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Norton AntiVirus 2007

Last updated
April 23, 2007
Test Center Reviewed by
Ryan Naraine
Pros
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Full Specifications
Download price, 1-year license - $40 (3/31/07)
Renewal cost, per year - $39 (3/31/07)
Ease of use - Superior
Malware detection rate - 96% File viruses - 92%
Macro viruses - 100%
Script viruses - 98%
Polymorphic viruses - 100%
ActiveX controls - 100%
Back doors - 94%
Bots/zombies - 99%
Trojan horses - 96%
Adware - 97%
Dialers - 97%
Number of false positives (out of 20,000 harmless files) - 3
Heuristic detection (one-month-old signatures) - 49%
Heuristic detection (two-month-old signatures) - 43%
Detection rate of malware within archived files - 84%
System disinfection Detection rate of existing infections (10 infections) - 100%
Disinfection rate (files, Hosts changes, Registry items) - 82%
Average time (in hours) to deliver signatures for new malware - 10 to 12
Features Right-click manual scans in Windows Explorer? - Yes
E-mail protocols scanned - POP3, SMTP
Scan Web traffic? - Yes
Scan speed with standard settings, in seconds - 40
System slowdown With Firefox 2 - 13%
With Adobe Photoshop CS2 - 15%
With Microsoft Office 2003 - 10%
Support policies Daily support hours - 24
Saturday support hours - 24
Sunday support hours - 24
Free phone support - No
Toll-free phone number - Yes
Cost of phone support - $10 (installation and bug issues free)
Live chat support? - Yes
E-mail support? - Yes
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