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Norton AntiVirus Gaming Edition
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Winning protection that won’t slow you down
For Windows XP/Vista
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Key Technologies
- Antivirus
- Antispyware
- Bot protection
- Browser protection
- Internet worm protection
- Intrusion prevention
- Pulse Updates
- Recovery tool
- Rootkit detection
- Norton™ Insight
- SONAR™ behavioral protection
- Gamer Mode
Features
Lightning Fast and Light as a Feather
- Fastest and lightest virus, spyware, and rootkit protection available, optimized for gaming.*
- Installs in under one minute on average.*
- Requires less than 6 MB of memory—eight times less memory than the competitive industry average.*
- Opens only two processes.
- Adds less than 3 seconds to boot time.*
- Norton™ Insight technology scans only those files at risk, resulting in fewer, shorter, and faster scans of less than 35 seconds on average—almost five times faster than the competitive industry average.*
Gamer Mode
- Suspends alerts and notifications to avoid interrupting game play.
- Option to suspend real-time monitoring activities and updates to reduce PC and network resource usage even further.
- Automatically enabled when PC is in full-screen mode.
- Turn it on manually with a simple click on the Norton system tray icon.
Protection
- Automatically detects and removes the latest online threats.
- Tiny, rapid Pulse Updates every 5 to 15 minutes—30 times more often than the competitive industry average.**
- Norton Protection System delivers multilayered protection.
- Patent-pending, industry-leading protection from Web-based attacks.
- Real-time SONAR™ (Symantec™ Online Network for Advanced Response) technology detects emerging spyware and viruses before traditional definitions are even available.
- Botnet detection prevents bots from taking control of your PC.
- Norton Recovery Tool boots and repairs badly infected PCs.
- Specialized deep-cleaning technology delivers our most complete scan possible.
- Easy access to intelligence on Internet threats targeting gamers.
Control Without Disruptions
- Smart Scheduler automatically schedules non time-critical activities such as scans and updates to occur while your PC is idle.
- Comprehensive control gives you the option to customize your security settings.
- Review the security status of every process on your PC.
Product Support
- Free tech support and online knowledge base deliver the help you need, however you need it.
- Information for Gamers links directly to gaming related security information and more.
Minimum System Requirements
Microsoft® Windows Vista® Home Basic/Home Premium/Business/Ultimate***
Microsoft Windows® XP with Service Pack 2 Home/XP Pro/XP Media Center Edition
- 300 MHz or faster processor
- 256 MB of RAM (512 MB RAM required for the Recovery Tool*)
- 150 MB of available hard disk space.
Email scanning supported for POP3- and SMTP-compatible email clients
Browser support for Browser Protection feature:
- Microsoft Internet Explorer® 32-bit 6.0 or later
- Mozilla Firefox® 2.0 or later
Supported instant messaging clients:
- AOL®
- Yahoo!®
- Microsoft
- Trillian™
***Must meet minimum Windows Vista operating system requirements.
Technical Support
Get help with:
- Internet Connection Issues
- Product Identification
- Norton Anti-virus LiveUpdate™
- Error Messages
Customer Service
Get help with:
- Subscriptions
- Product Notification
- Anti-virus Product Download
- Returns
- Rebates
1 Year Protection: With this service, you receive the right to use this product on one PC or on the specified number of PCs during the service period, which begins upon initial installation. This renewable service includes protection updates and new product features as available throughout the service period, subject to acceptance of the Symantec License Agreement included with this product and available for review at www.symantec.com.
Product features may be added, modified, or removed during the service period.
* PassMark Software, “Antivirus, Internet Security and Total Security Products Performance Benchmarking (2009),” September 2008,
www.passmark.com/ftp/antivirus_09-performance-testing-ed1.pdf
** AV-Test.org, August 2008
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