Norton Antivirus 2012
Welcome to NortonAntiVirus …….
A virus is simply a computer program
designed in such a way that, when run, it attaches a copy of itself to another
computer program or document. Thereafter, whenever the infected program is run
or a document containing a macro virus is opened, the attached virus program is
activated and attaches itself to yet other programs and documents. In addition
to replicating, viruses are generally programmed to deliver a payload. Most
viruses simply display a message on a particular trigger date.
While the Internet gives you
access to a large quantity of information and business opportunity, it also
exposes your computer to a multitude of security threats that most of us are
not aware of. NortonAntiVirus Plus
is a powerful but easy-to-use comprehensive solution that offers protection
against viruses.
NortonAntiVirus
Plus helps you to safeguard your computer from virus threats through the
network, email or Internet. It protects your computer from Viruses, Trojan,
Internet Worms and harmful scripts. It scans all files that can be opened,
executed or saved on your computer and all connected disk drives, and
automatically detects and removes known viruses. NortonAntiVirus Plus detects viruses and potential threats in email
messages and instant messenger attachments. It monitors the critical areas of
your system for changes and warns you of the consequences.
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Features of NortonAntiVirus.
Overview of the Main Console
Feature Summary
NortonAntiVirus continuously monitors
your system and protects it from known and unknown threats.
The
features in NortonAntiVirus include:
• Auto-protection - loads into memory when Windows starts and provides
continuous protection while you work; and monitors your system for unusual
symptoms that may indicate an active threat.
• Full on-access protection - provides maximum
protection by scanning every file opened, executed or saved; and prevents the
opening or executing of infected files.
• Full online email protection - checks all incoming and
outgoing email, providing full protection from email-borne threats.
• Instant messenger protection - scans and detects viruses
in email and instant messenger attachments.
• Trojan protection - detects the activity of
Trojan programs and recovers system files modified by Trojans.
• Carnivore
Drive-by-download blocking -
Detects and blocks many zero day browser exploits that include automatic
downloading of malicious software.
• Carnivore Zero day threat
blocking - Carnivore, a new
pro-active defense mechanism allows the product to detect and block zero day
attacks from PDF based exploits.
• System security setting
protection - prevents unauthorized
changes to the system security settings
• Device Blocking -
Allows you to set read/write/execute access to external devices such as USB
sticks, CD/DVD, Floppy disks.
• AutoScan USB - Scans USB disks as soon as
they are plugged in.
• AutoRun Protection - AutoRun Protection
disables the autorun feature for all removable drives on your computer.
• USB Vaccination - This feature ensures that
once a USB drive is ’vaccinated’, it cannot automatically infect any pc on
which it is used using autorun mechanism.
• USB Password Protection - Allows you to set password
protection on the system on which the product is installed before accessing the
device type.
• Spyware and adware protection - detects and removes spyware, adware, keyloggers and other Internet
threats that get installed secretly while downloading programs from the
Internet.
• Vulnerability Scanner - Detects and informs the
users about vulnerable application modules that can be used by attackers to
compromise the system.
•
Vulnerability Patches -
Identifies vulnerabilities and provides steps to patch the system against
vulnerabilities.
• Norton Boot CD - The K7 product cd can now
be used as a bootable rescue disc to scan your system and remove viruses when
your system does not boot in the normal mode due to malware infection.
•
Desktop Update Manager - This
feature allows you to download updates in one system and push the updates to
other systems using the Desktop Update Manager.
• Automatic threat handling - automatically repairs or
removes infected files and other threats such as trojans, worms and spyware.
•
Automatic update -
updates and installs copies of the virus and spam definition files
automatically.
• RootKits Scanner - Deep scan for rootkits can
be used to scan the system generically for rootkits.
• Tracking cookies -bits of information stored
on a computer by a browser which enable a website to uniquely identify a user .
• Unwanted Registry entries - Scans the windows registry
for registry entries left behind by malicious or unwanted programs.
•
Scan unwanted files -
Scans for the residual files left behind by malicious or unwanted programs.
• Password Protection - Users now have the option
to set a password for changing the settings, disabling features and
uninstalling the product.
• Tools - The product comes with
many useful tools like Windows Temp file cleaner, Internet Explorer History
cleaner, Virtual Keyboard etc.
Un-Installing NortonAntiVirus….
Before you un-install NortonAntiVirus restore the files you have quarantined to a safe
location such as a marked floppy disk or CD.
Note: To
un-install NortonAntiVirus you must be logged on as an Administrator. Also, you
will need to restart your computer after removing the software.
To remove NortonAntiVirus:
1. Click
Start->Settings->Control Panel.
2. In the Control Panel, double-click the Add
or Remove Programs option.
3. Select NortonAntiVirus
in the Currently installed programs list and click Remove.
4. Follow the instructions on your screen to
remove the software.
5. Click Finish to restart Windows.
Virus: A computer virus attaches itself to a program or
file so it can spread from one
computerto another, leaving infections as it travels. Much like human viruses,
computer virusescan range in severity: Some viruses cause only mildly annoying
effects while otherscan damage your hardware, software or files. Almost all
viruses are attached to anexecutable file, which means the virus may exist on
your computer but it cannot infectyour computer unless you run or open the
malicious program. It is important to notethat a virus cannot be spread without
a human action, (such as running an infectedprogram) to keep it going.
Virus definition: Virus definitions (or
signatures) contain a unique sequence of bytes used by an anti-virus program to
identify each piece of malicious code. Signature analysis is one of the key
methods used to find and remove malicious code.
Worms: Worms are generally
considered to be a subset of viruses, but with key differences. A worm is a
computer program that replicates, but does not infect other files: instead, it
installs itself on a victim computer and then looks for a way to spread to
other computers.
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