Norton Antivirus 2009 Beta

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The latest Symantec beta has been released...

warning   Warning
This Software is considered unfinished and new Features and Functionality will change before a Final Release later this year.


The 2009 releases of Norton Internet Security and Norton AntiVirus were engineered to be fast, and light on system resources. The Norton Protection System includes an innovative new technology that uses security information from millions of users to pre-determine what files and processes are safe, and what aren’t. Coupled with Norton’s acclaimed Browser Protection technology for blocking web-based attacks and our enhanced SONAR technology for detecting unknown threats, Norton 2009 protects without impacting performance.

Note   Note
Installing this Beta will uninstall some Symantec and/or other third-party programs already installed on your machine. ensure that you have your prior product media (i.e., disks) so that you can re-install your products after the Beta version expires.


information   Information
This Beta release will expire on September 23, 2008.
 

My Computer

People might not agree with me, but Norton, cough cough!!!!!!!
 

My Computer

System One

  • CPU
    Core 2 Duo E6600
    Motherboard
    Intel 975XBX2
    Memory
    8GB's of DDR2 800
    Graphics Card(s)
    Radeon 3870X2
    Sound Card
    HT Omega Claro
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Viewsonic VG2030wm Widescreen LCD
    Screen Resolution
    1680X1050
    Hard Drives
    120GB
    200GB
    320GB
    PSU
    ThermalTake Toughpower 700
    Case
    Antec P182
    Cooling
    four 120mm fans
    Keyboard
    Microsoft Natural Multimedia Keyboard
    Mouse
    Microsoft Wireless Intellimous Explorer 2.0
    Internet Speed
    10MB
    Other Info
    16X LG DVDROM & LG Dual Layer DVD Burner
    Logitech X-540 speakers
Its working absolutely great this version is 1000times better than any previous version I have used or any other AV I have used to date.


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Free activation...Just waiting on the email now.
 

My Computer

But did you know, the program has access to key areas of Vista including the Kernel since SP1 came out.
 

My Computer

System One

  • CPU
    Core 2 Duo E6600
    Motherboard
    Intel 975XBX2
    Memory
    8GB's of DDR2 800
    Graphics Card(s)
    Radeon 3870X2
    Sound Card
    HT Omega Claro
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Viewsonic VG2030wm Widescreen LCD
    Screen Resolution
    1680X1050
    Hard Drives
    120GB
    200GB
    320GB
    PSU
    ThermalTake Toughpower 700
    Case
    Antec P182
    Cooling
    four 120mm fans
    Keyboard
    Microsoft Natural Multimedia Keyboard
    Mouse
    Microsoft Wireless Intellimous Explorer 2.0
    Internet Speed
    10MB
    Other Info
    16X LG DVDROM & LG Dual Layer DVD Burner
    Logitech X-540 speakers
Symantec seems to think they can do a better job than Microsoft at protecting the key areas of Vista it has access too. What happened, in the United States, was that Symantec and McAfee started whining about not having access to those key areas, and were on the verge of whining to the U.S. DOJ, and if that would have happened, Microsoft would have been, for lack of better terminology hung out to dry, possibly. Microsoft eventually gave in to the whiner's at Symantec and McAfee and allowed those programs access to those key areas starting with Service Pack 1. Ever since this happened, I have no faith in Symantec or it's Norton Products.

This is not good, as the way Microsoft had things set up with Vista, was that absolutely no antivirus or internet security program would not have access to those key areas of Vista, and those two companies would have to completely rewrite there programs to make them Vista compatible, and the companies mentioned decided one day, no way were they going to do that, so they started whining and got their way about getting access to key areas of Vista, as a result with Service Pack 1, anyone running at Symantec of McAfee product, probably isn't as secure as both those companies would have the sheeple believe.
 

