2007 Norton Confidential Browser Helper: A really bad implementation

I just upgraded my Symantec Internet Security Suite to 2007 and while I've usually been happy with Norton products, their anti-phising "Norton Confidential Browser Helper" is just awful UI design.  Their in-your-face approach to the big fat green button stating that browser protection is on is so distracting that it interferes with my being able to enjoy websites.  Not only that, but the new bar takes up more of my valuable screen real estate.  Norton could have done a better job in minimizing the bar.  For now I'll revert to Microsoft's built-in phising detection in IE 7 which is considerably less intrusive.