Stay protected from the latest online threats. Norton Internet Security 2008 runs quietly in the background to detect and block today’s complex threats and to protect your identity when you buy, bank, or browse online. The friendly and efficient product design helps minimize confusing security alerts and system slowdowns that can get in the way of your online experience. And if you need help, an integrated online chat tool connects you to our support professionals, so you have easy access to the answers you need. In addition to protection updates, Norton Internet Security provides new product features as available throughout your service subscription.

Start, scan, and run faster. Improved performance delivers an enhanced online experience.

Norton AntiVirus:
Antivirus and antispyware protection, rootkit detection and intrusion protection

• Protects your computer by automatically detecting and removing spyware, viruses, Trojan horses, and Internet worms.
• Exchange files via email and instant messaging without worrying about receiving threats on your computer or spreading them to others.
• Stays out of your way. Runs quietly in the background without requiring you to respond to confusing security alerts.
• Threat blocking technology quietly monitors system activities to stop most spyware, viruses, and worms before they can install and cause damage on your system.
• Email and instant message scanning detects and removes infected attachments even if they’re hidden in archives.
• Rootkit detection finds and removes threats that are hidden deeply in the operating system.
• Internet worm protection blocks an entire class of viruses, spyware, and worms with a single threat signature.
• Thorough pre-installation scan cleans out spyware and virus infections that can obstruct ordinary protection.
• Quick Scan automatically runs on receipt of new definitions to help ensure protection against the latest threats.
• Full System Scan performs a deep scan of the system and hard drive to remove existing spyware, viruses, and other threats.

Norton Identity Safe:
Antiphishing, Web site authentication, eavesdropping protection and confidential information management

• Advanced phishing protection identifies and blocks fraudulent Web sites designed to steal personal information.
• Adds a layer of targeted, real-time identity theft protection to prevent identity thieves from eavesdropping on your online shopping transactions and banking and brokerage sessions from login to logout.
• Blocks hard-to-detect phishing sites by deeply analyzing Web page elements for evidence of criminal activity.
• Authenticates the Web location and credentials of the most popular banking and shopping sites, so you know you’re dealing with the true site and not a fake.

Norton Personal Firewall:
Two-way firewall

• Stay hidden when connected with a smart firewall that automatically configures protection settings.
• Log on at home, at a cafe, or on the road, and Norton Internet Security automatically optimizes your security settings.
• Two-way firewall blocks hackers from breaking into your computer and stops spyware from transmitting information.
• Trust Control automatically optimizes your protection settings based on the network–wired or wireless, public or private–to which you’re connected.

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