Antivirus software

Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 70. Chapters: Norton Internet Security, Microsoft Security Essentials, Norton AntiVirus, Norton 360, AVG, Windows Live OneCare, INCA Internet, ESET NOD32, TrustPort, List of antivirus software, BitDefender, Comodo Internet Security, Kaspersky Internet Security, Clam AntiVirus, Avast!, Kaspersky Lab, Avira, NProtect GameGuard Personal 2007, McAfee VirusScan, ZoneAlarm, Kaspersky Anti-Virus, Agnitum, Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware, Trend Micro Internet Security, Whitelist, Panda Cloud Antivirus, Outpost Security Suite, F-Secure, Symantec Endpoint Protection, Norman, ClamWin, Gwava, DriveSentry, Online Armor Personal Firewall, Norton Insight, Dr. Web, K7 Total Security, AOL Active Virus Shield, FRISK Software International, Prevx, PC Tools, Kingsoft Internet Security, Ewido Networks, Heuristic analysis, Element Anti-Virus, BitDefender safego, MSAV, Multiscanning, Quarantine technology, G Data, Security Task Manager, Immunet, Vba32 AntiVirus, Graugon AntiVirus, Norton Download Insight, IAntivirus, VirusTotal.com, HouseCall, McAfee Stinger, Rising AntiVirus, Dr Solomon's Antivirus, EliaShim, Emsisoft Anti-Malware, Gateway Anti-Virus, EICAR, GMER, Central Point Anti-Virus, Disinfectant, ThunderByte Antivirus, LinuxShield, Kaspersky Anti-Hacker, Norton Confidential. Excerpt: Norton Internet Security, developed by Symantec Corporation, provides malware prevention and removal during subscription period and uses signatures and heuristics to identify viruses. Other features include a software firewall, e-mail spam filtering, and phishing protection. Symantec distributes the product as a download, a box copy, and as OEM software. Norton Internet Security held a 61% market share in the US retail security suite category in the first half of 2007. In this study, competitors, in terms of market share, included security suites from CA, Trend Micro, and Kaspersky Lab. In August 1990 Symantec acquired Peter Norton Computing from Peter Norton. Norton and his company developed various applications for DOS, including an antivirus. Symantec continued the development of the acquired technologies, now marketed under the name of "Norton", with the tagline "from Symantec". Norton's crossed-arm pose, a registered U.S. trademark, was featured on Norton product packaging. However, his pose was later moved to the spine of the packaging, and later dropped altogether. Existing users of the 2006, 2007, 2008 or 2009 versions can upgrade to the latest version of the Norton software without buying a new subscription. The upgraded product, in this case Norton Internet Security 2011, uses the number of days left on a user's subscription. Norton Internet Security 2000, released January 10, 2000, was Symantec's first foray beyond virus protection and content control filters. Its release followed an alliance between Internet provider Excite@Home and antivirus vendor McAfee.com to provide Internet subscribers with McAfee's new firewall software, McAfee Personal Firewall. Version 2000's firewall, based on AtGuard from WRQ, filters traffic at the packet level. It can block ActiveX controls and Java applets. Other functionalities include cookie removal, and banner ad blocking. ZDNet found the ad blocker removed graphics that were not ads, breaking pages. Adjusting the settin von Source: Wikipedia