Dec 20 -- Symantec Corp. announced Tuesday that version 2.0 of its all-in-one security solution, Norton 360, will be available by early-January 2008.
Norton 360 has proven to be a successful new PC security suite product line launch, according to the NPD Group/Retail Tracking Service, based on data ranked on dollar sales in retail and through Symantec's online store after 1995, Symantec said. Since its inception in February 2007, Norton 360 continues to win praise from customers and the industry. Norton 360's popularity stems from its "silent security" approach, providing strong protection with minimal interruption, the company said.
Symantec is a global leader in infrastructure software, enabling businesses and consumers to have confidence in a connected world, the company said. It helps customers protect their infrastructure, information and interactions by delivering software and services that address risks to security, availability, compliance and performance, Symantec said. Headquartered in Cupertino, California, Symantec has operations in 40 countries, it added.
Norton 360 version 2.0 will continues to deliver key new features, such as browser protection, Norton Identity Safe, and backup to Blu-Ray and iPod, Symantec said.
More online threats are occurring through drive-by downloads, where cybercriminals exploit browser vulnerabilities on legitimate sites and inject threats onto visitors' computers, Symantec said. Norton 360's browser protection technology secures your browser against attacks, proactively blocking new, unknown malware before they hit the user’s PC, the company said.
Secure password and form auto-fill, along with a password vault, combine with Symantec's advanced anti-phishing technology to offer protection against online fraud and a convenient way to manage identities, Symantec said. The latest version also offers more options for backup destinations, including Blu-ray, iPods and shared drives. The user can now choose the backup method that best suits data protection needs, the company said.
Norton 360 version 2.0 also includes additional new features fueled by the need to provide computer users with the latest advanced protection against online threats and customers' feedback, Symantec said. Norton 360 version 2.0 secures online activities and data, as well as makes protection simple and unobtrusive. For those who want more interaction with the product, Norton 360 version 2.0 makes it easier to navigate settings, the company said.
The additional new features in Norton 360 version 2.0 include PC Security, through its intelligent background scanner silently automates security and performance tasks, home network map checks the status of wireless security, maps connected devices, and provides expert advice to help users manage network security settings, manually scan individual files and folders with a simple right click and select, and identity protection, Symantec said. The latest solution also offers anti-phishing protection combined with Web site authentication for Firefox, one-click login to trusted sites with Norton Identity Safe, and backup, the company said.
The Norton 360 version 2.0 also features tighter integration with Windows Explorer, allowing backup status for each document, music file and photo to be easily viewed in Windows Explorer, addition of a file for backup by right clicking and selecting, and PC Tuneup, Symantec said. The solution also offers users the ability to optimize PC performance by removing unneeded registry files, which can build up over time and slow down the computer, option for automatic shutdown upon task completion, diagnostic report for easy system troubleshooting and problem solving, and Internet browser cleanup capability extended to the Firefox browser, the company said.
Once available, public beta can be downloaded from the company website, Symantec said.
