The latest offering from the Syamntec stable gives us protection while we are surfing the World Wide Web.

For the novices out there (and I include myself in this category) the main purpose of this program is to provide a firewall protection between you and the network of computers that you hook up to when you are surfing. The firewall acts like a security guard and checks everything that leaves and enters the network.

This sounds complicated but in reality it isn't. Most of the predefined settings you don't have to touch when you install the program you can surf in safety straight away.

Other features include a parental control option that allows you control what children can and can't see, an ad blocking function that does exactly what it says and it is claimed makes pages load faster and the tried and trusted Live Update feature that allows you update the firewall settings via the Syamntec web site in exactly the same way as the other Norton products.

As a bonus the Antivirus 2000 is included in the price and provides a good level of protection for your PC.

Overall, the package itself is a good one especially if you don't possess any Antivirus software. If you do, it is still worth considering although it may be a pricey.