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    New Norton Antivirus & Internet security 2010

    Discussion in 'Security and Anti-Virus Software' started by taruian, Jul 5, 2009.

  1. taruian

    taruian Notebook Consultant

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    Does anyone has tested Nav 2010 beta, its out there already.

    System Requirements

    Microsoft® Windows® XP with Service Pack 2 or later Home/Professional/Media Center
    * 300 MHz or faster processor
    * 256 MB of RAM (512 MB RAM required for the Recovery Tool)
    * 200 MB of available hard disk space

    Microsoft Windows Vista® Home Basic/Home Premium/Business/Ultimate
    * Supports 32-bit and 64-bit platforms
    * Must meet the minimum Windows Vista operating system requirements

    Microsoft Windows 7® Starter/Basic/Premium/Professional/Ultimate
    * Supports 32-bit and 64-bit platforms
    * Must meet the minimum Windows 7 operating system requirements

    Email scanning supported for POP3- and SMTP-compatible email clients.
    Browser support for Vulnerability Protection feature:
    * Microsoft Internet Explorer® 32-bit 6.0 or higher
    * Mozilla Firefox® 3.0 and later


    http://www.symantec.com/norton/beta/
     
    taruian, Jul 5, 2009
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  2. MidnightSun

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    If Norton 2010 suites continue the new trend that the Norton products of 2009 started (very very low system resource usage and extremely solid security), these products will be fantastic - hopefully, they'll change some more of the engrained hatred towards past Norton offerings.
     
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  3. taruian

    taruian Notebook Consultant

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    its a 14day trial version.
     
    taruian, Jul 5, 2009
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  4. DarkSilver

    DarkSilver MSI Afterburner

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    OMG! This is so less. Norton is very stingy. LOL.
    I hope they would give at least 2 months of trial. XD!
     
    DarkSilver, Jul 6, 2009
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  5. taruian

    taruian Notebook Consultant

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    i thought its free until they release the final version, coz its still in beta stage. :(
     
    taruian, Jul 6, 2009
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    Well, this is my 1st guess too. Because I know Windows 7 RC have freaking long expired date.
    Norton always gives 14days of trial. It has been like that for years.
     
    DarkSilver, Jul 6, 2009
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  7. zfactor

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    they will release a new beta key every 15 days it will be free till the beta ends, norton wants you to HAVE to remove and reinstall the newer betas to know you are actually really testing the software and not using it as a free ride during the beta period. thats what a beta is really about after all. the new version is even better than the 2009 version so far for me
     
    zfactor, Jul 7, 2009
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  8. steelroots7xe

    steelroots7xe Notebook Evangelist

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    That's good to know. I've been using Symantec antivirus programs for a very long time, and was quite amazed by the improvement of NIS 2009 which I have been using.

    Can you please highlight some key improvements on the 2010 version? Are you beta testing Norton Antivirus or Internet Security?

    So far other programs like Nod32 scan reasonably faster than Norton, and I'm wondering if the scan speed improved on NIS 2010. I just want to know if it's worth the upgrade.

    I have 68 days left on my NIS 2009 licence and I'm wondering whether I should get Norton 360 V.3, or get a product key and just upgrade to NIS 2010 when it comes out...

    Any idea of a release date? How long do antivirus programs usually get beta tested?
     
    steelroots7xe, Jul 7, 2009
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  9. Jayayess1190

    Jayayess1190 Waiting on Intel Cannonlake

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    ^^^^^^^^^^^^

     
    Jayayess1190, Jul 7, 2009
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  11. steelroots7xe

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    Looks promising indeed zfactor. Those stats aren't bad for the beta version. Nice dark colors on the interface too; it looks cooler than the "Black" template skin on my NIS 2009 now.

    I sure hope though that NIS 2010 includes P2P Protection as competitors like BitDefender and Kaspersky have added that since their 2009 versions. Also, I hope they start indicating how much time is left (and has elapsed) in scans (especially in full system scans). Or maybe at least indicate the percantage of completon of the scan as Nod 32 does.
     
    steelroots7xe, Jul 9, 2009
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