Norton AntiVirus

Norton AntiVirus (NAV) is a product of Symantec Corporation and is one of the most widely used antivirus programs. Since its release 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. CPAV was also integrated into the Microsoft Anti-Virus utility.

Norton AntiVirus Features:

• Detects and removes viruses and spyware

• Prevents virus-infected emails from spreading

• Blocks spyware automaticallys

• Adjustable disk cache

• Rootkit Protection finds and removes hidden threats in the operating system

• Full System Scan performs a deep scan to remove existing viruses, spyware and other threats

• Internet Worm Protection blocks viruses, spyware and worms without specific signatures