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    Norton Internet Security and Norton AntiVirus 2010 Betas Now Available for Download

    Symantec Corp., makers of Norton security software, unveiled Norton Internet Security 2010 and Norton AntiVirus 2010 betas, which feature new reputation-based security technologies that tackle undiscovered malware and today’s toughest threats head-on. The upcoming versions of Norton products mark a significant shift in the way the global leader in security software will protect computer users from cyber crime. This new protection model, codenamed “Quorum” will be introduced to the mass market for the first time with the official product launch expected in fall of 2009.

    Traditional security solutions are obsolete. Symantec security researchers see 200+ million attacks on average every month, the vast majority of which are never-seen-before threats and delivered via the web. While Symantec created nearly 1.8 million new virus definitions in 2008, the reality is that the signature approach and other traditional methods of security are not keeping pace with the number of threats being created by online criminals.

    “Looking at the sheer volume of infected systems in the world, one thing is resoundingly clear: basic security protection is not good enough,” said Rowan Trollope, senior vice president, Consumer Business Unit, Symantec. “Norton pioneered the signature-based model of security and today we’re introducing a new standard that reconsiders all facets of protection. “’Quorum’ lets us stop the bad guys even if we’ve never seen their ’wanted’ poster.”

    Similar to the auto industry recognizing the need for a significant shift to more fuel efficient vehicles, Symantec believes the security industry demands a similar “rethinking” of the traditional approach. With the 2010 Norton products, Symantec will introduce “Quorum”, the codename for a new protection system based not only on the traditional “fuel” of malware signatures but also on the new “fuel” of reputation with an intelligent control system using each when necessary.

    In spite of the dramatic shift to a constant flood of deceptive and unknown malware, industry responses have been largely based on adjusting existing protection models rather than adopting a fresh approach. Project Quorum introduces not only new reputation-based threat detection, but also reconsiders other fundamentals such as security alerting, threat removal, antispam and parental controls.

    The New Fuel: Reputation

    From web page rankings to finding the perfect restaurant, the concept of reputation has harnessed statistics and ratings to solve a diverse series of problems online. Similarly, Symantec’s 2010 products use application reputation in response to the problem of dealing with online criminals who use unique, new threats to evade security vendors. Application reputation is created by leveraging the millions of users in the worldwide Norton Community Watch program who choose to anonymously contribute data about the characteristics of the applications running on their systems. Most users run mostly good applications, of known origins and with known publishers and other common attributes. Conversely, malware typically has never been seen before, has an unknown publisher, and other attributes that give it a poor reputation. This data enables Symantec to calculate a reputation safety score for each application. Without ever having to ask the user, Symantec can statistically infer with an extremely high degree of accuracy the likelihood of an unknown application being good or bad.

    The Control System: SONAR 2

    The next generation behavioral antimalware system, SONAR 2, intelligently measures feedback across the PC to make high accuracy decisions, seamlessly switching between protection “fuel” types as needed.
    SONAR 2 is designed to detect unknown threats by harnessing intelligence from all Norton protection features, whether it is driven by network communications, program activity on the system, leveraging reputation data in the cloud, or other defenses.

    The New Dashboard Gauges

    The new genre of deceptive threats that trick users into installing them by posing as software updates and codecs have made typical detection alerts outdated as they fail to describe what has happened in plain language. Norton 2010 will introduce a new experience that will help users better understand what has happened during an attempted infection, while still remaining unobtrusive. Novice users can now quickly grasp what took place while technically savvy users can drill down to details such as the threat origin and any activities performed.

    The new protection model of Norton 2010 additionally extends to both AntiSpam and Parental Controls. AntiSpam features a new engine from Symantec Brightmail to bring enterprise-class protection to consumer inboxes. The new AntiSpam feature offers dramatic effectiveness improvements with no time-consuming “training”, working from time-tested heuristics and cloud-based signatures. Additionally, Norton 2010 users can sign up for a free subscription to OnlineFamily.Norton, a new Web-based service that keeps parents in the loop on their kids online lives and fosters communication about what’s appropriate and inappropriate behavior on the Internet.

    “Symantec is in a unique position to bring this approach to market due to our unmatched installed base and the fact that we’ve had teams of engineers developing and refining this technology for the past three years,” said Trollope. “No other vendor’s approach to consumer protection comes close. Our new approach changes the ‘rules’ by both enhancing traditional security techniques to make them more aggressive and by making it dramatically more difficult for attackers to evade detection by simply changing their malware.”

    All flagship Norton products including Norton 360, Norton Internet Security and Norton AntiVirus are planned to be Microsoft Windows 7 compatible as of the general availability of the new operating system. Norton users with a valid product subscription will receive the compatibility updates delivered automatically online at no additional cost.

    Norton beta testers are encouraged to share feedback and discuss their product experiences in our online Norton Public Beta Forum.

    Beta Availability

    These beta products are available for free public download now at:
    Norton Internet Security 2010 beta
    Norton AntiVirus 2010 beta

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    Re: Norton Internet Security and Norton AntiVirus 2010 Betas Now Available for Download

    Norton Internet Security 2010 Beta

    This beta test version of Norton Internet Security 2010 is the fastest, most effective security solution we have ever offered. Norton Internet Security offers comprehensive protection against all types of online threats. This release offers superior performance, improved protection, and features to help preserve the performance of your PC.

    This year the Norton Protection System has been enhanced with Norton Safe Web, an extraordinarily effective new antispam engine and new SONAR 2 technology to stop new and unknown threats. To protect your PC’s performance, Norton have added the Norton Performance System. And to help you manage your identity, Identity Safe has been made portable.Testing Windows 7? Norton Internet Security 2010 will protect your Windows 7 system from all types of online threats.

    Norton AntiVirus 2010 Beta

    This beta test version of Norton AntiVirus 2010 is the fastest, most proactive protection against viruses, Trojans and worms we have ever offered. The 2010 version of Norton AntiVirus offers superior performance, improved protection, and tools to help preserve the performance of your PC.

    This year the Norton Protection System has been enhanced and new SONAR 2 technology to stop new and unknown threats. To protect your PC’s performance, Norton have added the Norton Performance System.Testing Windows 7? Norton AntiVirus 2010 will protect your Windows 7 system from all types of malicious software.

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