My Computer

System One

  • CPU
    Core 2 Duo E6600
    Motherboard
    Intel 975XBX2
    Memory
    8GB's of DDR2 800
    Graphics Card(s)
    Radeon 3870X2
    Sound Card
    HT Omega Claro
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Viewsonic VG2030wm Widescreen LCD
    Screen Resolution
    1680X1050
    Hard Drives
    120GB
    200GB
    320GB
    PSU
    ThermalTake Toughpower 700
    Case
    Antec P182
    Cooling
    four 120mm fans
    Keyboard
    Microsoft Natural Multimedia Keyboard
    Mouse
    Microsoft Wireless Intellimous Explorer 2.0
    Internet Speed
    10MB
    Other Info
    16X LG DVDROM & LG Dual Layer DVD Burner
    Logitech X-540 speakers
I concur with Wild on this one - I was incensed beyond belief when I saw what Symantec and McAfee pulled. If I could run Vista stable without SP1 I probably would for this very reason....
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • Operating System
    Windows 10 Pro X64 Insider Preview (Skip Ahead) latest build
    Manufacturer/Model
    The Beast Model V (homebrew)
    CPU
    Intel Core i7 965 EE @ 3.6 GHz
    Motherboard
    eVGA X58 Classified 3 (141-GT-E770-A1)
    Memory
    3 * Mushkin 998981 Redline Enhanced triple channel DDR3 4 GB CL7 DDR3 1600 MHz (PC3-12800)
    Graphics Card(s)
    eVGA GeForce GTX 970 SSC ACX 2.0 (04G-P4-3979-KB)
    Sound Card
    Realtek HD Audio (onboard)
    Monitor(s) Displays
    2 * Lenovo LT2323pwA Widescreeen
    Screen Resolution
    2 * 1920 x 1080
    Hard Drives
    SanDisk Ultra SDSSDHII-960G-G25 960 GB SATA III SSD (System)
    Crucial MX100 CT256MX100SSD1 256GB SATA III SSD (User Tree)
    2 * Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 ST31000528AS 1TB 7200 RPM SATA II Mech. HD
    Seagate ST1500DL001-9VT15L Barracuda 7200.12 1.5 TB S
    PSU
    Thermaltake Black Widow TX TR2 850W 80+ Bronze Semi-Mod ATX
    Case
    ThermalTake Level 10 GT (Black)
    Cooling
    Corsair H100 (CPU, dual 140 mm fans on radiator) + Air (2 *
    Keyboard
    Logitech G15 (gen 2)
    Mouse
    Logitech MX Master (shared)
    Internet Speed
    AT&T Lightspeed Gigabit duplex
  • Operating System
    Sabayon Linux (current, weekly updates, 5.1.x kernel)
    Manufacturer/Model
    Lenovo ThinkPad E545
    CPU
    AMD A6-5350M APU
    Motherboard
    Lenovo
    Memory
    8 GB
    Graphics card(s)
    Radeon HD (Embedded)
    Sound Card
    Conextant 20671 SmartAudio HD
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Lenovo 15" Matte
    Screen Resolution
    1680 * 1050
    Hard Drives
    INTEL Cherryvill 520 Series SSDSC2CW180A 180 GB SSD
    PSU
    Lenovo
    Case
    Lenovo
    Cooling
    Lenovo
    Mouse
    Logitech MX Master (shared) | Synaptics TouchPad
    Keyboard
    Lenovo
    Internet Speed
    AT&T LightSpeed Gigabit Duplex
This is why my Vista 64 SP1 rig is as stable as I've gotten, I will not run a Norton or McAffee product on my system.
 

My Computer

System One

  • CPU
    Core 2 Duo E6600
    Motherboard
    Intel 975XBX2
    Memory
    8GB's of DDR2 800
    Graphics Card(s)
    Radeon 3870X2
    Sound Card
    HT Omega Claro
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Viewsonic VG2030wm Widescreen LCD
    Screen Resolution
    1680X1050
    Hard Drives
    120GB
    200GB
    320GB
    PSU
    ThermalTake Toughpower 700
    Case
    Antec P182
    Cooling
    four 120mm fans
    Keyboard
    Microsoft Natural Multimedia Keyboard
    Mouse
    Microsoft Wireless Intellimous Explorer 2.0
    Internet Speed
    10MB
    Other Info
    16X LG DVDROM & LG Dual Layer DVD Burner
    Logitech X-540 speakers
I had problems with speed with Norton and Mcafee. running vista x64 home premium.
A fellow in CA. put me on to using Avast. this is free for home users. the co. has very
good reports in pc mag. and others on reviews. they have been in business since 1988.
might want to check it out.
Larry
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Windows Vista Home Premium 32bit
    CPU
    Intel Celeron M
    Memory
    2048
    Internet Speed
    DSL 1.5gig
Microsoft and Symantec are both delusional on how to protect our computers. Why not fix the OS and get rid of all the extra crap.
 

