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- Norton Antivirus 2008 ALL NEW
- Complete Protection from Online Threats
Norton Antivirus 2008 is the latest version of the popular Symantec antivirus application. This family of software has become extremely popular and continues to offer an extensive list of features that keep you safe when you're online. As well as being able to perform regular scans of your system to find any infected files Norton Antivirus 2008 sill run silently in the background. While running as a background process it can deliver an always-on level of protection to prevent the forwarding of infected emails and the installation or downloading of infected files.
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Blocks Viruses and Spyware
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Removes viruses, trojans, spyware, Adware and Trojan horses
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The most Advanced protection ever!
Norton Anti virus 2008 Application
As well as protecting against and removing viruses and infected files, Norton Antivirus 2008 will also protect against spyware, adware, and worms as well as protect your system from rootkits. Messenger, email, and browsers are all scanned along with any application that has regular access to the Internet.
The Norton Protection Center
The Norton Protection Center is a user interface that summarizes and gives easy access to all forms of online security offered by the Symantec applications you have installed on your computer. It is simple to use and extremely efficient and effective. As well as links to the appropriate areas of your Norton applications, it also provides details of the latest scan results and the latest action the applications have taken as well as your general security settings.
Virus And Spyware Protection
Viruses and spyware are the two most common online threats. They can be contracted while surfing the Internet, reading email, opening attachments, downloading software, or using instant messenger applications. Norton Antivirus 2008 effectively protects against both of these categories of online threat. You can run regular scans, removing any threats detected on your system, and you can also enjoy the benefits of live protection.
Proactive Scanning And Protection
Spyware can be covertly and discreetly downloaded onto your system without your knowledge. Once installed it can also take actions to hide itself, such as replicating itself in various areas of your system. It can prevent security software from running and it can remove essential files to prevent these same applications from performing their scan. Norton Antivirus 2008 prevents spyware from downloading in the first place making this much less of a problem.
Rootkit Protection
Rootkits are typically applications that enable hackers to gain access to your system. They are installed deep within the system files and prevent the detection of other applications and scripts when accessing the Internet. Under this cover, hackers can gain complete access to your system. Norton Antivirus 2008 performs a deep scan of your entire system including detachable media devices and storage devices as well as emails to prevent rootkits from harboring on your system.
Protection Against The Very Latest Threats
Norton Antivirus 2008 uses heuristic or characteristic scanning to help determine whether files or scripts are indeed a threat. This means that as well as protecting your system against the latest threats released to the Symantec signature database it is possible to scan and remove spyware without having a signature file at all. This protects you from the very latest potential threats.
Software And Security Updates
Regular security updates and software updates are released by Symantec. You will have access to all of these updates throughout the period of your license subscription. For example, if you buy a two year subscription then you will receive free updates over those two years. This provides you with the peace of mind that you always have the latest protection against online threats.
Norton Antivirus 2008 Conclusion
Symantec products have become extremely popular and the latest Norton Antivirus 2008 is no exception. The name is a little misleading because as well as scanning for viruses it will also protect against spyware and rootkits, and will prevent hackers from gaining unauthorized access to your computer. Regular updates and a proactive level of protection make this a very powerful and useful tool indeed.
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