Norton Antivirus 2007: An Upgrade Finally Worth the Wait
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Matthew Gundesen December 20, 2006
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Matthew Gundesen |
Matthew Gundesen operates AntivirusDownload.com and is a specialist in
the field of virus protection. To get more information on the new
features of Norton Antivirus 2007 please visit:
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The Norton brand is probably the most synonymous brand when it comes
to virus protection software. Norton Antivirus has been in existence
since 1990, and since then a growing number of people have come to rely
on the Norton name to protect their computers from virus attacks. In
fact, Norton Antivirus is considered the most widely used antivirus
software in the world today.
Over the years, Norton Antivirus has constantly underwent upgrades
as a means of trying to improve on its ability to detect a growing
number of viruses that are being spread. Additionally, each generation
of the software incorporates several new features and services as a way
of making it more effective in its task of detecting and eliminating
(or quarantining) viruses as well as turning it into a more robust
application. For example, in recent years, Norton Antivirus has begun
to incorporate the detection not only of viruses but also of Trojan
horses, spyware and worms as a direct response to the growing
proliferation of these potentially harmful pieces of malware.
With the release of Norton Antivirus 2007, users should expect to
see another set of new features that will help it remain the top of its
class when it comes to virus protection. One of the biggest changes in
the 2007 version over the previous 2006 version is the decision of the
Norton Antivirus team to rewrite much of the code for the application.
The result of this overhaul is a faster and lighter version of the
antivirus software. Rewriting the code also meant that the interface
was streamlined as well. Unlike the previous version, where each task
appeared in a separate desktop window, the 2007 version wisely uses
tabs inside just one window, which makes it much easier to manage.
Under the hood, Norton Antivirus also benefited from the code
rewrite. For instance, the virus scan and the spyware scan now run
simultaneously, which drastically cuts down on scanning time. Norton
Antivirus 2007 also incorporates many of the functions of Norton
Personal Firewall, which means the application can now also double as a
“light” firewall.
Another very important feature of the new version of Norton
Antivirus is the incorporation of enterprise level anti rootkit
functions. This powerful level of protection against rootkits is well
worth the price of the software especially with the growing prevalence
of rootkit based attacks on computers. Overall Norton Antivirus 2007 is
still arguably the best antivirus protection one can get, and the new
version was definitely worth the wait unlike previous versions which
disappointed.
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