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There are millions of bot-infected PCs on the Internet. In September 2006, a McAfee study placed the number of machines unwittingly joined to botnets at approximately 12 million - a population larger than the country of Greece. The FBI calls botnets a growing threat to national security and Symantec VP Rowan Trollope warns that those infected with bots risk "having their own identity or personal information stolen" and their PCs being used to carry out "large scale criminal activities." Any way you slice it, botnets are a huge problem and it's a problem that's only getting worse. Security software maker Symantec announced the release of Norton AntiVirus 2009. The latest version of the software incorporates new security and usability features and works with Windows XP, Microsoft's new version of the Windows operating system. The software is available in stores and through Symantec now for $49.95, with a $20 rebate for those upgrading from a previous version of Norton AntiVirus. Norton AntiVirus 2009 provides fast, responsive defense against all types of malicious software including viruses, spyware, worms, and other software threats. It protects your system without slowing it down. Rapid pulse updates every 5 to 15 minutes help to ensure that you're protected from the latest threats. Working quickly and quietly in the background, Norton AntiVirus requires little memory and system resources. The new Norton Insight relies on extensive online intelligence to target only those processes at risk, resulting in faster, shorter, fewer scans. And the new Norton Protection System employs a multilayered set of security technologies that work in concert to detect, identify, and block attacks. Version 2009 improves on product performance. Key Technologies of the Norton AntiVirus 2009 Antivirus Antispyware Botnet protection Browser protection Internet worm protection Intrusion prevention NortonTM Protection System OS and application protection Pulse Updates Recovery tool** Rootkit protection NortonTM Insight SONARTM behavioral protection Key Features of the Norton AntiVirus 2009 Stops viruses, worms, spyware, bots, and more-Keeps your system protected against malicious software NortonTM Insight-Delivers innovative intelligence-driven technology for faster, fewer, shorter scans NEW! Pulse updates for up-to-the-minute protection-Delivered every 5 to 15 minutes to detect and eliminate new threats Prevents virus-infected emails and instant messages from spreading-Feel secure while you keep in touch Blocks browser exploits and protects against infected web sites-Surf the Internet with confidence MORE INFORMATION of the Norton AntiVirus 2009 : Engineered for Speed NEW! Saves time and improves performance with NortonTM Insight NEW! Installs in under one minute and requires less than 8 MB of memory on average. Up-to-the-minute Protection NEW! Delivers up-to-the-minute protection with rapid pulse updates every 5 to 15 minutes NEW! Prevents bots from taking control of your PC NEW! Recovery tool boots and repairs badly infected PCs NEW! Delivers our most complete, deep cleaning scan possible IMPROVED! Defends against Web-based attacks IMPROVED! Provides multilayered security through the NortonTM Protection System Detects and automatically removes malicious software Automatically detects and removes spyware, viruses, Trojans, bots and Internet worms NortonTM On-going Protection provides continuous protection updates and new product features as they become available throughout your product subscription period, helping to keep your computer protected against the latest Internet threats and risks NortonTM Automatic Renewal Service helps to ensure that you're protected by automatically renewing your product subscription before it expires Control without disruptions NEW! Automatically schedules scans and updates to occur while PC is idle NEW! Review the security status of every process on your PC NEW! Helps ensure movies and games are not interrupted with silent mode Maps your wireless home network Free Technical Support NEW! Tech support without charge from Symantec delivers help however you need it. Bots are big business, and botnet controllers can fetch up to 40 cents per infected PC. To keep up with the growing demand, today's malware is turned out in assembly line fashion, with each subsequent variant methodically tweaked to exploit the signature update requirements of traditional scanners. Once on the system, these bots typically cripple the antivirus software and firewall, hide their tracks through the use of rootkits, and proceed to silently takeover your system. Symantec's Norton AntiBot confronts the growing threat of bots and botnets. Norton AntiBot works alongside existing antivirus (from any vendor), using behavior-based analysis to monitor processes, files, and other active components to ensure their integrity and your safety. Norton AntiBot not only helps to prevent new bots from installing, it can also help ferret out the bots that may already be lurking on your PC. But even coupled with Norton AntiBot, security software can't go it alone. Make sure you are engaging in good computer habits: keep your systems patched, your antivirus software up-to-date, a firewall enabled, and avoid activities that are almost an invitation to disaster - in particular, avoid peer-to-peer filesharing (including gnutella, kazaa, morpheus, and bittorrent) and don't open attachments received unexpectedly or follow links in IM unless you are absolutely certain as to their source and their validity. Tags: Norton AntiVirus 2009, free Norton AntiVirus 2009 download, Norton AntiVirus, AntiVirus 2009, Norton 2009, security software, pc protection programs, Norton AntiVirus 2009 reviews, Norton AntiVirus 2009
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