firewall and virus protection
firewall and virus protectionThis article or section does not cite its references or sources. You can help Wikipedia by introducing appropriate citations.Norton AntiVirus (NAV) is a product of Symantec Corporation and is one of the most widely installed antivirus programs. The current version is Norton AntiVirus 2006. Norton AntiVirus is sold as a standalone product and is also included as part of Norton SystemWorks. McAfee offers virus protection, internet security software, Trusted always-on HistorySince its birth in 1990, over 100 million people around the world have used it. Early versions of Norton AntiVirus were integrated and took much from Central Point Anti-Virus (CPAV), which was acquired by Symantec in 1994. wwwmy-etrustcom. CPAV was also integrated into the Microsoft Anti-Virus utility. CriticismsResource usageDespite its widespread adoption, it carries a reputation within parts of the computer enthusiast community as being slow and inefficient, ineffective, and difficult to uninstall. Some computer professionals have reported encountering machines infected with a virus despite having NAV installed and (in most cases) being fully up-to-date. In addition, its GUI is not based on standard Windows graphic interface libraries; instead, the Internet Explorer rendering engine is used. It should be noted, however, that the Corporate Edition does not bear any of these perceived problems. Free effective anti-virus security solution for systems running Linux; free |