Compare features - Norton 360 versus Norton Internet Security 2008

The table below highlights some of the most important differences between the two software packages.
For detailed product information and features description please refer to the relevant Norton product section.

Feature	Norton 360 Version 2.0	Norton Internet Security 2008	Description
Main Internet Security features
Virus protection			Highly efficient antivirus technology
Spyware protection			Best-of-breed antispyware protection from Symantec
Personal firewall protection			Highly configurable firewall included
Email protection, Instant messaging protection			Automatic scans of all incoming messages
Advanced security options
Outbound and Inbound Firewall			NIS 2008 launches the SONAR behaviour monitoring each time a website is contacted. Higly configurable firewall.
Behaviour Monitoring Tool (SONAR)			Enhanced efficiency of the SONAR feature
Rootkit detection			Finds, blocks and removes hidden threats including rootkits
Browser Defender			Advanced browser protection safeguards against phishing sites and cross-site scripting attacks
Intrusion Prevention			Protection from hackers and local area network security issues
Online Transaction Security
Phishing protection			Uses pre-defined list of dangerous sites plus performs checks on each visited site to make sure no phishing is installed
Service authentication			The programme only allows access to a Website when it is authenticated to be phishing-free
Form filling handling			Norton Identity Safe stores passwords off-site and fills login forms automatically for you
Extra Tools
Norton Parental Control			Control what your kids do online
Antispam			Fight spam with Norton. Works with all POP3 and SMTP email readers
Block Confidential Data			No confidential information is transported to the Internet without your consent
Wireless Network Protection			Run Security Inspector to detect and resolve issues with your wireless security
PC Performance Tune-up
Defrag hard drive			Defragment your HDD for better performance
Cleansweep data			Remove Internet clutter, temporary files and other unneccessary data automatically
Registry optimisation			Delete invalid registry entries
Backup & Restore Features
Backup data locally			Store backup files on local hard drives
Backups on removable media			Store backup data on all kinds of media including HD DVD, Blu Ray, iPod and DVD-R/W
Symantec Online Backup			Free upload of up to 2Gb data to Symantec's server
Encrypt data			Protect data you back up and upload/download with advanced encryption mechanism
Auto-scheduling for backups			Your data is being backed up while your PC is idle so there's no impact on computer's performance

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