Norton AntiVirus
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| Developer(s) | Symantec Corporation (Norton) |
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| Initial release | 1991 |
| Stable release |
Windows: |
| Operating system | Microsoft Windows (Windows 95 and later), macOS, Linux |
| Platform | x86, x64 |
| Type | Antivirus |
| License | Commercial proprietary software |
| Website |
symantec |
 Norton Removal Tool
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| Developer(s) | Symantec Corporation |
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| Stable release |
2012.0.0.19
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| Operating system | Microsoft Windows |
| Website | Norton Removal Tool Homepage |
Windows:
Norton AntiVirus is an anti-malware software developed and distributed by Symantec Corporation since 1991 as part of its Norton family of computer security products. It uses signatures and heuristics to identify viruses. Other features included in it are e-mail spam filtering and phishing protection.
Symantec distributes the product as a download, a box copy, and as OEM software. Norton AntiVirus and Norton Internet Security, a related product, held a 61% US retail market share for security suites as of the first half of 2007. Competitors, in terms of market share in this study, include antivirus products from CA, Trend Micro, and Kaspersky Lab.
Norton AntiVirus runs on Microsoft Windows and macOS. Windows 7 support was in development for versions 2006 through 2008. Version 2009 has Windows 7 supported update already. Versions 2010, 2011, and 2012 all natively support Windows 7, without needing an update. Version 12 is the only version fully compatible with Mac OS X Lion. With the 2015 series of products, Symantec made changes in its portfolio and briefly discontinued Norton AntiVirus. This action was later reversed with the introduction of Norton AntiVirus Basic.
In May 1989, Symantec launched Symantec Antivirus for the Macintosh (SAM). SAM 2.0, released March 1990, incorporated technology allowing users to easily update SAM to intercept and eliminate new viruses, including many that didn't exist at the time of the program's release.
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