Get Norton Internet Security 2010 for $9.99

The highly praised NIS 2010 can be yours for $9.99.

(Credit: Symantec)

Got security? Forget all the system-hosing nightmares Norton put you through in years past; the company's Norton Internet Security 2010 suite improves on the already seriously improved NIS 2009.

Fry's is currently offering NIS 2010 3-User Edition for $9.99 shipped. Unfortunately--and this is really unfortunate--that's after a pair of mail-in rebates [PDF and PDF] totaling $50.

I'll be the first to admit it: I'm scraping the bottom of the barrel today. The pickings, they be slim.

I mean, I don't particularly care for security software. Don't use it, in fact. And I know how most of you hate rebates.

On the other hand, NIS 2010 is already being touted as one of the top security suites, as evidenced by the reviews by CNET, PC Magazine, and even Amazon customers.

And normally it would run you $59.99 (or $69.99 if purchased directly from Symantec). Yeah, the rebates are a hassle, but it's hard to sneeze at saving $50-60 on something you're probably going to buy anyway.

Well? Worthwhile deal, or is it ruined by the rebates? For the record, you can still score IOBit Security 360 Pro for free if you're really trying to keep it cheap.

[rufustel]

In Nov.-Dec. (especially at Thanksgiving), the price often goes down to $0 after rebate, at Fry's and the office stores such as Staples (both b&m and Internet). Something to keep your eye open for.

And, of course, Microsoft Security Essentials is free.

[jcmark42]

I never bother with any products that have mail away rebates.

[Mr_fleabite]

I was wondering why the delay in today's deal, but yeah Rick this is probably a vegemite deal (or lees, whichever you like).


...its the stuff at the bottom of the tank in beer/ wine making. You can't hit homeruns everytime Rick, I'm sure some better deals will come around. Keep up the good work.

[CamaroZ28c]

AVG works for me.

[jscott418]

Would not use Norton if they gave it to me! Fool me once, fool me twice never fool me again!

I agree 100%. I feel this way about Microsoft, HP, Nero, Mcafee, etc..... Tired of all the bloated, un-reliable, buggy, expensive programs that invade your computer worse than a virus.

Rick I understand at times you will have to scrape the bottom of the barrel, but I would rather save 10% at Denny's than buy anything from these kind of companies :-D. But I know many people will. Sad but true :-/

[Renegade Knight]

I'm with you.

It's a good deal. Just not on a product I would let touch my computers. I'd rather go naked.

[Nighteye19]

Nero is okay if you don't go past version 6 lol. I'll stick with Avast and Commodo for anti-virus and firewall. Both free and work better than norton has ever.

[clarkiiiwh]

Rick - I LOVE your articles, but NORTON'S?????? I scraped really hard for the bottom of that barrel!
As an IT Professional I always advise my customers to stay far away from Norton. It is a horrible product and worse than a virus / Mal-Ware. 100% of my customers that have had Norton's, have had a major virus / mal-ware on their computer.
Get Avast for FREE! It is far superior to any other Anti-Virus / Anti-Spyware product out on the market. No rebates, no credit card numbers, no cost at all for the home edition.
Again, thanks for your great articles and great savings to us. Please please never mention the "N" word ever again. The "M" word is just as bad.

[shinji257]

@jscott418: I likely will never use a Norton product again
@[unknown]: Norton isn't so much bloated as it is unreliable anymore.

[imapc]

How 'bout posting a different deal? Here's another 1TB for ya:

http://www.buy.com/retail/Product.asp?sku=208503758
$74.99 AR

I know, I know...still with rebates :(

[the_iceman]

nice product, but mail in rebates are a pain and I stay away from products that feature them as the only way to get a discount

[Covert_Koala]

I've gotten too many good deals here to be mean, but Norton, with a rebate, really?

[andeyejah]

I'd like a rebate on my ex girlfriend and why does windows seven smell like sushi?

LMAO!!!!

