Norton is one of the most popular brands in security software. Some of its products have been in the market for years and are installed on millions of computer around the world on a daily basis. One of them is Norton Antivirus.
Installation and configuration
The program downloads and installs in just a few minutes, and doesn’t require any technical configuration. Luckily for tech-savvy users, the Norton Antivirus 2012 Settings menu includes a bunch of configuration options.
Full protection for your computer
Once Norton Antivirus 2012 is up and running, your system will be
protected from both viruses and spyware in real time. The program also includes filters for web browsing, downloads and email – all of these without constantly interrupting your work with nagging messages. There’s even a special Facebook scan that Norton Antivirus uses to detect malicious links.
Norton Antivirus 2012 includes the SONAR technology, already featured in the previous version, which keeps you safe from both new and unknown threats. Other interesting tools are the Norton Performance System, which controls system performance by tracking the usage of processor and memory, and Norton Tasks, with which you can keep track of the app's current jobs and pending tasks.
New features
The new Norton Antivirus 2012 is described by its developers as faster, more effective and with more powerful options. Among these features, you can find the
Norton Insight and the
Performance Alerts. The first one informs you of emerging threats, thanks to the
Norton user community, while the second one helps you optimize the system's performance with warnings about slow apps.
Conclusion
Norton Antivirus 2012 has improved its footprint on system resources; it's lighter and faster than the previous version, and provides shorter and quicker scans as well. Also, the interface in Norton Antivirus 2012 has been slightly redesigned to make it clearer and easier to use. The downside of a simpler design however is that the interface is not as informative as it could be, at least at first sight.
Norton Antivirus is a powerful security application with which you'll keep viruses, worms and other online threats away from your system without hassle.
