Product Identification

One would think this would be easy, but it's apparently not. 

 

What product do I have?

 

I hover the mouse pointer over the green on yellow icon in the System Tray and the bubble says, "Norton Internet Security". Hmm.

 

Then I select Start | All Programs and see "Norton Internet Security".  Hmm.

 

So then I select that "Norton Internet Security" and see these programs; "Norton Internet Security", "Live Update", "Support" and "Uninstall Norton Internet Security". Hmm

 

Ok.  I then decide to double click on the green on yellow icon in the System Tray.  The program is displayed and I see "Norton Internet Security" in the upper left hand corner.  I click on "Help & Support" and then "About".  I see "Norton Internet Security" and the version is 16.5.0.134.

 

I see the "Copyright (c) 1997-2008 Symantec Corporation", but that should never be the true test of product identification. 

 

Just on the chance, I clicked on "Subscription Status".  Nope.  Just confirmed the days remaining.

 

Then I saw "abhay_kulkarni" post for "NAV/NIS 2009.5 Patch Update".  There, the person has posted a screen capture with the same decimal compile/build number as my version.  From that I could assume I am using 2009.

 

Why is this so important?  The "Norton Update Center" web form asks for the Year as a version and not decimal build/compile number.

 

So what product do I have?  2007?  2008?  2009?  It's probably not 2007.

 

Why is this effort required just identify what product I am using?!

 

Why can't the production just say it?!

 

More importantly, what product am I using?