[azadam24]

I love how people continue to bash Symantec products because of the "dark years" of Norton. Every independent lab on the planet and trade magazines have confirmed that starting with their 2009 product line(s) (i.e. NIS and N360), Symantec has gotten rid of all the "bad stuff", that being it being a bloated piece of software that took up too many system resources. That simply IS NOT the case anymore. I can attest having used their products since the first iteration of N360. Sheesh people, umm, let's see, if I use Norton as just the average consumer, and Neil J. Rubenking, security tech editor of PC Magazine, also uses it to protect our own personal systems, and - wow, holy crap! - we somehow DON'T get malware and are systems are NOT slowed down as a result of using Norton products, then hmmm, let's see, what possible conclusion should be drawn. I dunno, maybe that NORTON PRODUCTS ACTUALLY WORK??? Nah, simply because people bash them because of previous versions means the current ones can't possibly be effective. Oh, I know -- tell ya what Norton bashers and detractors - how about you back up what you are saying with proof? Nah, that'd be asking WAAAYYYY too much. Send me your very best virus and just try and get by Norton's defenses and prove me wrong. You can have my IP address and everything - just TRY and hack in - but if you can't then you sure as hell better post here again saying that you rode the short bus to school and will start taking it again!! Any takers???? Let me know! Morons!

[clarkiiiwh]

Please download Windows Police Pro and see if Norton's stops that - IT DOES NOT! Or try Win AntiVirus 2010, or Windows AntiSpyware 2009 / 2010. These viruses render Norton useless. Over the past 2 weeks - I have cleaned up 6 instances of Win Police Pro off of computers running Norton 360 or Norton 2009. That's your proof.

Give me a break. LOL.

Lets see......15 years of crappy products and a horrible track record (in the real world), and we are supposed to forget everything because of some slanted review or article? LOL. Yeah right. Especially PC Magazine!! 90% ads and 10% content. Sheesh.

Come on guys, have you not heard the old saying "don't believe everything you read in magazines"? The reviewers are provided products and kick-backs for their reviews. Norton is one of the largest anti-virus software companies out there. Do you really think the magazines and sites that rely on these companies advertising dollars and product reviews to survive are going to trash their product? Reminds me of another saying "don't bite the hand that feeds you".

Yes I know there are more reputable magazines and sites out there that do not rely on those things that provide more accurate reviews. We all know that. Like I said before, someone will buy this product. Good luck to them :-)

Give me a break. LOL.

Lets see......15 years of crappy products and a horrible track record (in the real world), and we are supposed to forget everything because of some slanted review or article? LOL. Yeah right. Especially PC Magazine!! 90% ads and 10% content. Sheesh.

Come on guys, have you not heard the old saying "don't believe everything you read in magazines"? The reviewers are provided products and kick-backs for their reviews. Norton is one of the largest anti-virus software companies out there. Do you really think the magazines and sites that rely on these companies advertising dollars and product reviews to survive are going to trash their product? Reminds me of another saying "don't bite the hand that feeds you".

Yes I know there are more reputable magazines and sites out there that do not rely on those things that provide more accurate reviews. We all know that. Like I said before, someone will buy this product. Good luck to them :-)

[eletain]

I agree with rufustel and azadam24. Norton was once awful, bloated and a drag on the system. They fixed that with the 2009 version. As pointed out everyone who reviews the commercial AV solution picks them as number one. Also the comment on buying at Staples is spot on, you get the 'rebate' at the till, nothing to mail. Is Norton perfect, no, they still try to remove some cookies I want to keep but now I can control that behaviour.

Rebates are a scam. They're always hoping your forget to send them, or they get lost in the mail. That's how they make money. As for Norton, they'd have to pay me to use it. Rebate me baby!

[thydavidcome]

How is that a scam? It sounds like user stupidity to me.

[jtpinhead]

mail in rebates always get "lost in the mail"

[npkgardens]

I hate rebates too, but I will have to admit that when I bought a Norton product at Staples a couple of years ago, I actually got my rebate checks in the mail in 2 weeks. First and only time for me that a rebate took less than 8 weeks (if it ever even came). Of course I had to go through a bit of nonsense to verify my upgrade status, but the product was free once I got the checks.

Main point about rebates is that if you are not ready to put in the effort, keep copies of all documents, and wait for the payoff, perhaps even chase down the rebate entity (which is usually a third party these days) and put their backs against the wall, then you should avoid rebates. But for folks for whom a few dollars is worth all that trouble, rebates can work.

My main beef with Norton these days is the ridiculous amount of money they charge to renew your subscription for an existing product, often several times the cost of the product. Then you get stuck with a choice between being overcharged or needing to uninstall the old product and reinstall the new one, which can lead to serious problems.

[scottcom36]

I'm not fond of rebates, but saving $50, over 80% off in this case, would be worthwhile.

