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At Symantec we realize that whatever you use your computer for, you don’t want it slowed down by top-heavy security software. This year we evaluated every line of code, every possible interaction with the goal of providing comprehensive security that won’t slow you down. That’s why the theme of the 2009 Norton products is Smart Security, Engineered for Speed.
Installation
Streamlined, rapid installation gets you up and running quickly with only one mouse click in, on average, less than one minute**. Foregoing Microsoft’s Windows Installer technology, the 2009 Norton products instead use our proprietary streaming installation tools to get your computer secured in record time.Memory Utilization
Designed to have little impact on system performance, Norton Internet Security and Norton AntiVirus use on average less than 8 MB of memory between system scans.Hard Disk Footprint
In 2009 Norton evaluated every line of code in our products with the intent of ensuring they have as little impact as possible. The 2009 editions use significantly less disk space than previous releases – and less than most competitors.Boot Time
No-one likes waiting for their computer to boot. The least we could do is try not to extend the pain. Norton’s 2009 products add less than 11 seconds to the boot time of the average PC.
Internet Explorer Launch Time
The single most common act on a computer is to open the browser. We have made special efforts to help ensure that when you go on-line, it won’t slow you down.Initial Scan Time
Performance is important. The only thing more important is security. On the first scan, Norton’s 2009 products scan your system with particular thoroughness, taking care whenever it can to remove any traces of any infections it finds. Even so, Norton AntiVirus 2009 and Norton Internet Security 2009 offer some of the fastest initial scan times in the industry.
Subsequent Scan Time
Antivirus products typically scan the same files over and over both because they don’t know what has changed and because they never know what might be infected. With Norton Insight we use the results from countless scans to separate files that are safe from those at risk. The result is that our products actually get faster over time. Subsequent scan times are lightning fast because we scan fewer files – without sacrificing security.
Processes
Norton AntiVirus and Norton Internet Security 2009 were developed with the idea that less is more – less memory, less time spent scanning, and fewer running processes. As a result, they open only 2 processes, a sign of elegance of design.Registry Keys
On Windows based computers, the registry is a directory of program information. Any developer can tell you that there is nothing wrong with adding a few registry keys to your system. However, some security products add more than a few – a few thousand more. Keeping an eye on the number of registry keys is one way to keep your system neat – and fast.Average Memory During Scan
Our products are smart – smart enough not to bother you with system scans while you are working. But if you do want to use your computer while running a scan, it is good to know that we won’t hog your system’s resources. Norton AntiVirus and Norton Internet Security 2009 use far less memory while scanning than most competitors.
We’ve been in the security business for 20 years. It is our focus and our passion. We leverage 40,000 security sensors, 4 security operations centers and intelligence from the over 18 million members of our Norton Community Watch to build the best security to protect you against today’s online threats.
Norton Protection System
Virus scanning is not enough. Today’s threats come in forms that traditional virus scanning can’t begin to stop. To stop these diverse threats, Norton is introducing the Norton™ Protection System, a multilayered system of technologies that work in concert to protect against the latest threats by proactively blocking attacks and detecting and removing threats. Norton Insight
Norton Insight is intelligence-driven technology that builds on the results of billions of scans on millions of computers. Symantec uses advanced data mining techniques to rate the security reputation of applications. As a result, Norton Insight can identify which files are at risk, and which are not, allowing faster, fewer, shorter scans. On your own computer, Norton Insight tracks changes to your own system, so the security status of every file and process is tracked and viewable - providing you with some security insight of your own.Antivirus
Stopping viruses, or, more generally, stopping malicious software is what we do. In fact, Symantec has won the prestigious Virus Bulletin 100 award for detecting 100% of viruses known to be in circulation more times since 1999 than has any other vendor – 38 times in a row.Antispyware
Your computer shouldn’t spy on you. It is a simple idea, but surprisingly hard to execute. The Norton products not only stop known spyware, we stop unknown spyware by analyzing patterns of network traffic, by examining how programs behave and by using the combined experience of millions of Norton customers.
