Security Fixes and Improvements

Norton Antivirus 11 for Mac OUT!

New security solution for Apple's customers

By Bogdan Popa, Security and Search Engines Editor

10th of December 2007, 15:23 GMT

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Hey, Apple fans, I have some good news for you: there's a new Norton Antivirus for Mac OS X available that can be bought for only $49.95. Now, let's see some details. First of all, Norton Antivirus 11 for Mac comes with numerous improvements. A new vulnerability

protection, which aims to protect the user from software glitches that may help an attacker harm a vulnerable system. In addition, Symantec states that the new release of Norton Antivirus comes with improved performance, many of its operations being conducted automatically in the background.

In addition to all these features, Norton Antivirus 11 for Mac OS X can be controlled via command line in case you're one of those experienced user. This way, a simple terminal window can give you complete control over the antivirus technology.

"With this new Leopard-ready version, Symantec is pleased to deliver industry leading protection for the Mac platform. The new vulnerability protection capabilities give our Mac customers an advanced layer of protection where it counts, addressing the shift in today's attacks", said Rowan Trollope, senior vice president, Consumer Business Unit, Symantec Corp. "Norton AntiVirus 11 for Mac enables users to enjoy computing without worrying about malicious threats that could lead to identity theft or data loss".

As I said, Norton Antivirus 11 for Mac can be bought for only $49.95 straight from the Symantec Store. This release is fully compatible with Leopard, so you don't have to worry about compatibility glitches with the latest flavor of Mac OS X. For this matter, the new antivirus has longly been tested by a couple of experts, who wanted to avoid potential glitches and compatibility issues with the Mac systems.

"Norton AntiVirus 11 for Mac has proved to be well-designed, very effective and exceptionally fast with Tiger 10.4.x and Leopard 10.5.x", said Norman R. Nager, Ph.D., Norton AntiVirus 11 for Mac beta tester.

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