More key facts
Comprehensive Protection
Norton 2009 includes the Norton Protection System, a multi-layered system of technologies that work in concert to stop threats before they impact you. The Norton Protection System includes:
- Browser protection for both Firefox and IE safeguards you from Web-based attacks
- Enhanced Intrusion Prevention System (IPS) engine for multimedia attacks
- SONAR advanced protection for real-time protection from unknown threats
- Antibot protection
- System recovery tool for deep infections
Independent security software testing firm, AV-Test <http://www.av-test.org/index.php?menue=2⟨=0> recently released results of their malware protection analysis of the 2009 security suites. AV-Test included the Norton Internet Security 2009 beta against 33 other well-known suites and virus scanners. Key findings from this report were that Norton Internet Security 2009 beta ranked at the top of the list by:
- Detecting 98 percent of malware <http://www.symantec.com/norton/security_response/malware.jsp>
- Detecting 95 percent of spyware <http://www.symantec.com/norton/security_response/spyware.jsp>
- Producing no false positives
New Usability Enhancements
Norton 2009 delivers the best customer experience through features that solve daily problems:
- Silent mode suspends alerts and updates automatically to avoid interrupting or slowing activities such as games, movies or presentations
- Smart scheduler handles scans, updates and other activities when the PC is idle, and processes retreat into the background within milliseconds of user activity
- New user interface (UI) streamlines the experience so users can reach important features with a single click, and advanced users can configure custom settings with ease
- Lightweight UI includes advanced performance meter to detail CPU usage at any given time
Free Technical Support
- Symantec provides free, unlimited 24x7 email, chat and phone support for a period of one year from initial installation of this product*. Regular Internet connection fees and call charges apply. For full details and to access support, go to www.symantec.com/globalsupport <http://www.symantec.com/globalsupport> .
- In addition to free worldwide support, Symantec now hosts a thriving Norton Users Forum beta <http://norton.lithium.com/norton/?category.id=nis> which is open to the public and averages 1,000 new posts weekly
* Customers are now entitled to free phone support for a period of one year from initial product installation for assistance with product troubleshooting, configuration and installation issues.