Browser Protection
While traditional viruses are still a threat, the bigger problems of late have been malicious or infected banner ads and infected web sites exploiting vulnerabilities in browsers to compromise your security. Norton Browser Protection watches for attempts to exploit these security holes and stops whole classes of attacks that traditional virus protection and firewalls don’t.Real-time SONAR™ Botnet Protection
New! Real-time SONAR (Symantec™ Online Network for Advanced Response) botnet detection prevents others from taking control of your PC, accessing your private information, or using your computer to host an attack.SONAR Behavioral Protection
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 because it watches out for typical behaviors performed by malware.Deep Cleaning
Viruses often don’t come alone. Some infected web sites will try to install a dozen or more different infections. When Norton products spot a heavily infected machine, they will automatically enter an extra thorough level of scanning which will scan deeper and longer, helping clean up the most persistent infections.
Norton Community Watch
Every user of Norton security products has the option of joining our community watch. Member PCs anonymously share security data with us allowing us to identify global patterns in information threats. This information is sent back to users machines and is used by Norton Insight to identify files and processes at risk.
Rootkit protection
At the root of your computer is the operating system. Rootkits invade your computer’s operating system, seizing administrative privileges and often disabling security products. The Norton products have tightly integrated technology for detection and removal of rootkits.
Recovery Tool
Your computer is infected, what do you do? Turn off your computer, insert your product CD or a Norton Recovery CD and turn your computer on. All you will need is your product key, we’ll do the rest.
Email and IM
Nearly 20% of emails contain worms or links to malicious code. Norton products look deep into the body of messages, attachments and message archives so you can exchange files without exchanging threats.Pulse Updates
Thousands of new viruses and infected web sites are found every day. Norton’s new rapid Pulse Updates plug you into Symantec’s global security grid, providing protection against new threats every 5 to 15 minutes.OS and Application Protection
Intrusion prevention shields newly discovered security holes in the operating system and applications to prevent viruses, worms, and hackers from entering through these vulnerabilities.Internet Worm Defense
Worms lack legs. On the internet, they don’t need them, instead hitching rides on email and instant messaging systems and other connections to spread through cyberspace at lightning speed. Norton security products include traffic monitoring technology to identify and stop worm infected traffic.
Traditional virus scanning is good but it is not enough. Many threats come in forms that traditional virus scanning can’t begin to stop which is why Norton Internet Security also provides advanced protection features.***
Two-way Firewall
At Norton we believe that security software should be neither seen nor heard. Our smart two-way firewall blocks hackers from breaking into your computer. Just as important, our technology intelligently makes security decisions for you—allowing you to use your computer without you needing to be a security expert.
Antispam
Over 80% of emails are junk mail – and worse, often junk mail with links to viruses, Trojans and worms. We tightly integrated spam filtering into Norton Internet Security 2009 to cut out those annoying spam emails.
Parental Controls
Parental controls lock inappropriate web sites based on pre-defined and customizable child, teen and adult profiles. You can create individual user settings and profiles and copy them to additional PCs if you want.
Norton Internet Security 2009 provides additional protection from threats aimed at stealing your identity through a number of technologies including industry-leading Phishing protection**** and Web site authentication as well as login and password management.***
Web Site Authentication
Authenticates the Web location and credentials of the most popular banking and shopping sites, so you know you’re dealing with the real site and not a fake.
Identity Safe
Improved Norton™ Identity Safe protects your personal information and safeguards your identity when you buy, bank and browse online through convenient and encrypted login management and identity information cards.
Automatic Logins
Access all the logins you’ve saved with Norton Identity Safe from a drop-down menu on a toolbar right in your browser. With one-click on a login in this menu you are automatically navigated and logged in to your chosen web site.
Automatic Form Filling
Identity Safe automatically fills in online forms with your authorization to save you time and protect your information from being stolen by eavesdropping keystroke loggers.
Antiphishing
Advanced phishing protection keeps your personal identification out of the hands of fraudulent Web sites. Norton blocks known phishing sites and unknown, hard-to-detect phishing sites by using both blacklists and heuristics to deeply analyze Web page elements for evidence of criminal activity.Personal Identity Information Cards
Create multiple ID information cards with different sets of your personal contact and transaction information for automatically filling out online order forms. You will no longer need to go digging in your wallet for that credit card or bother filling out forms with the same information over and over again.Norton Toolbar and Identity Safe Tutorial
Easily learn more about all the Identity Safe and phishing protection features directly from a link in the Norton Toolbar.
