Norton Internet Security 2010

Norton Internet Security 2010 by Symantec is the newest release of the Norton series for home PC users, that delivers comprehensive protection against all known online security threats. This software provides a multi-layered protection from viruses, spyware, Trojans, keylogging software, online identity fraud, credit card fraud, hackers' attacks and other malware.

NIS 2010 has been re-engineered for reliability, high detection rate and speed, allowing you to install the software in less than a minute and running quietly in the background with almost no impact on your computer's performance. Virus definition updates are being installed automatically every 5 to 15 minutes thanks to the Pulse Update technology by Symantec, to keep your PC protected against newly emerging, zero-day threats.

Norton Internet Security 2010 includes the following features: anti-virus, anti-spyware, anti-phishing, Web scripting attacks protection, cross-site attacks protection, identity fraud protection, firewall protection, intrusion protection, LAN (Local Area Network) monitoring and protection, anti-spam protection, parental control tools, and operating system protection.

Norton Internet Security 2010 comes with renowned antivirus technology by Symantec that delivers a high degree of protection from viruses and a very low rate of false-positives. All threats are being stopped at their entry point, may it be a Web site, an email or an infected software that you run, and removed instantly or moved to quarantine. Browser exploits and other Web-based attacks are also stopped by Norton.

Norton Internet Security 2010 protects your PC from online identity and credit card fraud while you buy at online shops, log-in into your online banking account or provide authorization information to various sites by sending your logins and passwords. The newly included feature detects attempts of hijacking your personal information and informs you about your current security level while logging into various websites. When a suspicious Web site is spotted, it is automatically blocked and you get a security report from Norton allowing you to decide whether you want to continue browsing or not.

This version of NIS 2010 includes an improved monitoring for local networks delivering a higher level of protection for your home network. This tool allows you to examine the security status of either your local home network, or the status of individual computers connected to this network. This new features also examines your security level while connecting to public WiFi networks, so that you can be sure, no communication between your laptop and the target host is hijacked by a third party.

And of course, Norton Internet Security 2010 includes a user-friendly, two-way firewall that automatically configures itself observing on your online behavior. Firewall rules are created for you while you work in a smart way, and you can modify them too, in the firewall configuration menu. This firewall included in Norton allows can replace the Windows-included firewall completely, giving you more power, configuration flexibility and security.

Norton Internet Security 2010 has a completely new feature called Norton Smart Scheduler that makes decisions about how and when to perform virus scans and other tests, based on the actual usage of a PC. This means, that Norton won't run any resource-hungry operations unless it sees that your computer is idle or that you paused your work or you are away from your PC for a while.

Norton also includes the Silent Mode of operation, that automatically detects what you are currently doing, and if you are involved in gaming or watching movies it will cease to show you any monitoring information, security updates or scan status so that you can uninterrupted continue to enjoy your movie.

On top of that, Norton Internet Security 2010 comes with free support via email, instant chat or phone (telephone support depends on your location).

There are free downloads of Norton add-ons and other free downloads available. For example, Norton Parental Control is free to download from Symantec website and can be installed alongside Norton Internet Security.

UPDATED: Norton Internet Security 2010 protects against the Conficker Worm.
Download NIS 2009 now to get protected or learn more about the malware, that already infected millions of computers worldwide.