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By : Symantec Corporation |
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Symantec corporation which is another experienced antivirus and internet security solution provider releases its new products for the year 2012 named as Symantec Norton Antivirus 2012 and Symantec Norton Internet Security 2012. When comparing the old versions with the 2012 versions, there are some significant new features available in the new versions. The three best features that we found in Symantec Norton Antivirus 2012 are :
1. Inelegant Threat Protection :
This module which was available on older versions has been improved in Symantec Norton Antivirus 2012. It also comes with 2 new features in the 2012 version. One of them is the download protection feature. What it does is, it scans all the newly downloaded files to your PC as soon as the download completes. And reports to you whether the file is safe for installing. And the second new feature is, real-time file vault. This features records about each and every single file that are newly added to your PC and scans them and reports you whether they are trusted to use. Also it tells you which application processes currently running on your PC are safe and which are at risk.
2. Light Resource User :
Most people hate to use norton antivirus because it used allot of your cpu’s resource making your cpu slow and unable to do multitasking. But Symantec Norton Antivirus 2012 uses 60% of less resources when compared to its older versions. Also letting you to do your multitasks at the same time giving the maximum protection your PC desires.
3. Deep Scan :
Another good feature of Symantec Norton Antivirus 2012 is its deep system scan. On the test that we ran, Symantec Norton Antivirus 2012 ranked third under the category of deep system scan. It detected many viruses with a detection rate of 94.11%. Also we ran another test to check whether the Heuristics Engine works properly on deep system scan. And the result was, norton antivirus detected 95 out of 100 newly set up wild viruses. So with a strong system scan and a good Heuristics Engine, the risk of entry of viruses to your PC is really less.
Summery:
Overall, Symantec Norton Antivirus 2012 is an excellent software to protect your PC from various wild new or old viruses, spywares, trojans, and other types of malware’s. Also since it uses low resources after the 2012 version, your PC will never get slow like the previous versions and also you can do multitasks as free as you want with having the same maximum protection.
System Requirements :
- Intel 2.0+ Ghz, 512MB RAM+ (For Best Performance)
- 256 MB of RAM (512 MB RAM required for Recovery Tool)
- 200 MB of available hard disk space
- CD-ROM or DVD drive (if not installing via electronic download)
- Windows Xp Professional (32/64), Windows Vista (32/64), Windows 7 (32/64)