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Yeah, I like the fact that N.I.S. 2008 hardly affects Performance - and that is the way I want it to stay, which is why I would like Auto-Protect in N.I.S. to operate more efficiently at Detecting Threats for N.I.S. 2009 because, as it stands, it does not Detect Threats as described in the Post already (above); also as I understand it from reading another Post here, Auto-Protect only Scans Files that you are working with. If I am wrong, please inform me. It does say, however, in the Norton Program, that Auto-Protect always Scans your whole system for Threats. Please inform me which one it does at Present.
However, if you Open your N.I.S. Options, it does say Real-Time Protection - Auto-Protect, which is why it should Scan your whole system in the Background without affecting the Performance of the system and, if possible, Scan the Files you are working with too.
Regarding my comment about 2009 Products (http://community.norton.com/norton/board/message?board.id=nis_feedback&thread.id=1594), I think that Auto-Protect needs to be made better - such as Auto-Protect should Scan all Files all the time and made deeper but having no effect on the system - because I had a Threat on my computer that had 50-odd Files on my computer that was only Detcted and Removed once I did a Full System Scan; this is not the first Threat on my computer that Auto-Protect has not Dected and removed.
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I’m not sure, but I think Auto-Protect does not scan random files in the background, because malicious files are detected only during manual scan. It seems that auto-protect scans only active processes and files.
If Auto-Protect is not there to Detect Threats, then what is it there for?
If that is the case that it only Scans Active Processes and Files, then it is not offering Full Protection of your system with regards to Auto-Protect which is why Auto-Protect should be Scanning your whole system in the Background without affecting Performance.
Auto-protect and Internet Worm Protection (know known as Inbound Firewall) are there to ensure real-time protection from viruses, worms and other threats, and this is quite enough to prevent infection. Manual scan scans the whole system, according to it’s schedule, to find all other malicious files, that are not used in real time. If a programs attempts to use an infected file, auto-protect will block access to this file. Whether automatic protection will scan filess in the background, or manual scan will do this, when the computer is idle, the result should be the same. In both cases the file infected file will be detected. But, let’s suppose you are playing a game with friends online or watching a movie, and auto-protect scans random files in the background during this time and finds a low-risk threat, or other malicious file, and warns your about that. The game would be paused and minimized in the most interesting part, just because of a tracking cookie for example, when It could be removed later, while you are not using your PC. Personally, that would irritate me. What do you think ?
There is also Intrusion Prevention to Protect your computer against Attack.
When I wrote that it does not offer Full Protection - which it does not if it only Scans Active Processes and Files - I was just refering to Auto-Protect, which is why in N.I.S. 2009 symantec should make it Scan all Files as well as Active Processes and Files (see below).
However, I am refering to Detection of Threats. Also, Auto-Protect is meant to be a Real-Time Protection as I have already mentioned. And Auto-Protect is a Critical Compent of any Security Software.
With regards to it Scanning the whole system (Auto-Protect), I was thinking more along the lines of Auto-Protect Scanning your whole system like a Full System Scan does as well as Scanning your Active Processes and Files and Important/Critical Windows' Start-up Files in the Background without affecting Performance.
With regards to your comment about Low-Risk Items, there is a Option in N.I.S. to Ignore Low-Risk Items. Would you want to run the Risk of their being a Medium-Risk or High-Risk Threat on your computer that could Infect your D.V.D. - if watching it on a D.V.D. - or computer? May I point out that, if you were watching a movie via D.V.D. or Web Site, Auto-Protect would still be Scanning it because it is an Active Program and possible File; Medium-Risk and High-Risk Items are Automatically Removed anyway.
Well, maybe you are right. People ned more and more protection these days. Users always want maximum protection and almost no performance impact. Let’s see what NIS 2009 will offer.
I think you should get maximum protection because that is what you are paying for, yes?
And why should your Anti-Virus Product affect Performance? You are not paying for it to affect your Performance; you are paying for it to Protect you.
Threats are becoming more advanced so you really do need maximum Protection.
I hope that in the x64 version of NIS 2009 will include right-click scans and Crimeware detection. So far these are the only two I have noticed that is not included in the 64 bit version.
EDIT: Also noticed that there is no self-protection option nor suspicious activity monitoring option.
One Web Site* I go to and my computer slows; I do not know if this is caused by Norton, but I would like N.I.S. 2009 to not interfere with Web Sites so that the computer Runs as fast as it would on other Web Sites. Like I said, I do not know if Norton causes this slowness; maybe symantec could check this out. It is the only Web Site which I visit that this happens.
* - msn games
Some web sites have slow servers so that even without Norton they would still be slow. However Norton may contribute to this, I don't know!
In 2009, I'd like to see updates being released through Liveupdate, even if it is through it being run manually. Microsoft released XP SP3 through the update channels, why can't Norton? Even SP3 was 70MB!
McStick wrote:Some web sites have slow servers so that even without Norton they would still be slow. However Norton may contribute to this, I don't know!
In 2009, I'd like to see updates being released through Liveupdate, even if it is through it being run manually. Microsoft released XP SP3 through the update channels, why can't Norton? Even SP3 was 70MB!
What do you mean by "Updates" because LiveUpdate does come with Updates that Updates all Norton Products?
Why not test 2009 and see what it can do for you?
Stu wrote:
Why not test 2009 and see what it can do for you?
Norton 2009 Products are not Released yet, so how can you "test" them?
Exactly....
Do you guys think there will be differences between the 32 bit version and 64 bit? Is that usually the case when it comes to Internet Security Suites.
Floating_Red wrote:
Stu wrote:
Why not test 2009 and see what it can do for you?
Norton 2009 Products are not Released yet, so how can you "test" them?
Public beta was just released ;)
>>Public beta was just released ;)>>
When were the Beta's released Stu, I thought we were going to be told on here as soon as they were released.
Norton Internet Security 2009 Beta
Floating_Red wrote:
McStick wrote:Some web sites have slow servers so that even without Norton they would still be slow. However Norton may contribute to this, I don't know!
In 2009, I'd like to see updates being released through Liveupdate, even if it is through it being run manually. Microsoft released XP SP3 through the update channels, why can't Norton? Even SP3 was 70MB!
What do you mean by "Updates" because LiveUpdate does come with Updates that Updates all Norton Products?
I meant that for example the 2008.5 update should be published via Liveupdate because not many people actually know about it!
This morning
johna wrote:>>Public beta was just released ;)>>
When were the Beta’s released Stu, I thought we were going to be told on here as soon as they were released.
Norton Internet Security 2009 Beta