Norton Antivirus 2008

Norton AntiVirus 2008

• Searches and eliminates viruses and spyware
• Prevents and restricts the spreads of email viruses
• Instantly blocks against spyware and worms

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To run Norton AntiVirus 2008 you will need to have:

• Windows® XP Home/XP Pro/XP Media 2005+ or Windows Vista™ Home Basic/ Home Premium/Business/Ultimate
• Automatically blocks spyware
• 256MB of RAM
• 300MHz or higher processor
• 150MB of available hard disk space
• Email scanning supported for POP3 and SMTP taxes

Features

• Searches for viruses, spyware and worms
• Protects your computer from dangerous email attachments
• Improved performance delivers faster scans
• One click access to expert support from Symantec
• Enhanced protection elements improve your PC security
• Works quietly in the background while you use your computer
• Network mapping provides a view of your entire home network

Includes one year of automatic definition updates, new product features, and access to updated versions of Norton AntiVirus

How does Antivirus protect me?

A virus will find its way into your computer without your knowledge or consent. Some types of virus can do some real damage to your computer and can attempt to spread by sending malicious emails to addresses in your inbox, change your system settings, corrupt files and even render your computer useless by reformatting your hard drive.

The first virus was credited in 1982 and malicious programs have become ever more common since then. New viruses are being discovered every month. In addition to viruses, spyware can also cause major problems. Spyware secretly installs itself on your system and monitors your behaviour. Through this it is able to steal important information from your hard drive and send it to third parties who may use it to steal your identity.

Norton AntiVirus 2008 is designed to combat these threats. It constantly searches your computer’s files, scanning for known viruses, securing emails, and generally ensures that your computer remains virus free. Because new viruses constantly emerge, Norton AntiVirus 2008 contains a tool called Live Update that makes sure that it is always aware of new viruses and therefore protects you against all known infections.

Take a visit to our comparison page to see how Norton Antivirus 2008 from Symantec compares to other leading antivirus products. We look at prices, compatible operating systems, computer specifications and more. You can also see how Symantec’s Internet Security 2008 compares to other similar products.

We appreciate that when looking for antivirus software you might need some questions answered so we have compiled a selections of guides to help you. These guides might help answer your questions, and if they don’t you should still find them helpful as they contain information on shopping at Symantec, a jargon buster to understand the many terms you may have come across and tips to keep your system virus free.
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FAQs

In addition to our guide page, we also have a Frequently Asked Questions section. Here you can see the solution to many popular queries that arise from Antivirus and other Symantec products. Check out the FAQ section if you need any clarification on issues surrounding computer security and see if we can provide the answer there.