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System One

  • CPU
    pair of Intel E5430 quad core 2.66 GHz Xeons
    Motherboard
    Supermicro X7DWA-N server board
    Memory
    16GB DDR667
    Graphics Card(s)
    eVGA 8800 GTS 640 MB video card
    Hard Drives
    SAS RAID
I personally dislike Norton or any other brand. According to some sources, it has a below average detection rate. There are freeware programs (Surprisingly not AVG) that can do a lot better. In fact, some people claim free protection is better then the popular brand names such as Norton and McAffee.
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Inspiron E1705
    Motherboard
    1GB RAM
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Laptop Built-In Screen
    Hard Drives
    1 80 GB Internal
    1 80 GB External
    Keyboard
    Laptop Built-In Keyboard
    Mouse
    Touchpad
I personally dislike Norton or any other brand. According to some sources, it has a below average detection rate. There are freeware programs (Surprisingly not AVG) that can do a lot better. In fact, some people claim free protection is better then the popular brand names such as Norton and McAffee.

I Just read some nice news articles about how US Government built spyware/trojens do not get detected by antivirus company's, Mcaffe and a few others even contacted them to make sure there AV software wouldn't detect any Goverment variations...:eek:

reported that at least some anti-virus companies, including Network Associates (maker of McAfee anti-virus products), had contacted the FBI following the press reports about Magic Lantern to ensure their anti-virus software would not detect the program
Magic Lantern (software - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia)

It was used as recently as last year to arrest a 15yo kid who was threatening to bomb his school, They used myspace messaging to exploit his browser and install the program :sarc:

Just another reason to avoid the use of popular AV software :shock:
 

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My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    * BFK Customs *
    CPU
    Intel C2Q 9550 Yorkfield
    Motherboard
    ASUS P5Q Pro
    Memory
    8GB Dominator 8500C5D
    Graphics Card(s)
    XFX ATI 1GB 4870 XXX
    Sound Card
    Realtek HD 7-1
    Monitor(s) Displays
    1x 47" LCD HDMI & 2x 26" LCD HDMI
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1080P & 1920x1200
    Hard Drives
    2x 500GB 7200RPM 32MB Cache WD Caviar Black
    PSU
    Corsair 620HX
    Case
    CM Cosmos RC-1000
    Cooling
    Tuniq Tower 120, 2x 140mm and 3x 120mm case fans
    Keyboard
    HP Enhansed Multimedia
    Mouse
    Razer Diamondback 3G
    Internet Speed
    18.6Mb/s
    Other Info
    My First Build ;)
There's no info at that page!

Try this: Magic Lantern
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EDIT:
Just read the article. Great! So if someone hacks into the FBI and steals the program, everybody with Norton or McAfee will be vulnerable to the attack.
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Inspiron E1705
    Motherboard
    1GB RAM
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Laptop Built-In Screen
    Hard Drives
    1 80 GB Internal
    1 80 GB External
    Keyboard
    Laptop Built-In Keyboard
    Mouse
    Touchpad
Wikipedia said:
One concern is that when Norton AntiVirus ignores the Magic Lantern program it will have no way to confirm it is being deployed in accordance with law, and that this may allow illegal monitoring by both the police and by malicious hackers and private citizens, precisely the activity Norton products are designed to prevent.

What a laugh; paying for something that doesn't do what you paid for !!!
I can understand 'helping' law enforcement but there is a fine line there.





Later ;) Ted
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    * BFK Customs *
    CPU
    Intel C2Q 9550 Yorkfield
    Motherboard
    ASUS P5Q Pro
    Memory
    8GB Dominator 8500C5D
    Graphics Card(s)
    XFX ATI 1GB 4870 XXX
    Sound Card
    Realtek HD 7-1
    Monitor(s) Displays
    1x 47" LCD HDMI & 2x 26" LCD HDMI
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1080P & 1920x1200
    Hard Drives
    2x 500GB 7200RPM 32MB Cache WD Caviar Black
    PSU
    Corsair 620HX
    Case
    CM Cosmos RC-1000
    Cooling
    Tuniq Tower 120, 2x 140mm and 3x 120mm case fans
    Keyboard
    HP Enhansed Multimedia
    Mouse
    Razer Diamondback 3G
    Internet Speed
    18.6Mb/s
    Other Info
    My First Build ;)
And consider if someone were to replicate this program. There are a lot of people with Norton and McAfee and I would image the damage that person could do would be pretty substantial!
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Inspiron E1705
    Motherboard
    1GB RAM
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Laptop Built-In Screen
    Hard Drives
    1 80 GB Internal
    1 80 GB External
    Keyboard
    Laptop Built-In Keyboard
    Mouse
    Touchpad
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