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Symantec launches Norton Internet Security and Anti-virus 2010
By siliconindia
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Thursday, 10 September 2009, 20:58 IST
Bangalore: Symantec (Nasdaq: SYMC), has launched the latest version of its antivirus and internet security software embedded with a new model of security called Quorum. Quorum detects new malware in a new way instead of traditional signature and behavior-based detection and uses cyber criminal's ability to generate unique pieces of malware at an alarming rate against them.
Cyber criminals are writing and then rewriting new and unique pieces of malware, hoping to stay under the radar of threat signatures for as long as possible. With Quorum, the uniqueness of a file and its attributes is what helps Norton identify it as new malware. More than three years in the making, Quorum tracks files and applications and dozens of their attributes such as their age, download source, digital signature, and prevalence. These attributes are then combined using complex algorithms to determine a reputation. As a file is distributed across the internet and these attributes change, Quorum updates the reputation of the file. This reputation is especially important when a file is new, likely to be a threat and traditional defenses are not likely to detect it.
"The expanding number and sophistication of security threats can no longer be contained through signature files and behavioral heuristics alone," said Jon Oltsik, Senior Analyst at Enterprise Strategy Group. "Symantec's reputation-based security technology for 2010 represents a new and important safeguard in a multi-layer antivirus defense. I believe it's likely that the internet security industry will be building on technologies like Quorum for the next ten years."
Norton Internet Security 2010 installs in about a minute and uses just over 10MB of memory. Norton also claims that Norton Internet Security 2010 scans in 61 seconds on a Hard disk drive and 31 seconds on a Solid state drive. Norton also analyzes and reports the safety of new files and applications before users install and run them. Norton Threat Insight provides details on threats that have been detected on the PC, including useful information on where it came from (the URL) and when it was initially encountered. Norton 2010 products support Microsoft Windows XP, Windows Vista and Windows 7.
"One in five people will become a victim of cyber crime," said Rowan Trollope, Senior Vice President, Consumer Products and Marketing, Symantec. "We know that hackers don't destroy computers, they destroy lives. The powerful new reputation-based security in Norton 2010 gives people the power to deny digital dangers wherever they are found online."
Symantec will provide free support to Norton 2010 customers across all available channels - via the web, email, chat or phone. Currently, Norton Internet Security 2010 and Norton Anti-Virus 2010 are available now for purchase in the U.S. The suggested retail price for Norton Internet Security 2010 is $69.99 for three PC license, while Norton AntiVirus 2010 is available at $39.99 per PC license.
