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Best Norton Antivirus 2013 (Full Review), Norton Antivirus is a crown product of one of the most popular brands in security software. It will help protect your computer from viruses, as well as locate threats already lurking on your PC and help you eliminate them.

Norton AntiVirus detects malware based on the behavior of suspected files and it also uses the more traditional method of detecting viruses via known signatures. It protects Firefox and Internet Explorer from malware that attempts to exploit browser vulnerabilities. If you are watching video or playing a game on your computer, Norton will recognize what you are doing and not run system-intensive scans so that you have the full power of your computer to accomplish the task at hand. Third-party endorsements from objective test labs confirm that Norton excels at preventing malware attacks and removing threats from computers that have already been infected. Technical support is available for free at any time on any day.

Full Review Norton Antivirus 2013, In addition to protecting your PC against spyware and viruses, Norton AntiVirus software scans instant messages and email to check for infected attachments, suspicious links and viruses. It also scans your Facebook newsfeed to discover links to unsafe sites or dangerous downloads. If you are about to download a dangerous application, Norton will warn you. In addition to checking files against a database of known threats, this product applies behavioral analysis to uncover any suspicious file behavior that could reveal malware too new to be in the database of known threats. The Symantec technology that analyzes file behavior is called SONAR (Symantec Online Network for Advanced Response). Its main job is to detect brand new threats, so-called zero-day threats. SONAR examines what any particular process is doing on your computer, and it also looks at communications to and from your computer to detect any patterns or series of associations that fit the malware profile.

Full Review Norton Antivirus 2013, Customer support is available online or by live chat, telephone and email 24/7. Symantec hosts an active user forum for the Norton community. Symantec also provides useful articles about security. Another interesting resource that Symantec hosts is a Cybercrime Index that puts a measurement on the risk levels on any particular day with advice about how you can avoid becoming a statistic. Management of your Norton products is cloud based, so you can install, transfer, update or renew Norton product subscriptions from anywhere on the internet.

Once Norton Antivirus 2013 is up and running, your system will be protected from both viruses and spyware in real time. The program also includes filters for web browsing, downloads and email – all of these without constantly interrupting your work with nagging messages. There’s even a special Facebook scan that Norton Antivirus uses to detect malicious links.

Norton Antivirus 2013 includes the SONAR technology, already featured in previous versions but improved in this latest one, which keeps you safe from both new and unknown threats. Other interesting tools are the Norton Performance System, which controls system performance by tracking the usage of processor and memory, and Norton Tasks, with which you can keep track of the app's current jobs and pending tasks.

The new Norton Antivirus 2013 is described by its developers as faster, more effective and with more powerful options. Norton's new Threat Removal Layer goes a step deeper in seeking out and destroying threats to your PC. It also offers an automatic update feature. In addition, every time a new version comes out, it will install immediately, saving you the time and hassle of having to manually check for new updates.

Norton Antivirus 2013 has improved its footprint on system resources; it's lighter and faster than the previous version, and provides shorter and quicker scans as well. Also, the interface in Norton Antivirus 2012 has been slightly redesigned to make it clearer and easier to use. The downside of a simpler design however is that the interface is not as informative as it could be, at least at first sight.

Norton Antivirus is a powerful security application that will help you keep viruses, worms and other online threats away from your system without hassle.

Recent changes

NEW: Threat-removal Layer – Targets and eliminates hard-to-remove threats less sophisticated products often miss.

NEW: Always up-to-date Product Version – Norton automatically sends you important product and feature updates throughout the year. The latest version installs without you needing to do anything.

FREE 24x7 Support – Offers you expert help and answers by phone, live chat or online, whenever you need them.1

IMPROVED: Bandwidth Management 2.0 – Automatically adjusts Norton data usage updates when you connect to 3G networks to avoid using up your monthly data allotment or causing overage fees.

Vulnerability Protection – Stops cybercriminals from using security holes (vulnerabilities) in applications to sneak threats onto your PC.

IMPROVED: SONAR Behavioral Protection & Live 24x7 Threat Monitoring – Stays ahead of, detects and eliminates threats that haven’t been invented yet by watching your PC for suspicious activity.