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Windows XP: bugs review
Reviews We prefer a third-party product such as ZoneAlarm or Norton Internet Security. But the nine security updates the company has released since XP's launch belie that claim. In fact, one problem -- buffer overrun vulnerabilities in Internet Explorer...
[May 24, 2002, 18:58]
Net users lose anonymity tool
News The package includes a personal firewall, a password manager, an ad manager and a cookie manager, placing the software in direct competition with Symantec's Norton Internet Security and Network Associates' McAfee Internet Security products.
[October 5, 2001, 10:15]
Has your PC been hijacked?
News Other personal firewall products include BlackICE Defender and Norton Internet Security 2000. Security experts warn that network intruders -- once only a boogey man for large corporations and government agencies -- are becoming an increasing threat...
[February 17, 2000, 9:21]
Antivirus holes zipped up
News According to Secunia, some versions of Norton AntiVirus contain errors that could allow malicious users to disable the product's auto-protect feature. But Symantec told ZDNet UK sister site ZDNet Australia that when the auto-protect function is...
[October 20, 2004, 9:30]
Symantec to identify safe software by 'reputation'
News Asked when the new reputation-based technology will be introduced into Symantec's Norton security products, Basant said: "[This] will happen when the product teams deem the market timing is right for it".
[October 24, 2008, 12:12]
HP announces new antivirus concept for servers
News In the spring of 2005, HP will deliver Norton Internet Security, which includes not just the antivirus and firewall software but also features for blocking spam, providing parental controls over Internet use, and preventing the transmission of...
[December 1, 2004, 13:15]
McAfee unleashes the Falcon
News By contrast, Microsoft's Windows Live OneCare and Symantec's upcoming Norton 360 are pitched as "one size fits all". The suites - McAfee Total Protection, McAfee Internet Security Suite, McAfee PC Protection Plus and McAfee VirusScan Plus - are...
[August 2, 2006, 9:35]
Five years ago: ActiveX script for disaster highlights IE security flaw
News In this case Symantec's Norton Utilities 2.0 has a scriptable component called TUNEOCX.OCX: ActiveX-aware Web pages can detect this and feed it instructions. Internet Explorer users running Windows 95 may be open to a whole new range of Net-hosted...
[April 8, 2002, 7:01]
Viruses: Back with a vengeance in 2004
News In addition to running a good antivirus/firewall combination, such as Trend Micro's PC-cillin Internet Security 2004, on your system, I recommend installing a good spam blocker, such as Norton AntiSpam 2004 or Qurb.
[January 5, 2004, 10:10]
Industry unites against IM spam
News However the software may not be as attractive to customers who already subscribe to an antivirus package, with both Symantec's Norton Antivirus and McAfee's VirusScan packages featuring the ability to remove viruses from files received via IM.
[February 22, 2005, 7:55]
Windows XP Service Pack 2 review
Reviews If you're using eTrust EZ Antivirus, F-Secure, McAfee Security, Panda, Symantec/Norton or Trend Micro, SP2 hooks into your software and alerts you when updates are available. Within the first month of any security flaw going public, a rain of worms...
[August 12, 2004, 9:25]
Symantec blames VeriSign for Norton AV woes
News The problems caused a flurry of angry posts to the Symantec area of support forums from users saying they would ditch Symantec's Norton AntiVirus. Users of the Norton products reported that their PCs locked up or slowed down after downloading the...
[January 9, 2004, 15:20]
Securicor to offer anonymous shopping online
News Securicor's widely trusted brand is exactly what is needed to boost UK confidence in the online environment," says non-executive director of Securicor eSolutions, professor Jim Norton. Concerns over online security and the treatment of personal...
[November 28, 2000, 12:40]
Network Associates releases anti-spyware tool
News In September, Network Associates rival Symantec included antispyware in its new version of its Norton antivirus software. Network Associates, the maker of McAfee antivirus software, is joining the fight against spyware -- programs that track people...
[January 23, 2004, 11:10]
Norton AV flaw may put PCs at risk of virus attack
News Symantec has admitted its flagship consumer security application, Norton AntiVirus 2005, has a security vulnerability that allows certain types of malicious script to infect a user's personal computer with a virus.
[November 9, 2004, 9:28]
Security for your business review
Reviews McAfee VirusScan and Symantec's Norton AntiVirus are the two most popular products, and both are fine choices, but there are many other solid products on the market as well. For complete protection, you should consider adding a software-based...
[June 11, 2004, 9:35]
Symantec admits to LiveUpdate security hole
News Mis-direction attacks can also be controlled by Norton AntiVirus products, which are designed to detect and block malware. Symantec, which makes antivirus and security software, has confirmed that older versions of its virus definition software...
[October 11, 2001, 12:15]
Norton AntiVirus 2004 review
Reviews Norton AntiVirus 2004 offers the option of a pre-installation virus scan, an added protection measure not matched by its leading competitor, McAfee’s VirusScan 8.0. For example, in our tests, NAV 2004 failed to find a malware component uncovered by...
[September 29, 2003, 9:00]
Help & HowTo: Reeezak
News Norton AntiVirus Just in time for the holidays, the Reeezak worm (w32.reeezak.a@mm) is spreading its political message and dangerous payload across the Internet. Reeezak also deletes the Windows System directory, disables antivirus software, and...
[December 20, 2001, 10:43]
Symantec updates blocked by date-stamp bug
News Norton Internet Security, Norton 360, Norton AntiVirus, Symantec AntiVirus, Symantec Client Security, and other products, were hit by the problem on 1 January. Symantec is grappling with a date-stamp problem that has seen all its security updates...
[January 5, 2010, 13:07]
