Symantec Launches Improved Norton 360
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Computer users will now have a better chance of fending themselves from unknown threats, viruses, and exploit vulnerabilities as Symantec launches its Norton 360 version 2.0.


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The company claims that the 2.0 version will include Symantec’s patent-pending Browser Protection technology, which defends against drive-by downloads and other new or unknown threats that exploit vulnerabilities in Internet Explorer. This new software will also protect a user from online threats like the recent Silentbanker Trojan, which take advantage of various points of entry to infect computers and steal personal information.

Symantec’s Senior Vice President, Rowan Trollope said, “We designed Norton 360 to deliver reliable, industry-leading protection without being obtrusive or sacrificing PC performance. Norton 360 meets customers’ needs and expectations by providing the best PC security, identity protection, backup and tune-up technologies available without confusing alerts, difficult settings options or interruptions to their computing experience.”

 

The Norton 360 2.0 now comes with a Norton Identity Safe which stores passwords and other personal information securely, and comes with a backup feature that include Blu-ray, iPods, HD DVD discs, or shared drives, in addition to internal drives, CD/DVD drives, USB drives, mapped network drives, or external hard drives.

A Network Monitoring feature is also present, which alerts users when they are connected to an unsecure network and provides expert advice to help manage network security settings. In addition to this, the 360’s anti-phishing and Web authentication functionality has now been extended to Firefox.

Norton 360 also comes with a Registry File Cleanup feature which optimises PC performance by removing unneeded files. The product’s Internet Browser Cleanup capability is also compatible with Firefox.

See page over for pricing and availability.

 

Pricing and Availability

The Norton 360 version 2.0 is now available for purchase through the Symantec online store and will have an RRP of $129.95. It can be installed on up to three PCs and will include 2GB of online storage space.

Norton 360 version 2.0 is also available in the following packages:

  • Norton 360 version 2.0 Small Business Edition 5 User Pack – RRP AU$199.95 (includes 10 GB online storage)
  • Norton 360 version 2.0 Small Business Edition 10 User Pack – RRP AU$349.95 (includes 25 GB online storage)

See: www.symantecstore.com/au