Norton Antivirus 2008

Norton Antivirus 2008Norton AntiVirus 2008 protects your PC against spyware, viruses, and other Internet threats. It works automatically to block harmful software before it penetrates your system, cleans email and instant messaging attachments and Internet downloads, and includes automatic updates to keep you protected against newly discovered threats. Norton AntiVirus works quietly in the background, so you can use your PC without disruption. "Set-and-forget" functionality delivers optimum antivirus protection right out of the box, without requiring any intervention. Norton AntiVirus automatically checks for and installs new threat signatures and product features as they become available throughout your service subscription.

Key Technologies

  • Antispyware
  • Antivirus
  • Internet Worm Protection
  • Rootkit Detection

Features

  • Improved performance delivers faster scans NEW
  • One click access to expert support NEW
  • Works quietly in the background. NEW
  • Network mapping provides a view of your home network. NEW
  • Detects and removes spyware and viruses
  • Blocks spyware and worms automatically
  • Protects email and instant messaging from viruses
  • Prevents virus-infected emails from spreading
  • Rootkit detection finds and removes hidden threats
  • Includes protection updates and new product features as available throughout the renewable service period *

System Requirements

Windows Vista® Home Basic/ Home Premium/Business/Ultimate**
Windows® XP with Service Pack 2 Home/XP Pro/XP Media Center Edition

  • 300MHz or higher processor
  • 256MB of RAM
  • 300MB of available hard disk space

** Must meet minimum Windows Vista operating system requirements.

Email scanning supported for POP3 and SMTP compatible email clients.
Supported instant messenger clients:

  • AOL® – 4.7 to 5.9
  • Yahoo!® – 5.x and 6.x
  • Microsoft® – 6.0 or higher
  • Trillian™ – 3.1 or higher

PC Pros 2 Go Evaluation

When people think of antivirus one of the first names to pop up is Norton. Over the years Norton has provided pretty good antivirus protection. Unfortunately, that protection usually comes with a price from Norton. That price is the effect Norton Products has on your system. Typically, over the years Norton products have significantly impacted system resources and overall system performance, negatively.

Over the years though, Norton has been getting better with their resource management. But over other products Norton still uses a lot of resources. This year they've also added Antispyware protection into their antivirus software.

Overall, we feel Norton Antivirus 2008 provides very good virus protection. A little heavy on system resources and their antispyware does an adequate job of detecting spyware on the system.

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Last modified: 2007-11-23

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