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Norton Internet Security 2010 Overview
Norton Internet Security 2010 features specific tools for safe browsing, as well as a very efficient new anti-spam engine. It delivers the fastest and lightest online threat protection available. It guards user’s PC, network, online activities and there identity with innovative detection technologies optimised to combat today’s aggressive, rapid-fire attacks.
The improved Norton Protection System features multi-layered security technologies that work together to provide comprehensive protection that helps detect and remove identified threats before they can harm your PC. It stops online identity theft, identified viruses, hackers, bots, spyware, Trojans, and more while minimising performance impact and without getting in your way. Improved Norton Safe Web technology blocks online attacks before they can infect a PC, so user can browse, buy and bank online with confidence.All in all, Norton Internet Security 2010 will provide the fastest and the lightest protection level against all known online threats.
In the this version of its flagship security suite, Symantec continues to build on the unexpected progress it made last year. In addition to maintaining the quick load and scan times, and significantly smaller system footprint, It includes a behavioral detection engine based on both behavior and reputation. Norton Threat Insight tells user if threats were detected,what actions the threats attempted to perform on the system, and how those threats are eliminated.
Main Features
- Professional Strength AntiSpam
- Delivers clear threat and performance explanations
- Identifies unsafe web sites right in your search results
- Stops online identity theft, viruses, spyware, bots and more
- Professional-strength antispam protection
- SONAR 2 (Symantec Online Network for Advanced Response)
- Prevents bots from taking control of the PC
- Finds and removes rootkits
- Prevents Internet worms from getting on the PC
- Automatic and on-demand application optimization
- Automatically switches to Silent Mode (no alerts, updates or scans)
- Power Saver Settings
- Smart Scheduler
New Features
- IdentitySafe On-the-Go
- Protection System
- Vulnerability Protection guards security holes
- Bootable Recovery Tool repairs, restores and boots severely infected, unbootable PCs
- Industry-leading anti-phishing technology
- System Insight resource
- Insight scans only files at risk for fewer, shorter scans and the fastest scanning times in the industry
- Insight Network uses Symantec’s global security network
- Monthly report tells user what Norton Internet Security has done in the past month to protect user’s PC
- Free 24×7 support by phone, email, live chat or online knowledge base
- Maps and monitors
What We Found
This complete security suite has just released its latest version, focusing on a more powerful and effective protection for both web browsing and email. Norton Internet Security 2010 hasn’t changed its appearance that much when compared to the previous beta version.The main interface offers a general overview of the system’s current security status and includes links to the program’s main functions,as well as to the configuration settings for each secured area: computer, network and web. Norton Internet Security 2010 is an excellent security suite that provides us with all the tools we need to fully protect our system against online threats. It helps prevent threats from sneaking in through vulnerabilities in our operating system, applications and browsers. It analyses downloads before we install and run them.
New Norton System Insight ensures strong protection that’s light on CPU and memory resources. It even warns us of unsafe web sites right in our search results. It offers the fastest install time, the fastest boot time, the fastest scan speeds and the lowest memory requirements of any Internet security suite. It provides easy-to-understand threat and performance information to help prevent future infections and keep our PC running fast. With Norton Internet Security 2010 one can get more than just software.Also we get Symantec’s global network of security response, support and service resources and expertise working together to help keep us safe from today’s complex threats.
Norton Internet Security 2010 delivers fast and light comprehensive online threat protection. It guards our PC, network, online activities and our identity with innovative, intelligent detection technologies optimized to combat today’s aggressive, rapid-fire attacks.Improved Norton Safe Web technology blocks Internet threats before they can infect the PC. So user can browse, buy and bank online with confidence. It even warns of unsafe web sites right in the search results.Also, unlike other Internet security suites, it provides easy-to-understand threat and performance information to help us avoid future threats and keep our PC running fast.
Pros:
- Very complete suite, including all basic security tools
- Includes a Silent Mode to avoid annoying messages
- Improved performance makes it faster
Cons:
- Phishing protection is installed as a toolbar in your web browser
- New interface design is not very informative
