Symantec has adopted whitelising techniques in an effort to dramatically improve the performance of its upcoming Norton 2009 security suite, according to the company's vice president of consumer engineering, Rowan Trollope.
Symantec's next-generation security software is officially named Norton 360 and faces a delay from the original September due date.
Computer security firm Symantec this week claimed 300 changes in the new versions of Norton Internet Security and Antivirus would address past performance problems.
McAfee said on Tuesday that it plans to release four versions of its new "Falcon" security products, which is designed to rival Symantec and newcomer Microsoft.
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Instead of scanning all files on a system, Norton 2009 products will only scan unknown files, says Symantec's VP of consumer engineering, Rowan Trollope.
Symantec hasn't seen an increase in Mac malware, but it expects to.
If software is running on just 10 machines, it's likely bad, says Symantec's VP of consumer engineering, Rowan Trollope
"Obviously it's still a problem," says Symantec's VP of consumer engineering, Rowan Trollope.
Software takes a long time to improve, says Symantec's VP of consumer engineering, Rowan Trollope.
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.
While Symantec's protection is solid, the overall user experience within Norton Internet Security 2008 could be much, much better. Not all the features work together and use fewer system resources.
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