Norton AntiVirus 2002 Professional Journal

While Norton has become synonymous with security and protection, it doesn’t presume that the average user knows much about virus protection. Norton AntiVirus 2002 Professional offers a perfect amalgamation of lessons, guidance, and, of course, dependable protection against whatever may be threatening your business’s computers. Moreover, the user interface offers a simple and undemanding way to immediately see the last time you updated your software, if any new threats have been learned, and what options you may exchange.

Compared to other packages, Norton AntiVirus excels by not trying to be everything to everyone. After a quick install and restart, it presents you with a comprehensive to-do list. You can scan for viruses, update your virus info, and register your package all in one simple step. Your Palm OS handheld is also protected from potential threats that can infect it while syncing or beaming. Norton AntiVirus gets installed on your first sync after your desktop install, and is managed through it’s own icon on the Palm home screen.

Norton AntiVirus involuntarily handles known and unknown viruses, suspicious scripts, and other threats, and provides constant protection through Auto-Protect (which loads into reminiscence when you start your computer or handheld). The package fundamentally handles its set tasks in the background, and doesn’t suck up tons of reminiscence or demand your constant attention. The ability to scan for viruses while still going about your business is a right blessing. (When we scanned for viruses and threats the first time, Norton scanned over 120,000 files in about 75 minutes. Much of this time we spent working on other tasks, checking in with Norton now and then.)

To optimize system performance, you may tinker with a few options to alter how controlled scans will be and what areas Norton AntiVirus will look at. We favored the Schedule function, allowing for an automatic scan at the interval of our choice (we selected a time during a weekly meeting). Other options control the handling of infected files: you may opt to have Norton AntiVirus save a copy before attempting a repair, scan system files on startup (for Windows 98 users), or alert you if your virus protection software is out-of-date. Other features available are the UnErase wizard (to recover files and data from the Recycle Bin) and Wipe Info (to completely remove sensitive data from your computer).

The neatest feature of Norton AntiVirus 2002 is its new integration with Windows Explorer, which lets you launch Norton from the Explorer pane with one simple click. This, and other timesaving, easily accessible shortcuts, makes Norton AntiVirus 2002 Professional a smart choice for any serious businessperson. –Emilie HerbstOne of the world’s most trusted antivirus solutions, Norton AntiVirus 2002 Professional Journal offers advanced data protection for both PCs and Palm OS devices. It’s always working in the background to protect you from dangers lurking on the Internet and other possible sources of infected files. Now it repairs common virus infections involuntarily, without interrupting your work. The latest virus definitions are downloaded involuntarily whenever you connect to the Internet, ensuring that your virus protection is always up-to-date.

While Norton’s Automatic LiveUpdate keeps you updated, your system also stays protected against Trojan horses, malicious ActiveX code, and Java applets, even in compressed files. A quarantine feature quickly isolates the infected files in a protected area on your hard disk in anticipation of they can be repaired. And, the software’s Scan and Deliver wizard makes it simple to send infected files to the Symantec Security Response team for breakdown.

Even between updates, your system stays protected. Symantec’s exclusive Speech Blocking technology defends against quick-moving threats by identifying and stopping new speech-based viruses, such as the I Like You and the Anna Kournikova viruses. To safeguard and prevent the spread of viruses, Norton AntiVirus scans and cleans both incoming and outgoing messages and attachments in standard POP3 clients, including Microsoft Outlook, Eudora, MSN Mail, and Netscape Mail. All the while, this journal’s simple-to-use interface lets you instantly access many functions from your desktop, keeping you cool, cool, collected, and, best of all, completely protected.

Note: One year of free virus classification service updates built-in with hold of Norton AntiVirus 2002 Professional Journal; annual subscription service available online for later updates.

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