Secure Private Information Storage
Store and access important personal information in encryption protected electronic note cards within Identity Safe. Now social security numbers, passport numbers, your wireless network key code or whatever important but private information you need to keep track of is easily accessible in a secured location.
Confidential Information Blocking
The Norton™ Add-on Pack delivers optional confidential information blocking that keeps information you identify as confidential from inadvertently being transferred out of your computer.Login & Password Management
Let Norton automatically save your passwords for you. Identity Safe stores logins in an encrypted and password protected system. The system automatically evaluates the security strength of stored passwords so you know if you are using a weak, medium or strong password.
Network security monitoring helps you secure your home network against threats and uninvited guests and automatically increases your security settings when you connect to a public WiFi network.
Home Network Map
Network security monitoring helps you secure your home network against threats and uninvited guests. It creates a map of the devices connected to your wired or wireless home network including PCs, game consoles, printers, TiVo and more.Remote PC Security Status Monitoring
View the security status of the Norton protected PCs on your network from the Norton network map interface on any PC in your network. You can see when virus definitions were last updated, if any phishing sites have been blocked and more.
Network Trust Control
Trust Control automatically optimizes your protection settings based on the network—wired or wireless, public or private—you’re connected to. You can also manually set trust controls for the PCs protected by Norton on your home network remotely from the Norton network map interface on any PC in your network.***Secure Wi-Fi connections
Wireless network security automatically conceals and increases the security settings on your PC when you connect to public Wi-Fi networks.
Remote Parental Controls Web Log
Check any PC on your home network map that is running Norton parental controls to see if any unacceptable web site access attempts have been blocked.**Network Encryption
Checks the encryption status of your router and gives warning if no encryption is found.
Online Network Security Advice
A quick click on a link in the product brings you to the Norton Protection Center for expert advice on optimizing your network security.
Norton stays out of your way, unless you need it, but if you want you customize your security settings, our new streamlined user interface puts every element of your security right at your fingertips.
Performance Graphs
Interested in how your computer performs over time? How about how your security software impacts your computer’s performance over time? Our performance graphs shine a bright light on how our products are behaving – and how they are affecting your computer.Smart Scheduler
Norton stays out of your way by performing non-critical security tasks when your computer is idle. When you return to using your computer the Smart Scheduler automatically halts activity and reschedules it for when your computer will be idle again.Streamlined Controls
The new interface is simple, clean and streamlined; putting every element of your security right at your fingertips.
Automated Smart Decisions
Most security products bombard the user with questions about what programs should be allowed to run or to access the internet. Norton products have application intelligence baked in, allowing our products to make security decisions so that you don’t have to.
CPU Utilization Gauge
Users sometime turn off security products, thinking this will improve performance. The new Norton product line lets you know just how much of your computer’s resources we are using, so that you aren’t forced into something as drastic as turning off your virus protection.
Silent Mode
Silent mode suspends alerts, updates and other background activities to avoid interrupting or slowing games, movies, and other full-screen activities. Silent Mode automatically activates when you enter full-screen mode on your PC or a click on the task bar turns on Silent Mode for a set time.Integrated Antispam
No-one wants their email box clogged with junk mail. Worse, anyone can mistakenly open a message with inappropriate or even malicious content. Norton Internet Security’s spam filter is better than ever and now is tightly integrated into the product so that you get all the benefits without doing a thing.***
We offer multiple ways for you to get technical support – so you get the help you need, however you need it – at no charge.
Free Phone Support
NEW! Free tech support delivers the help you need over the phone, 24/7.*****
Support Knowledge Base
Take advantage of unlimited access to our extensive online knowledge base for answers to common questions.
Auto-fix
Smart software requires smart support. Norton AntiVirus, Norton Internet Security and Norton 360 all have integrated auto-fix technology able to diagnose and fix most common problems, saving you time and piece of mind.
Free Integrated One-click Support
Connect via Chat directly from within your Norton product to get help from our support experts. Or send us a message via Email and we’ll get back to you with the help you need.
See Norton Internet Security 2009 and Norton AntiVirus 2009 in action. Learn more about the special features in the products.
