Compare Norton 360 Version 2.0 vs. Norton Internet Security 2008

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

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