Symantec's Norton AntiVirus™ 2005 is the world’s most trusted antivirus solution.* It removes viruses, worms, and Trojan horses automatically—without interrupting your work. New Norton™ Internet Worm Protection blocks certain more sophisticated worms (such as Blaster and Sasser) before they enter your computer. Norton AntiVirus can also detect spyware and other non-virus threats.
*Top-selling antivirus software product from December 2000 through June 2004 based on The NPD Group's retail Top Selling Business Software list.
Features:
-- NEW! Norton™ Internet Worm Protection stops certain damaging Internet worms at their attempted point of entry.
-- NEW! QuickScan tool automatically searches for and removes viruses whenever new virus protection updates are downloaded.
-- ENHANCED! PreInstall Scan quickly detects and removes infections that can interfere with installing and launching Norton AntiVirus.
-- Automatically removes viruses, worms, and Trojan horses.
-- Scans and cleans both incoming and outgoing email messages.
-- Blocks viruses in instant message attachments.
-- Detects spyware and certain non-virus threats such as adware and keystroke logging programs.
-- Scans compressed file archives before you open them and risk infecting your computer. (Available only on Windows® XP/2000 Pro.)
-- Downloads new virus protection updates automatically to protect against new threats.*
-- Worm Blocking and Script Blocking can detect new threats even before virus protection updates are created for them.
*Twelve months of protection updates included with purchase of Norton AntiVirus 2005; annual subscriptions available online for subsequent updates per computer.
Minimum Requirements:
Windows XP Home Edition/Professional
-- 300MHz processor or higher
-- 128 MB of RAM
-- 125 MB of available hard disk space
Windows 2000 Professional
-- 133MHz or higher processor
-- 64 MB of RAM
-- 125 MB of available hard disk space
Windows Me
-- 150MHz or higher processor
-- 64 MB of RAM
-- 90 MB of available hard disk space
Windows 98
-- 133MHz or higher processor
-- 64 MB of RAM
-- 90 MB of available hard disk space
REQUIRED FOR ALL INSTALLATIONS
-- DVD or CD drive
-- Microsoft® Internet Explorer 5.5 or later
Email scanning supported for POP3 and SMTP-compatible email clients
Supported instant messenger clients:
-- AOL® InstantMessenger 4.7 and later
-- Yahoo!® Instant Messenger 5.0 and later
-- MSN® Messenger 4.6, 4.7, 6.0 and later (MSN 5.0 is not supported)
-- Windows® Messenger 4.7 and later