Recession busters! 10 Free Things from Symantec/Norton
Everyone is feeling the financial pinch but don’t let your thinner wallet cause you to drop your efforts to keep your computer safely computing away. Online security is more important than ever, with cybercrime on the rise in direct relation to these economic woes! From some good reading material to a number of services to keep your computer healthy, check out how many things we’ve got for you at no charge whatsoever!
1. Family Online Safety Guide – Winner of both the Disney iParenting award and Mom’s Choice Award for best parenting guide. 40 pages of easy-to-understand, non-technical advice about what our kids are doing online. Available in 6 languages as a download from here: http://www.symantec.com/norton/familyresources/resources.jsp?title=online_safety_guide
2. Security alerts –email alerts on breaking, high level threats: http://nct.symantecstore.com/0184/security_alert.html (also click the box to get the monthly newsletters)
3. Malware removal tools: Already have a virus or other malware on your system? Get rid of them now! http://www.symantec.com/norton/security_response/removaltools.jsp
4. Internet Threat Meter widget (PC/Mac) – download to keep on top of fast moving online threats: http://www.symantec.com/norton/themes/threatmeter/index.jsp
5. Norton Online Family (beta): Monitor your kids activities on multiple computers (PC/Mac) with Norton Online Family service (in beta): https://onlinefamily.norton.com
6. Cutting edge projects from the Norton Lab, including the Windows UAC tool: http://www.nortonlabs.com/
7. Norton Add-On Pack: adds private information protection and parental controls to your existing Norton consumer products: http://www.symantec.com/norton/add-on-pack
8. Norton toolbar with Identity Safe allows additional protection from bad websites and helps you protect login information and passwords: http://www.symantec.com/norton/products/toolbar/popup.jsp?pvid=nis2009
9. PC Checkup (currently free): Got a PC that is running slowly? Maybe you need a free PC Checkup: http://freepccheckup.norton.com/
10. Norton Security Scan (find viruses on your system for free) as part of the Google pack: http://pack.google.com/intl/en/pack_installer.html