Norton and his company developed various applications for DOS, including an antivirus. In August 1990, Symantec acquired Peter Norton Computing from Peter Norton. Norton Internet Security held a 61% market share in the United States retail security suite category in the first half of 2007. Some retailers distributed it on a flash drive. Symantec distributed the product as a download, a boxed CD, and as OEM software. It was superseded by Norton Security, a rechristened adaptation of the Norton 360 security suite.
With the release of the 2015 line in summer 2014, Symantec officially retired Norton Internet Security after 14 years as the chief Norton product. Other features include a personal firewall, email spam filtering, and phishing protection. It uses signatures and heuristics to identify viruses. Norton Internet Security, developed by Symantec Corporation, is a discontinued computer program that provides malware protection and removal during a subscription period.
