-=PCTechTalk=- Re: Symantec's New Norton AntiVirus 2004
- From: "kg6ocz" <kg6ocz@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 26 Aug 2003 13:09:44 -0700
Always gives me the willies when new stuff comes out like this..it's SO new
I would be leary of bugs. I sure wouldn't rush to get it....
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From: "Mike" <mikebike@xxxxxxxxx>
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Sent: Tuesday, August 26, 2003 9:37 AM
Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Symantec's New Norton AntiVirus 2004
>
>
> Symantec's New Norton AntiVirus 2004 is the World's First Comprehensive
> Antivirus Solution to Protect Consumers from Spyware
> http://www.symantec.com/press/2003/n030825a.html
> CUPERTINO, Calif. - August 25, 2003 -Symantec Corp. (Nasdaq: SYMC), the
> world leader in Internet security, today announced Norton AntiVirus 2004,
> the newest version of the world's most trusted antivirus solution.
Utilizing
> new, state-of-the-art technology, Norton AntiVirus 2004 will provide
> consumers with core protection against certain emerging non-virus threats
> such as spyware and keystroke logging programs. Scheduled for wide
> availability in early September, Norton AntiVirus 2004 will empower home
and
> small office users to proactively ward off privacy and security breeches
> that are often caused by the presence of these non-virus threats.
>
> "With the emergence of recent high profile security threats like BugBear
and
> Blaster, which are complicated and blended in nature, traditional
antivirus
> solutions are no longer enough to guarantee trouble-free computing," said
> Steve Cullen, senior vice president of Consumer and Client Product
Delivery
> at Symantec. "The additional protection provided by Norton AntiVirus 2004
> helps combat spyware and keystroke logging programs, which can be left
> behind by some of these new blended threats. Spyware can also be acquired
> through everyday Web surfing, installing itself in the computer's
> background, is also frequently with most users never knowing it is there."
>
> The new expanded threat detection capabilities of Norton AntiVirus 2004
will
> include scans for programs on the user's computer that can be used with
> malicious intent to compromise the security of a system, spy on the user's
> private data, or track users' online behavior. To help ensure maximum
> protection Norton AntiVirus 2004 will identify and block these threats at
> the point of entry to the system, detecting the threats during scans of
> email and instant message attachments, or during scheduled or on-demand
> system scans.
>
> Norton AntiVirus 2004 will also offer users of Windows 2000/XP added
> protection from viruses lurking in compressed files-the type of files
> commonly exchanged with the use of services such as peer-to-peer networks
or
> instant messaging. This new, real-time compressed-file scanning feature
> prevents users of file-exchange services from sharing or downloading
> infected files even if those files are compressed. Additionally, as a
> measure to protect users from pirated or counterfeit software, Norton
> AntiVirus 2004 will also now include a product activation component.
> ++
>
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