Norton AntiVirus™ 2008
with Antispyware
Product Description
Norton AntiVirus™ 2008
— Key Benefits
- Blocks spyware automatically
Provides advanced protection against today’s latest threats. - Detects and removes viruses and worms
Offers continuous, automatic protection with “set-and-forget” convenience. - Prevents virus-infected email from spreading
Fast, unobtrusive scanning and automatic updates deliver reliable protection.
Norton 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 FEATURES AND BENEFITS
What's New!
Performance and User Enhancements
- New! Start, scan, and run faster. Improved performance delivers an enhanced online experience.
- New! Get help fast with free online technical support via live chat and email all from within the product.
- New! SONAR (Symantec™ Online Network for Advanced Response) technology delivers behavior-based protection that can detect emerging spyware and viruses even before traditional signature-based definitions are available.
- New! Optimized product design improves scan times and decreases impact on system startup and resource usage.
Additional Key Features
Antivirus and Antispyware Protection
- Protects your computer by automatically detecting and removing spyware, viruses, Trojan horses, and Internet worms.
- Exchange files via email and instant messaging without worrying about receiving threats on your computer or spreading them to others.
- New smart technology runs quietly in the background to let you work and play without disruption.
- Thorough pre-installation scan cleans out spyware and virus infections that can obstruct ordinary protection.
- Connect with confidence knowing your protection is continuously updated for one year as new spyware and viruses emerge.
- Threat blocking technology quietly monitors system activities to stop most spyware, viruses, and worms before they can install and cause damage on your system.
- Email and instant message scanning detects and removes infected attachments even if they’re hidden in archives.
- Unsurpassed protection reliability – the only antivirus with over seven years of consecutive VirusBulletin 100% detection awards.
- Quick Scan automatically runs on receipt of new definitions to help ensure protection against the latest threats.
- Full System Scan performs a deep scan of the system and hard drive to remove existing spyware, viruses, and other threats.
Internet Worm Protection
- Internet Worm Protection blocks viruses, spyware, and worms without needing specific threat signatures.
Rootkit Detection
- Rootkit protection finds and removes threats hidden deep in the operating system.
Continued Protection and Ease of Use
- Includes one year of automatic definition updates, new product features, and access to updated versions of Norton AntiVirus™.
- Includes protection updates and new product features as available throughout the renewable service period.†
- Integrated network mapping provides a view of your home network.
†1 Year Protection: With this service, you receive the right to use this product on one PC or on the specified number of PCs during the service period, which begins upon initial installation. This renewable service includes protection updates and new product features as available throughout the service period, subject to acceptance of the Symantec License Agreement included with this product and available for review at www.symantec.com.
System Requirements
Windows® XP Home/Professional/Media Center Edition
Windows Vista™* Home/Home Premium/Ultimate/Business/Starter Edition
- 300MHz or higher processor
- 256MB of RAM
- 180 MB of available hard disk space
- Standard Web browser
- CD-ROM or DVD drive
- Email scanning supported for POP3 and SMTP compatible email clients
*Must meet minimum Windows Vista OS System Requirements
Supported instant messaging clients:
- AOL® Instant Messenger 4.7 or later
- Yahoo!® Instant Messenger 5.x or 6.x
- MSN® Messenger 6.0 or later
