Norton AntiVirus Gaming Edition
Norton AntiVirus 2009 Gaming Edition is a sister software of the standard Norton AntiVirus 2009 suite that has been designed especially for frequent gamers that need a reliable virus protection for their PCs.
Norton AntiVirus 2009 Gaming Edition is light on resources, extremely fast and won't slow down your machine while you play our favorite games online or in the standalone mode.
Description
Norton AntiVirus 2009 Gaming Edition contains all the features the standard edition does, while giving you the ability to turn messages and virus scans off while you play games.
When you're gaming, Norton AntiVirus Gaming Edition will work quietly in the background, practically turning all its activity off, to minimize impact on your system performance when the resources are extensively used by your video game.
This version of NAV, uses less than 6MB memory, so that you won't even notice it's there. Even though, you are still protected against malicious virus and spyware attacks.
The gamer mode of operation will suspend notifications, alerts and pop-up windows that could disturb your gaming experience. You can even disable all system monitoring activities and program updates reducing performance impact and network bandwidth usage. When you stop gaming, Norton AntiVirus Gaming Edition detects you are in the full screen mode and resumes its operation automatically.
On top of that, Norton AntiVirus Gaming Edition comes with the Smart Scheduler feature that only runs virus scans and download updates when it detects your computer is in an idle state and you are away from the keyboard. This Smart Scheduler ensures no heavy tests or downloads are run while you are gaming.
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Features
Norton AntiVirus 2009 Gaming Edition Key Features
- Proven and reliable antivirus technology by Symantec
- Contains all the features of Norton AntiVirus 2009 Standard Edition plus Gaming Mode for uninterrupted operation of games and other resource-hungry applications
- This antivirus software won't display any alerts and pop-up windows to ensure uninterrupted gaming experience when in Gamer Mode
- User can disable live monitoring and resident protection while they are gaming
- Includes anti-spyware protection
- Includes protection against bots and botnets
- Protects Web browsers against online attacks
- Prevents Worm infections
- Stops hackers and malicious intrusions
- Detects and removes rootkits
- NEW! Pulse Update feature downloads program updates every few minutes
- NEW! Norton™ Insight scans only those files at risk while drastically reducing scan times
- NEW! Now includes Norton Recovery Tool that can repair and boot even severely infected file systems
- Extremely fast and light on system resources
- Installs in under 1 minute without reboot!
- Loads in just 3 seconds during boot time!
- Deep-cleaning scans remove even the most opportunistic infections
- Improved protection for online gamers detects specific dangers targeting online gamers
- Highly customizable, all options are easy accessible (see screenshots)
- Easy to use even for non-experienced PC users
- Review your current protection status in the clear, easy-to-understand Control Window (see screenshots)
- Includes free technical support from Symantec and large online help database allowing you to address issues quickly
- Includes links to Gamers Community discussing aspects of the online security for gamers
Sys. req.
Norton AntiVirus 2009 Gaming Edition System Requirements
- Microsoft Windows Vista Home Basic Edition / Home Premium Edition / Business Edition / Ultimate
- Microsoft Windows XP (any version) with at least SP2 installed
- Supports the following instant messengers for virus scanning: Yahoo!, Microsoft, AOL and Trillian
- Browser protection feature requires Mozilla Firefox 2 or newer or MS Internet Explorer 6 or newer (only 32-bit versions are supported)
- At least 300 MHz processor
- Minimum 256 MB of RAM (512 MB RAM for the Recovery Tool) and 150 MB of available disk space