms for you. Norton Internet Security 2009 also includes antispam, parental controls, network monitoring and WiFi connection security to safeguard your network and your family. Read more about all the new and improved features in our 2009 products:

Norton AntiVirus 2009

Winning protection against viruses, spyware and other malicious threats

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      84% Less
    • 5.38
    • 33.38
Memory Usage (MB)



Norton AntiVirus
Competitive Average

Norton Internet Security 2009

Strong on protection, light on system resources

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      89% Less
    • 6.92
    • 60.81
Memory Usage (MB)



Norton Internet Security
Competitive Average
* August 2008, Cascadia Labs testing of AVG Internet Security 2008, Kaspersky Internet Security 2007, McAfee Internet Security 2008, Trend Micro Internet Security 2008, and Norton Internet Security 2008, August 2008. The competitive average is based on the average of testing results from AVG Internet Security 2008, Kaspersky Internet Security 2007, McAfee Internet Security 2008, Trend Micro Internet Security 2008.