Symantec releases new Norton version

Norton by Symantec has released the latest versions of its award-winning core security products, Norton Internet Security and Norton AntiVirus, which are fully compatible with the newly released Windows 8 operating system .   The latest releases are optimised to make Windows 8 safer and faster compared with running Windows Defender on Windows 8.  

With five patented layers of protection, stronger social networking defenses, anti-scam capabilities, and improved cloud-enabled features, the latest Norton products set new benchmarks for protection and performance.

According to third-party testing, when paired with Norton, Windows 8 is 50 per cent faster and 20 per cent safer than with Windows Defender. In addition, testing showed that Norton was able to correctly detect and block all the threats that Windows Defender failed to recognise.

“According to this year’s Norton Cybercrime Report, one in 10 social network users said they’d fallen victim to a scam or fake link on social network platforms. Today, consumers are living nearly every aspect of their lives online and often putting personal information at risk,” said Ritesh Chopra, Country Sales Manager, Sri Lanka, Norton by Symantec. “With our latest releases, Norton responds to this and other consumer vulnerabilities with stronger social media and scam protection to ensure consumers are safe in the multi-device, Wi-Fi-enabled world.”

The latest Norton products are engineered to be safer, optimised for speed and performance, and simpler to use. In third-party testing, the new products ranked first in both protection and performance among a field of competitors.