Norton 2010 – the BETA is here

nortonI am delighted to let you know that we have released BETA versions of Norton AntiVirus 2010 and Norton Internet Security 2010. Without wanting to resort into the realms of hyperbole, the Norton 2010 products are not just another update to a well established security product. These products see us deploy an exciting and innovative new approach to security: namely reputation based security. As, and when, you encounter a file that is being downloaded onto your PC, we will be able to make a real-time assessment as to the safety or trustworthiness of that file.  Trojan based downloads are the attack ‘du jour’ of the malware crowd, this represents a new approach that they have not encountered before. The link to the BETA is here.  You can also track the development of the BETA testing and find out what other people think of the products by monitoring the Norton Forum.  A quick summary of just some of the many new features in Norton 2010 are:

Performance enhancements
The 2010 products improve on the very high performance bar already set by the 2009 products. The Beta builds will be regularly updated, with later builds improving on performance and functionality.

Enhanced Norton Insight
Norton Insight is built on the Symantec Quorum backend intelligence technology first introduced in the 2009 products. In 2009 Norton Insight only quantified trustworthiness, in 2010 Norton Insight also provides information on prevalence, age, and runtime performance data.

Download Insight
Download Insight is a new line of defense against the introduction of untrusted applications on your system. Download Insight monitors new application or installer downloads, automatically analyzes and classifies the application using the Quorum technology, and provides you with a trust rating for the application before allowing the application or installer to execute.
 
Performance Monitoring
The system performance monitoring now also monitors system events such as application installations, and we monitor process performance. This information is graphed over time, to make it easier to determine if an application may be the cause of degraded performance.

Enhanced SONAR
SONAR behavioural protection technology was completely re-written for the 2010 products. SONAR now also utilises the Quorum backend intelligence technology to further improve detections and reduce false positives.

Power Savings
Power saving options are available that helps conserve battery power by only running non-critical when on AC power.

Silent Mode
The Silent Mode functionality was enhanced to include Quiet Mode on automatic detection of CD/DVD burning and media recording applications. Users can now also define their own applications that will trigger Quiet Mode.

Anti-Spam
The Anti Spam technology was completely re-written for the 2010 products. The Anti Spam engine is now using the world’s leading Symantec Brightmail technology. The engine is further enhanced to not only perform local scanning, but to also double check the results in real-time against the backend system, further increasing the effectiveness and reducing false positives.
 
Windows 7
Full support for Windows 7, including support for Teredo, Windows Mail, and Home Groups.

July 3, 2009 | Filed Under Announcements, Security 

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