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Fuzzy Logic Norton Internet Security 2009 – the “whoa!” rewrite
Fuzzy Logic Norton Internet Security 2009 – the “whoa!” rewrite | Norton Internet Security 2009 – the “whoa!” rewrite |
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| by Alex Zaharov-Reutt | |
| Monday, 01 September 2008 | |
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Page 2 of 3 So, a 60 second install? Well, the beta version takes closer to two minutes to install, but nevertheless, even the installation process is super quick and smooth, and I’ll certainly be interested in seeing if the actual final release version is quicker, but the “image-based” installation part certainly seems to fit into that 60 second window, with the rest of the time some other quick final install bits. Featured Whitepaper
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Not only do updates now install super fast, they also “stream” to your computer as updates are released, meaning the absolutely fastest time to protection from when a new anti-malware update is made available. Another thing that Symantec has done is to truly ensure that scanning and other tasks are done in the background. I noticed this in Norton 360 V2, whereupon I’d come back to my computer after some minutes to see that a small yellow box in the bottom right hand corner was telling me that background tasks were in operation. NIS 2009 does the same, and promises a memory usage of less than 6mb while doing so, which is pretty amazing. Another cool feature is called ‘Norton Insight’. This allows you to scan your computer to see what files are contained within. Insight then checks all these files against a database of 50 million users to determine which files are “trusted” and thus don’t need scanning again in the future, unless a virus or some other malware has modified those files, in which case they will be scanned. Once this initial Norton Insight scan is complete, future scanning times for infected files on your computer are dramatically reduced, making the scan process much, much, much faster. Basically Symantec is employing “white list” technology to determine which files can be trusted, and it’s high time Symantec did so. Beta testers have been saying that there is “no more Norton lag” when using the software, and after using the NIS 2009 beta version, I can say the same: it really is impressive stuff, and steps up competition in the consumer Internet security space to a whole new level. Other features include a web forms and passwords/login manager, something we’ve seen in earlier versions, a much simpler “home networking” tool makes managing multiple PCs and “trust” on the home across a network much easier, so files and printers can be shared without the firewall getting in the way. It will even tell you if there are other people logged into your wireless network. What else is improved? Please read on to page 3! |
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