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Once the subscription expires, the Norton product will not receive any updates including virus definitions and firewall updates.
So the computer will be open to the latest threats, open to attacks, intruders etc. I suggest you to purchase the 2009 version of Norton product which has a lot of advanced features.
At the moment, I have NIS2008 installed on my Windows Vista computer. I am aware that when my subscription expires, I will no longer receive updates to NIS. However, would the antivirus and the firewall components of NIS2008 remain active when that happens?
I don't have a router at home, so I am solely relying on NIS2008's firewall in protecting my computer. If NIS2008 goes down because my subscription runs out, would the firewall go down along it as well?
Thanks in advance.
Yes, I am aware that I would not be able to get any further updates to NIS once my subscription expires. But would the antivirus and the firewall component (especially, since this computer is not behind a router) remain on and active when that occurs?
The reason I am asking is because I've accidentally let my NIS subscription run out last night. I purchased a retail copy of NIS2008 several weeks ago, but I put the product aside because I still had time on my subscription. I wanted to use the subscription until there was 1 day left before I enter the new product key into NIS (as per the instructions I found in a thread on this forum regarding licensing issues). Fast forward to last night. I was so caught up with work on my computer that I had totally forgotten about renewing NIS with the new key. NIS popped up with a message saying somethings the lines that there was a problem with my subscription and I must renew. The NIS icon in my taskbar turned into a red "X", so I assumed all components of NIS quit running.
I entered the new key into NIS, and now everything is good now. I am aware that NIS2009 and that I am entitled to the upgrade as long as I have a valid subscription. But my computer is too mission critical at the moment and I simply cannot afford any downtime, so I will upgrade in the coming weeks when I have a bit more time on my hands. Thanks for the information.
Thanks in advance.
Good to hear you are all up and running. You say your machine is too mission critical at the moment. sounds to me like the best moment to upgrade to NIS 2009. It will only take 2 minutes and you are even more protected than before
Stu wrote:
Good to hear you are all up and running. You say your machine is too mission critical at the moment. sounds to me like the best moment to upgrade to NIS 2009. It will only take 2 minutes and you are even more protected than before
Installing N.I.S. 2009 is not like installing N.I.S. 2008, whereby it could take about thirty minutes; maybe less, maybe longer.
However, with N.I.S. 2009, it will, at most take about ten minutes to install; probably less than that, though.
HamsterJam, your observation is correct. The 2008 and latter products, as well as the Norton 360 products, are licensed solely as subscriptions and completely disable once your subscription expires.
Whoa, that’s harsh. What about someone who’s travelling around some isolated area for a couple of weeks and can’t get access to the internet? Does that also mean he has no antivirus protection because the subscription ran out during that period of time? Yes, I know it’s unlikely; but still. Does that also apply to Norton System Works? If the answer is “yes”, then what does the extra year’s subscription get us in terms of Norton Utilities, which is the only reason many of get NSW?
So, are you saying that there was a time when the firewall component of NIS was shut off completely and leave my computer completely vulnerable to outside attacks simply because I did not renew on time? If so, then I am thoroughly disappointed with Symantec.
I understand that the onus of renewing subscriptions lies solely on the users themselves. However, it is very irresponsible of Symantec to design their flagship internet security product to shut off every single one of its protection component (antivirus, and more importantly, firewall) simply because the company isn't receiving any more subscription revenue from that particular user. Is Symantec really expecting every single one of its user to be behind a firewall-equipped router? At least when Symantec flips the switch on NIS when subscription ends, turn ON Windows Firewall automatically so that the user is protected somewhat.
What happens when the subscription expires is that you stop getting updates. The product will continue to do its job with the database it has already accumulated.