Security vendor Symantec has launched a project aimed at plugging holes in Microsoft's Internet Explorer (IE).
"Lighter" is the key word Symantec hopes customers will feel when installing Norton 360 version 2.0, which is the company's security and backup system for small business and home users that was launched today.
But security firm also finds that Microsoft's IE is the only browser widely exploited by hackers today.
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Today, Symantec released Norton 360 Version 2.0, but I wonder whether the security giant has learned from its past mistakes?
But security firm also finds that Microsoft's IE is the only browser widely exploited by hackers today.
This week Symantec made beta versions of its flagship Norton Internet Security 2010 and Antivirus 2010 products available for testing. We put NIS 2010 through its paces to see how it stacks up.
Security researchers worked overtime in 2007, which turned out to be a nightmare for software vendors from day one.
Security software vendors may soon side with US government authorities and intentionally fail to report "certain spyware" to customers if ordered by a court to remain quiet, according to a survey of leading firms.
A new mass-mailing virus, which disguises itself as a file sent by a computer user's network administrator, begins infecting systems.
While Norton Confidential beta from Symantec aims to protect your online transactions, and its antisphishing toolbar compares favourably to Netcraft's own offering, we found the Norton package to be overly large, including many other Symantec applets that seem unnecessary.
Norton Internet Security 2007 makes significant gains over last year, including cutting-edge rootkit and behavioral monitoring features found nowhere else, but the overall package could be serious overkill for the average desktop owner.
If you need to partition your live hard drive, Norton PartitionMagic 8 is still the application to beat.
For home and student use, we think Norton 360 represents the best value for ease of use, tools offered, and overall system performance. We recommend it over McAfee Total Protection and Microsoft Windows Live OneCare.
By rewriting much of the code, Symantec made Norton AntiVirus 2007 faster and lighter than its 2006 version, but a few glitches here and there keep us from granting it our Editors' Choice award.
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