Norton AntiVirus uses exclusive, patented layers of protection that work together to neutralize viruses, dangerous websites, and social media scams, so you€re protected from today€s and tomorrow€s online threats.

Key Features

Actively Protects Against Viruses, Spam, Identity Theft, and Social Media Dangers

Norton Antivirus neutralizes viruses, spam, unsafe downloads, and dangerous websites.
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• Insight identifies which files and applications are safe and which are dangerous, using the combined feedback of more than 175 million Norton users.
• Norton Community Watch tracks virtually every file on the Internet for comprehensive global threat monitoring.
• SONAR Behavioral Protection detects signs that a file is dangerous to proactively protect you from never-before-seen threats.
• Download Insight and IP Address Insight prevents you from downloading files from websites that have a low reputation score within the Norton user community.
• Live 24x7 Threat Monitoring is backed by a network of Norton users who serve as your own personal Neighborhood Watch group.
• Scam Insight reviews a website€s reputation and lets you know if it€s safe to enter your personal information.
• Anti-Phishing Technology blocks fraudulent €œphishing€ sites set up to steal your personal information.
• Identity Safe remembers, secures, and automatically enters your usernames and passwords for you, so they can€t be lost or stolen.
• Safe Web tells you if a website is unsafe before you visit it and it€s too late.
• Safe Web for Facebook scans your Facebook wall and news feed for URLs containing security threats such as phishing sites, malicious downloads, and links to unsafe external sites.
• Network mapping and monitoring shows all the devices connected to your home network, so you can spot uninvited guests using your wireless connection and/or eavesdropping on you.

Automatic Silent Updates Keep You One Step Ahead

Insight identifies which files and applications are safe and which are dangerous.
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• Always up-to-date product automatically downloads and installs important product and feature updates when you€re not using your computer.
• Norton Pulse updates virus definitions every 5 to 15 minutes without disrupting your work or play.
• Insight + Optimized File Copy identifies safe files and only scans unknown files.
• Built-in Intelligence maximizes battery life by putting off non-critical activities until you are plugged in and out of full-screen mode.
• Norton Management enables easy single-password access to all Norton cloud-based applications and Web properties€"to update, renew, fix, or install Norton. Includes Norton Management, Norton Anti-Theft, Norton Family, and Identity Safe.
• Windows 8 Compatibility touch-friendly support works equally great in keyboard and mouse environments.
• Live 24x7 Support gets you access to help online or by phone.

Deep-Cleansing Tools Scour and Disinfect

• Norton Power Eraser scrubs your computer of deeply embedded, difficult-to-remove infections.
• Norton Bootable Recovery Tool creates an emergency rescue CD/DVD/USB that gets your PC back up and running, even if it€s so infected that it won€t start up. (Boot to a clean OS.)
• Windows 8 App Remediation scans Windows 8 apps for threats and removes them.