Symantec’s powerful anti-virus software just got better

Jul 24, 2013 13:44 GMT  ·  By

Symantec Endpoint Protection is undoubtedly a very popular security software solution, but an update released today is supposed to make everything a lot better.

Version 12.1.3001.165 comes with lots of improvements, including support for Microsoft Outlook 2013 and Microsoft Exchange 2013 Server.

In addition, this new release packs support for Intelligent Updater to provide content for Proactive Threat Protection and Network Threat Protection, as well as FIPS 140-2 certification.

The anti-virus solution should work even better on Windows 8 thanks to a number of improvements which according to Symantec are supposed to make the operating system 80 percent faster and 29 safer than the native Windows Defender.

As compared to Microsoft’s built-in Defender, Symantec Endpoint Protection isn’t offered for free, but with a $50 (€41) yearly subscription.

Download Symantec Endpoint Protection 12.1.3001.165 for Windows