Norton 2013's new interface, optimized for Windows 8. Symantec's gross annual Norton security suite offers an interface optimized for Windows 8, but its new features address the mobile and social implications of the era arriving with the new operating system at the end of October. The new features in Norton Anti-Virus 2013 (download), Norton Internet Security 2013 (download), and Norton 360 2013 (download), aim squarely to cut down on social engineering threats like phishing and scams attacks. Windows 8 is already gaining a reputation as the safest version of Windows to date, but this doesn't surprise Gerry Egan, Norton's senior product manager. Each time Microsoft updates Windows, it has raised the bar on security features," he said, but added, "We don't see anything obvious in Windows 8 that decreases the attack surface.
Symantec's efforts, he said, have been focused on reducing the real ways that the bad guys can get to you. Классические Эмуляторы Автоматов Онлайн 2016 Бездепозитный Бонус За Регистрацию С Выводом'>Классические Эмуляторы Автоматов Онлайн 2016 Бездепозитный Бонус За Регистрацию С Выводом. The new Scam Insight takes browsing data from Norton's Insight network of anonymous user-contributed data to warn the Norton community when a Web site is potentially risky. Sites that are new or do not have an established reputation will be flagged. It can be overridden, but it's also a good way to help judge when a site that looks like your bank's site actually isn't. Norton 2013's applications for Windows 8. lukeenjoyed. The Insight network tracks IP addresses, too, for deciding when a new threat is coming from a repeated source.
Improvements made to the Norton Intrusion Prevention System (just don't think of it as an acronym) and the Norton Safe Web for Facebook app keep an eye out for threats such as likejacking and posts with links to malicious sites. We think that social engineering is a bigger way for malware to get on the system. If you can somehow con the user to do something they wouldn't normally do, then the malware can get in," said Egan. Norton 2013 also integrates with Windows 8's ELAM, the Early Launch of Anti-Malware hook that allows security software to boot earlier than on Windows 7. Прикольные Слот Аппараты Бездепозитные Бонусы 2016.
This prevents certain types of rootkits from infecting your computer. For Windows 8 also, there's a new memory heap manager to minimize the vulnerability to memory exploits. That said, Egan pointed out that the ELAM is not a panacea. There's a danger that it might not help that much. It could be very aggressive, or it won't move the needle a whole lot," since the security software won't have loaded its full database of signatures. Ассоциативный Словарь Английского Языка. Third-party testing over the past few years has regularly located Norton at or nearby the top of the efficacy charts. Современные Эмуляторы Слотов С Бездепозитным Бонусом За Регистрацию 2016 Онлайн.
One test by AV-Test.org found Norton 2013 to be 100 percent effective at stopping threats missed by Windows 8's Windows Defender. Passmark found Norton 2013 to make Windows 8 50 percent faster.
It's true that Norton's impact on your system benchmarks have improved from its mid-2000s nadir, but it still takes a noticeable toll, according to CNET Labs. On a Windows 7 computer, it added more than 40 seconds to boot and almost 10 seconds to shutdown. Tests to determine how Norton damaged the system while other heavy-duty programs were running found it to have a much gentler touch. If you don't mind the hit at startup, Norton could be a fantastic security choice. Norton AntiVirus 2013 provides 12 months of protection on one computer for $39.99. Camfrog takes a leap forward read more. Norton Internet Security will cover three computers for a year, for $79.99, and Norton 360 offers the same deal as Norton Internet Security, with more features, for $89.99. CNET's full review of Norton 2013 will be available later today.
Correction: This story at first transposed the Passmark and AV-Test.org test results.