Norton Anti-Virus 2009 Public Beta

Go in to any major software retailer in the USA and you’ll find the shelves dominated by two or three key security brands. One of these is Symantec products and their anti-virus product has been around for eons, so some would regard it as trust tried-and-tested technology. For fighting the latest threats, it is certainly an excellent choice.

However, over the last couple of revisions, the interface has had an overhaul and various pro-active modules implemented to make sure that it finds the latest threats when you start up your computer, so you don’t always need to run a full system check. The snag is, it’s these changes that slowed the software to the point where it affected systems.

This is a public beta preview of the forthcoming Norton AntiVirus 2009 and is both more lightweight in its used of system resources, but also based on the Norton Protection System, a multi-layered set of technologies that work in concert to stop threats before they impact you. This public beta will expire 23rd of September 2008. You will also need to get a beta serial code from the beta download page.

• Type: freeware
• Platform: Windows XP, Windows Vista
• Manufacturer: Symantec
• Size: 49MB