[Absolution2009]

I have always been a customer of Norton. Once you start, you'll always be in good shape each year and like the earlier post says, it's free with ownership proof of prior version and another mail in rebate which = free! Just have to step in the door and buy one first.

[krubby]

free or $10.00???

[azadam24]

Odd -- I downloaded those previously mentioned alleged "malwares" and Norton caught them right off the bat, thus making that poster W-R-O-N-G!!! And yeah, yeah, I am sick and tired of people saying that magazine critics are slanted because they are ad-supported - you can think what you want about them (though I know Mr. Rubenking to be quite honest, but heck, you guys don't really care about honesty right?) but what about all of the non-ad supported and independent labs (many of whom get quoted in these posts and are even used in those "slanted" ad-supported reviews!!) that certify Norton ACTUALLY WORKS! Stop bashing a program that protects millions of users. I can see and even remotely understand where people would think that magazine critics are slanted by ad-support. But sorry kids, ya can't argue with the independent labs that support what your alleged "kickback taking critics" say - that Symantec products are different now in that they have a much smaller footprint, faster install and scan times, and protect better than ever. If you have an anti-malware program that works, I can respect that and understand your continued use of it. I am just stating that Symantec deserves the same given the stats provided by independent labs, ad-supported magazines, trade magazines, and just dumb-off-the-street schlubs like me that use the product daily and have never once encountered malware. To my point, I am guessing that even the most hard-core Norton critic/basher would rather have NIS 2010 or N360 3.0 (or even the just-released 4.0 beta) on their PC were they given the choice between one of those products and NOTHING. Give Symantec a break, people, and credit where credit is due. There must be other software out there you can target for no reason and without any evidence to back up your claim(s) whatsoever, right? Sheesh...

Listen, I will give credit where credit is due. BUT with many years of crap products, even though the magazines claimed they were good, I end up learning the hard way. I have got burned before with Norton's and McAfee. I lost a lot of important docs because of these products. If they have changed their ways and built a solid product (FINALLY) then kudos to them. Just like a user mentioned earlier "Fool me once, fool me twice never fool me again!".

Don't tell me that if you got screwed over and over by certain companies that you would go back just because a magazine says they changed. I think NOT! That is how a majority of us feel about Norton's. Just remember that we are entitled to our opinions, as you are, where those opinions are backed by good reason or not.

To be honest with you I just recently gave up on the whole virus/bot/trojan BS and dumped Windows all together and switched to Linux. Trust me when I say it was tough to do. I have been using Windows since 3.1. But I finally got tired of all the F'ing virus crap. I have been using Linux now for 6 months straight on 4 computers and have had ZERO problems AND I have NO virus scanning software what-so-ever. I must say that it is refreshing to be on the internet and not have to worry about that crap. Updating and scanning with multiple scanners. What a PAIN!

Anyway, if Norton has changed the way they do business then good luck to them. I think they will have a hard time convincing their previous customers.

[exactlyy]

Norton internet security was perfect till 2003 .. the day i installed NIS 2003 is the day i decided to never ever use an AV what so ever.
i'd rather use deepfreeze
and download all the kind of viruses and spywares for testing .. and all i have to do is to restart my system .

[beadtmdc]

No thanks.


The last time Norton was installed on my PC was back in 2004. Even if they give it to me for free. Sorry, but now days security software should be free for home users.

Comodo Firewall
avast! Antivirus
Spybot Search and Destroy
Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware
SpywareBlaster



Perfect combination.


FREE!!

[shinji257]

Don't forget Microsoft Security Essentials. It is actually a good product.

[krubby]

I am not as nearly an expert at this as it sounds like others all. I will say I bought and installed Norton AntiVirus 2009 w/ Spyware last year as much as I can tell it seems to work just fine. It 'expires' however in 37 days and they want $59.99 for the next year of coverage.

I know there are free ones out there, but for $9.99 this does not seem too bad of a deal. I will say I don't mind rebates as much as others, I have never had any issues, and I do a lot of rebates. do pay attention to the rebates for thos though - a few things 1) rebate are the pre-paod visa cards, i will say I prefer checks, and 2) The second $25.00 is only obtainable if you can provide some proof or documentation this is a replacement of antivirus software you already own.

ya I know there may be free ones out thre etc but for $9.99 am I really that bad off if I like what I already have, assuming this is similar or even better?

[brhokla]

Just get AVG FREE and stop paying for crap!