Norton AntiVirus 2009
with Antispyware
Product Description
Norton AntiVirus™ is Winning protection against viruses, spyware, and other malicious software.
Norton AntiVirus 2009 - What's New!
- Norton™ Insight - Delivers innovative intelligence-driven technology for faster, fewer, shorter scans.
- Rapid pulse updates every 5 to 15 minutes - Provides up-to-the minute protection against new threats.
- Stops viruses, worms, spyware, bots, and more - Keeps your system protected against all types of malicious threats.
- Prevents virus-infected email and instant messages from spreading - Stay secure while you keep in touch.
- Blocks browser exploits and protects against infected Web sites - Surf the Internet with confidence.
- Silent Mode ensures your games and movies are never interrupted by security updates.
- Real-time SONAR (Symantec™ Online Network for Advanced Response) technology detects emerging viruses without the need for traditional updates or signature-based definitions.
- Smart Idle Time Schedule technology runs quietly in the background to let you work and play without disruption.
- Reviews the security status of every process on your PC to see which are safe and which are at risk.
- Norton™ Recovery Tool boots and repairs PCs badly infected by malware, even when the virus has left the computer unbootable.
- Tech support without charge from Symantec delivers help however you need it—by phone, email, live chat, or our extensive online knowledge base.
Norton AntiVirus 2009 - Key Benefits
- Automatically detects and removes spyware, viruses, Trojans, and Internet worms.
- Intelligence-driven technology for faster, fewer, shorter scans.
- Rapid pulse updates for up-to-the-minute protection.
- Protects emails and instant messages.
- Blocks infected Web sites.
- Norton™ On-going Protection provides continuous protection updates and new product features as they become available throughout your product subscription period, helping to keep your computer protected against new threats and risks.
- Norton™ Automatic Renewal Service helps ensure that you’re protected by automatically renewing your product subscription before it expires.
- Includes protection updates and new product features as available throughout the renewable service period.
- Rootkit detection finds and removes threats that are hidden deeply in the operating system.
- Internet worm protection protects your system from fast-spreading threats.
Norton AntiVirus 2009 - Key Features
Engineered for speed
- Proven fastest security suite available.
- Saves time and improves performance with Norton™ Insight.
- Installs in under one minute on average, and requires less than 7 MB of memory.
Up-to-the-minute protection
- Delivers up-to-the-minute protection with rapid pulse updates every 5 to 15 minutes.
- Provides multilayered security through the Norton Protection System.
- Prevents bots from taking control of your PC.
- Detects and automatically removes malicious software.
- Defends against Web-based attacks.
- Automatically detects and removes spyware, viruses, Trojan horses, bots, and Internet worms.
- Recovery tool boots and repairs badly infected PCs.
- Delivers our most complete deep-cleaning scan possible.
- Norton Ongoing Protection provides continuous protection updates and new product features as they become available throughout your product subscription period, helping to keep your computer protected against the latest Internet threats and risks.
- Norton Automatic Renewal Service helps to ensure that you’re protected by automatically renewing your product subscription before it expires.
Control without disruptions
- Automatically schedules scans and updates to occur while the PC is idle.
- Lets you review the security status of every process on your PC.
- Silent mode helps ensure movies and games are not interrupted.
- Maps your wireless home network.
Free technical support
- Technical support without charge from Symantec delivers help in whatever way you need it.
Norton AntiVirus™ 2009 is fast, powerful defense available against viruses, spyware, worms, and other malicious threats. It protects your system without slowing it down. Rapid pulse updates every 5 to 15 minutes help to ensure that you’re protected from the latest threats.
Norton AntiVirus stays out of your way while you work or play. It automatically suspends non-critical tasks and alerts while you’re enjoying games and movies. While Web-based attacks may be the single fastest growing type of online threat, Symantec’s patent-pending Browser Protection lets you surf the Internet with confidence.
System Requirements
Microsoft® Windows Vista® Home Basic/Home Premium/Business/Ultimate*
Microsoft® Windows® XP with Service Pack 2 Home/XP Pro/XP Media Center Edition
- 300 MHz or faster processor
- 256 MB of RAM (*512 MB RAM required for the Recovery Tool)
- 150 MB of available hard disk space
*Must meet minimum Windows Vista OS System Requirements
Email scanning supported for POP3 and SMTP compatible email clients.
Browser support for Browser Protection feature:
- Microsoft Internet Explorer® 32-bit 6.0 or higher
- Mozilla Firefox® 2.0 or higher
Supported instant messaging clients:
- AOL®
- Yahoo!®
- Microsoft®
- Trillian™
