Norton Protection Blog

Norton Utilities Premier – New!

robertreynolds — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 18:24:18 GMT

Over time, once-zippy computers can start to lag, getting bogged down with unnecessary programs, too many temporary files, broken registry keys and all sorts of other digital gunk. Today we're announcing the newest weapon in the fight against PC sluggishness and data loss.

Microsoft Security Essentials: “Reruns” Aren’t Just for TV Anymore

mike_plante — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 12:56:05 GMT

Bad reruns used to be limited to summer TV programming. With Microsoft Security Essentials, bad reruns have now come to consumer security. But instead of just being boring and unoriginal, this rerun leaves consumers dangerously under-protected.

Norton SafeWeb - increasing online comfort and confidence

GavinA — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 21:26:30 GMT

Symantec Senior Development Manager Gavin Anderson explains Norton SafeWeb Technology:

Norton Safe Search – New and Improved

KhanhT — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 00:31:00 GMT

We’re excited to tell you about the new and improved version of Norton Safe Search, now available as part of the Norton Internet Security 2010 public beta. Norton Safe Search takes the site ratings provided by Norton Safe Web a step further by delivering a fully customized search results page with built-in security features such as filtering out unsafe sites, an interstitial warning page, Privacy Safeguard, and other options such as allowing users to display only safe shopping sites.

Yo Joe!

Sondra_Magness — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 21:44:36 GMT

It’s G.I. Joe week here at Norton, and to celebrate the upcoming movie, we want to give you stuff.

The New Model of Consumer Protection: Quorum

careyn — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 22:31:37 GMT

Gerry Egan, Product Manager for Symantec, explains the new Quorum technology in the upcoming Norton 2010 product release.

TwitViewer.net - Or How Something That Sounds Too Good to Be True Usually Is

marianmerritt — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 17:46:38 GMT

The message might have come in early yesterday on your Twitter feed, "Want to know whos stalking you on twitter!?: http://twitviewer.net/" You might have clicked the link to visit the website. It all happened so fast, the fabulous offer (heck yeah, I want to know who the last 200 people are to look at my Twitter profile!) and the large scale distribution of the "tweet". Even seasoned journalists who should always wear their cynical and world-weary thinking caps fell for it.

Intrusion Prevention System (IPS): Your first line of defense against malware

Ameya — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 21:10:45 GMT

Cybercrime News: Conficker is Spamming, Weak Economy Drives Crime, Why We Click on Spam and More

marianmerritt — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 14:05:44 GMT

There's evidence that the Conficker botnet (oh, did you really think they distributed those millions of bots without a plan to monetize them?) is now being used on a "for hire" basis. A story from the UK referencing a new report from Cisco, states that malware called Waledec is being distributed via Conficker's millions of infected computers. Waledec uses your system to send out spam and spread itself to other computers. Before you pull your hair out in frustration, just make sure you've got an up-to-date copy of Norton Internet Security or another comprehensive security product on your computers. Check your kid's computers including any new netbooks you've received and scan your USB or thumb drives for signs of infection.

SONAR 2

sourabhsatish — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 00:53:32 GMT

Symantec Architect and Distinguished Engineer Sourabh Satish discusses an enhanced feature for Norton Internet Security 2010 - SONAR 2:

Microsoft Internet Explorer Unpatched Vulnerability is Here… Norton Users Never Fear!

John_Harrison — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 22:46:53 GMT

You might have heard a few things about a vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer this week. This is otherwise known as a “zero day” because it was found and hasn’t been patched by Microsoft at the time of discovery.

New Feature for Norton Internet Security 2010 - Download Insight

ViralM — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 01:41:17 GMT

Symantec Development Manager Viral Mehta shares a new feature of Norton Internet Security 2010 -- Download Insight:

Norton Internet Security 2010 Beta

ViralM — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 01:30:28 GMT

Welcome to the Norton Internet Security 2010 and Norton AntiVirus 2010 Public Beta! We’re really excited about his year’s version of Norton Internet Security 2010 and Norton AntiVirus 2010. We’ve made significant improvements to our existing features, as well as added a few new ones. We’ve also included support for Windows 7, the new upcoming version of Microsoft’s popular operating system. To access the Public Beta build, simply navigate to Norton Beta Center and select Norton Internet Security 2010 or Norton AntiVirus 2010.

Live from WWDC 2009

Sondra_Magness — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 00:39:29 GMT

Symantec's Mac product manager, Mike Romo is attending the Apple WW Developer Conference in San Francisco this week and shares some thoughts from this morning's keynote address in this video...

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Phishing attacks on Facebook users point to efforts to mine login data for profit

marianmerritt — Fri, 15 May 2009 02:38:28 GMT

A new wave of phishing attacks on Facebook users is underway. You'll remember the story from several months back of someone whose login credentials were stolen and then the crook used that Facebook access to swindle the victim's friends out of thousands of dollars. The current effort resembles that one, in that a compromised account sends a malicious link to friends. The friends click on the link and are taken to a site that looks just like a Facebook login page. Providing the criminals with their login and password can sometimes injure the victim beyond the damage to their social network.

Cloud AntiVirus Forecast: Foggy, with a Chance of Irrelevance

davecole — Tue, 05 May 2009 00:48:24 GMT

We’ve been hearing a lot about cloud computing lately. Seems like just about anything you can tuck away into the clouds gets better, or so the story goes, since it allows everyone to access it from anywhere and harness the power of humongous databases full of useful information, among other benefits. Sure enough, the recent RSA conference had its fair share of hype on cloud computing and it has been mentioned to do everything from change security as we know it to solving the imminent swine flu pandemic. On the heels of RSA, a new “cloud antivirus” (AV) solution has been introduced which has brought media attention to cloud-based malware protection to a fever pitch. Given all the chatter on the topic, I thought I would provide my own forecast (of sorts) for cloud-based AV.

Get in the know about Conficker

Sondra_Magness — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 22:02:10 GMT

Symantec's Internet Safety Advocate Marian Merritt gives the lowdown on the Conficker worm and how you can stay protected.

For more information on the Conficker worm, visit the Conficker Working Group page at:

http://www.confickerworkinggroup.org/wiki/pmwiki.php?n=ANY.RepairTools

www.norton.com/conficker

Social engineering: meh or muh-oh?

ryan_mcgann — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 20:46:36 GMT

There's a lot of talk about vulnerabilities in Safari, but what does it mean?

The Latest in the Threat Landscape - Web Based Attacks: February 2009

John_Harrison — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 17:47:09 GMT

Gamer Gets Pwned by His AntiVirus (Episode 3): The Nightmare

deena_monchick — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 21:24:12 GMT

Zombies!!!!