Key Technologies for Mac OS^® X

Key Technologies for Microsoft^® Windows^®

Key Benefits

• Protects both Mac OS® X and Microsoft® Windows® operating systems — Helps guard your Mac, online activities, and your identity against all types of detected Internet threats. Provides universal support for Intel® and PowerPC® processor-based Mac computers.
• Provides a single, comprehensive protection solution — Provides protection found in Norton AntiVirus™ 11 for Mac and Norton™ Confidential for Mac to protect against online threats for Mac OS X, and Norton Internet Security 2010 for the Microsoft Windows platforms.
• Customisable two-way firewall helps make intelligent incoming and outgoing security decisions for you — Keeps hackers from harvesting your personal information from your Mac while eliminating annoying firewall alerts.
• Detects and automatically removes online threats — Stops identified malware, viruses, Trojan horses, bots, and Internet worms before they can do damage
• Delivers continuous, up-to-date protection — Automatically updates virus definitions during your subscription period.¹
• Defends against web-based attacks — Guards security holes in your operating systems, applications, browsers and browser plug-ins and prevents dangerous software from automatically downloading to your Mac when you surf the web.
• Protects your identity — Advanced phishing protection helps keep your personal identification out of the reach of fraudulent web sites.
• Encrypts sensitive data — Prevents your confidential information from being modified or stolen by eavesdropping keystroke loggers.
• Simplifies managing and configuring network connections — Automatically detects new networks, helps you configure security settings, and remembers those settings for future use.
• Puts you in control of Internet access — Lets you decide how applications connect to the Internet, who can connect to your Mac, and what these people are allowed to do.

Extensive Security Protection

• Automatically detects and removes spyware, viruses, Trojan horses, malware, and Internet worms
• Scans and cleans downloaded files and email attachments
• Monitors email and instant messages for threats so you can exchange files freely
• Provides universal support for Intel® and PowerPC® processor–based Mac computers
• Get help fast with free online technical support

Helps keep your identity and other information safe

• NEW! Browse confidently with industry-leading protection from web-based attacks—one of the fastest growing types of online threats (Windows only).
• Advanced phishing protection authenticates popular shopping and banking sites and blocks phishers to help keep your personal identification out of the reach of fraudulent websites
• Encrypts sensitive data to prevent it from being modified or stolen by eavesdropping keystroke loggers
• Confidential File Guard password protects your files and is designed to keep them safe from others opening or viewing the files (Mac Only)
• IMPROVED! Norton™ Identity Safe organises your online identities and safeguards your personal information when you buy, bank, and browse online (Windows only).

Control and security without disruptions

• Customisable two-way firewall helps make intelligent incoming and outgoing security decisions for you
• Lets you control how applications connect to the Internet, who can connect to your Mac, and what these people are allowed to do
• Stays out of your way — runs quietly in the background without requiring you to respond to confusing security alerts
• Delivers continuous, up-to-date protection via automatic updates during your subscription period¹
• Security technologies work in concert to proactively block attacks, detect threats, and stop them before they impact you (Windows only).
• NEW! An innovative new scanless architecture scans only the files at risk, saving time and dramatically improving performance (Windows only).
• NEW! Bot detection prevents others from taking control of your Mac, accessing your private information, or using your computer to host an attack (Windows only).
• Tightly integrated spam filtering keeps unwanted emails out of your mailbox (Windows only).
• Works with Mac OS® X v10.4, 10.5 and 10.6 and runs natively on Intel® and PowerPC® processor–based Mac computers.
• Includes Norton™ Internet Security 2010 for Windows® for comprehensive protection when running both the Mac OS® X and Microsoft® Windows® operating systems on an Intel® processor–based Mac®.

Secure Networking

• Helps you manage and configure your network connections
• Network security monitoring helps you secure your home network against threats and uninvited guests (Windows only).
• Wireless network security automatically connects, cloaks, and protects your Mac on public Wi-Fi networks (Windows only).