Manufacturer's Description
Stay protected with the world's most trusted antivirus software.* Norton AntiVirus 2006 wards off a host of internet threats. Whether its surfing or chatting, emailing or file swapping, Norton AntiVirus is constantly at work in the background, automatically detecting and removing viruses, Trojan horses, and worms. It also rids your computer of unwanted spyware, adware, and other monitoring software. And with powerful file-by-file scanning capabilities, Norton AntiVirus facilitates worry-free file sharing. Whether you shuttle files over email or via IM--and whether you send them compressed or one at a time--you can be confident any file you open has been scanned for threats.

Even if your computer is already infected, Norton AntiVirus is the ideal solution. It's designed to identify and remove any existing viruses during installation. Once installed, Norton AntiVirus continues to update itself automatically. That way, when a new threat arises, your software will be equipped to handle it. There's no other virus protection like Norton AntiVirus. And if you want to use the internet with confidence--and without dangerous spyware watching you--you need the most trusted solution available.

*Top-selling antivirus software product from December 2000 through May 2005 based on the NPD Group's retail Top Selling Business Software list.

What's new and improved?

Stronger Security and Data Protection
The best way to protect against the damage of viruses is to prevent its installation. Symantec extends its best of breed antivirus removal technology to handle the latest spyware and adware threats and handle the unique side effects of these threats (i.e., registry, processes, files, changes to LSPs) in real time. Norton AntiVirus blocks Home/ hijacking spyware before the user's web page can be redirected.

Adaptive Personalised Protection
The new Norton Protection Center is a common destination point that automatically/dynamically tailors itself to an individual user's preferences, behavior and environment to provide a personalized view of their computer protection status.

The new Norton Risk Assessment Model automatically removes dangerous programs without decisions required by the end user, but for those programs that may be tied to legitimate applications, Norton AntiVirus will guide the user though the steps required to safely protect desired applications from the dangerous programs.

Key Features & Benefits:

Removes Viruses, Worms, and Trojan Horses Automatically
Detects and removes viruses, worms and Trojan horses automatically, without interrupting users' work.

Provides Automatic Worm Blocking
Automatically detects and blocks worms in outgoing email messages, stopping them from sending themselves out to others.

Protects Instant Messages
Scans incoming attachments from Instant Messaging services such as MSN Messenger, Windows Messenger, AOL Messenger or Yahoo Messenger for viruses and removes infections automatically.

Spyware and Other Security Risks Detection
Expands Norton AntiVirus' protection beyond viruses, worms and Trojans to include detection of certain types of non-virus threats such as spyware, adware and keystroke loggers which can be used maliciously to: