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Norton AntiVirus Plus Changelog

What's new in Norton AntiVirus Plus 2013 20.1.0.24

Sep 5, 2012
  • NEW:
  • Threat-removal Layer – Targets and eliminates hard-to-remove threats less sophisticated products often miss.
  • Always up-to-date Product Version – Norton automatically sends you important product and feature updates throughout the year. The latest version installs without you needing to do anything.
  • FREE 24x7 Support – Offers you expert help and answers by phone, live chat or online, whenever you need them.1
  • IMPROVED:
  • SONAR Behavioral Protection & Live 24x7 Threat Monitoring – Stays ahead of, detects and eliminates threats that haven’t been invented yet by watching your PC for suspicious activity.
  • Bandwidth Management 2.0 – Automatically adjusts Norton data usage updates when you connect to 3G networks to avoid using up your monthly data allotment or causing overage fees.

New in Norton AntiVirus Plus 2012 19.0.0.43 Beta (Apr 15, 2011)

  • Our fastest performance ever
  • Industry-leading protection
  • Easier to use Control Center and features.
  • Award-winning speed, performance and protection just got better.
  • Norton Protection System includes 4 layers of rock-solid protection designed to proactively protect against the very latest threats – so you can do more on your PC without disruptions.
  • Insight Technology protects you from download dangers no matter which browser, instant messenger or file sharing program you use.
  • Customizable Control Center gives you the option to choose your preference between a simplified screen or the traditional detailed view.
  • Bandwidth Management limits Norton’s processes and updates when you have limited bandwidth or monthly downloads.
  • Download Insight 2.0 now tells you how stable a download is before you put your computer at risk for crashes or other bad things to happen.
  • Norton Recovery Tools help remove threats that can be deeply buried in a PC’s operating system.

New in Norton AntiVirus Plus 2011 18.0.0.42 Beta (Apr 20, 2010)

  • Crimeware and other threats can take all of the fun out of the Internet. Take it back with Norton AntiVirus. It stops viruses, spyware and other threats so you can work and play safely.
  • Provides fast and light protection that won’t slow you down or get in your way.
  • Proactively notifies you when other applications are slowing you down and impacting your PC performance.
  • Warns you if downloads are safe before you install or run them.
  • New Features:
  • Umatched Protection:
  • Norton Download Insight helps you download and share files safely by warning you if a download can be trusted or contains threats or crimeware before it can cause harm
  • Umatched Performance :
  • Faster and Lighter than ever before, Norton Internet Security 2011 beta uses minimal system resources and scans only files at risk for fewer, shorter scans and the fastest scanning times.
  • Proactive Performance Alerts help you optimize your PC’s performance by notifying you when applications are slowing you down.
  • New Rescue Tools :
  • Sometimes PCs become infected with difficult to remove “scareware” programs or they get so infected by threats that are deeply buried in the PC’s operating system that special tools are required to remove them. That’s where Norton Rescue Tools can help.

New in Norton AntiVirus Plus 2010 17.0.0.65 Beta (Jul 7, 2009)

  • New and Improved Features
  • Performance Enhancements
  • The 2010 products improve on the very high performance bar already set by the 2009 products. The Beta builds will be regularly updated, with later builds improving on performance and functionality.
  • Enhanced Norton Insight
  • Norton Insight is built on the Symantec Quorum backend intelligence technology first introduced in the 2009 products. In 2009 Norton Insight only quantified trustworthiness, in 2010 Norton Insight also provides information on prevalence, age, and runtime performance data.
  • Download Insight
  • Download Insight is a new line of defense against the introduction of untrusted applications on your system. Download Insight monitors new application or installer downloads, automatically analyzes and classifies the application using the Quorum technology, and provides you with a trust rating for the application before allowing the application or installer to execute.
  • Performance Monitoring
  • The system performance monitoring now also monitors system events such as application installations, and we monitor process performance. This information is graphed over time, to make it easier to determine if an application may be the cause of degraded performance.
  • Enhanced SONAR
  • The SONAR behavioral protection technology was completely re-written for the 2010 products. SONAR now also utilizes the Quorum backend intelligence technology to further improve detections and reduce false positives.
  • Power Savings
  • Power saving options are available that helps conserve battery power by only running non-critical when on AC power.
  • Silent Mode
  • The Silent Mode functionality was enhanced to include Quiet Mode on automatic detection of CD/DVD burning and media recording applications. Users can now also define their own applications that will trigger Quiet Mode.
  • Anti Spam
  • The Anti Spam technology was completely re-written for the 2010 products. The Anti Spam engine is now using the world’s leading Symantec Brightmail technology. The engine is further enhanced to not only perform local scanning, but to also double check the results in real-time against the backend system, further increasing the effectiveness and reducing false positives.
  • Windows 7 Support
  • Full support for Windows 7, including support for Teredo and Home Groups.