Norton Internet Security 2008

A quick look: Internet Security 2008 contains all the features of Norton AntiVirus, in addition to a two-way firewall, identity theft protection, and website authentication.

Norton^® Internet Security^® 2008, the award-winning PC security program from Symantec, offers automatic, comprehensive protection against viruses, spyware, phishing, and hackers. Now with out-of-the-box support for Windows Vista, it remains one of the more popular security programs available. Startup and scan times have been decreased, and you get an always-on firewall that monitors traffic both in and out of your computer. Its web site authentication technology even warns you if you navigate to a known "phishing" site, which can look like the real thing to the untrained eye.

Includes full versions of:

• Norton AntiVirus - Virus Protection
• Norton Personal Firewall - 2-way firewall
• Norton Antispyware - Spyware protection
• Norton Identity Safe - Personal information protection
• Norton Antiphishing - Fraudulent website blocking

• Stop unwanted web traffic
  Internet Security 2008's most important feature is the two-way firewall. Unlike the basic firewall that comes with Windows XP SP2, which filters only inbound connections, Norton's firewall protects against both inbound and outbound connections. For protection against constantly emerging new threats, Internet Security 2008 comes with a one-year subscription to Symantec's LiveUpdate™, the download service that provides new features, product updates, and threat advisories.
   
• Protect your PC from viruses
  Internet Security 2008 is designed to detect and remove spyware and viruses, block worms, and locate potentially malicious rootkits, using the included AntiVirus software. Integrated with the rest of Norton's security technologies, it can start up with Windows and run in the background, working to prevent many types of threats from ever damaging your system. It protects your system right from the start with a pre-installation scan, and runs more efficiently than previous versions.
   
• New and additional features
  Internet Security 2008 offers email and instant message scanning to protect against infected attachments. Two layers of spyware protection are included. The AntiVirus program blocks it from hijacking your computer, and the firewall prohibits it from accessing the internet. Finally, the website inspection feature can examine any site you browse to make sure it is not a spoof site trying to lure you into entering sensitive personal information.
   

• Hard Drive Space: 350 MB
• Operating System: Windows^® Vista, Windows XP w/SP2
• Processor Speed: 300 MHz
• RAM: 256 MB
• Other: CD-ROM drive
• Supported Email Clients: POP3 and SMTP
• Supported Browsers: Internet Explorer 6.0 or higher, Mozilla^® Firefox^® 2.0 or higher
• Supported IM Clients: AIM^® 4.7 to 5.9, Yahoo!^® 5.x and 6.x, MSN^® 6.0 or higher, Trillian^® 3.1 or higher