Product Description

Symantec's Norton AntiVirus 10.0 for Macintosh is the world's mosttrusted antivirus solution for Macintosh systems. It removesviruses automatically cleans infected Internet and emaildownloads and defends against emerging threats. Now it's alsocompat

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #2241 in Software
• Brand: Symantec
• Released on: 2005-07-01
• Platform: Mac OS X
• Format: CD-ROM
• Original language: English
• Dimensions: .57 pounds

Features

• Start, scan, and run faster. Improved performance delivers an enhanced online experience
• Optimized product design improves scan times and decreases impact on system startup and resource usage

Manufacturer's Description
Norton AntiVirus 10.0 for Macintosh is the world's most renowned protection against known and emerging virus threats.Norton AntiVirus 10.0 for Macintosh includes a new Global Threat Assessment dashboard that provides the status of local computer virus protection and an overview of global threats allowing users to quickly and efficiently monitor their Macs' security. This new feature leverages "Tiger's" new dashboard functionality to offer the user a report and assessment of the three most recent and the three most critical virus threats on both the PC and Mac platforms. Norton AntiVirus also leverages the Symantec Security Response servers to download the most up-to-date threat information.The Global Threat Assessment dashboard also allows users to easily monitor their security protection by showing the status information for Norton AntiVirus's Auto-Protect feature. Users can also use the dashboard to quickly view the last time virus definitions were updated.Norton AntiVirus 10.0 for Macintosh offers users the enhanced convenience of quick and easy manual virus scans. The contextual menu support feature lets users scan files and directories "on the fly" by right clicking/control clicking on a particular file or directory. Users can scan specific files and directories manually without having to launch the Norton AntiVirus application.Designed with power users in mind, the custom SafeZones feature gives users an added level of convenience and works to optimize system performance. Users can specify particular areas of their drive, or specific volumes or files, to be or not to be routinely scanned for threats. Video and media editors, for example, with huge directories or volumes, can specify a SafeZone, to avoid time consuming scans of their entire hard drive. Smart volume scanning also allows Norton AntiVirus 10.0 for Macintosh to remember previously scanned CD or DVD media to eliminate unnecessary scans and keep users' machines running at peak performance.

Customer Reviews

Avoid
Really disappointed with this software. Used Virex when it was part of the dot Mac package and this is terrible by comparison; really slow and clunky. The update feature for new virus definitions has never worked for me and it seems impossible to get support for Mac. The "Mac expert" is always busy and despite promises to call back never does. Poor effort all round.

Poor
Disappointing release this. It's not possible to exclude specific unscannable files or folders. The code runs on Intel Macs, but only in PowerPC emulation - so it's slow. Also, it hangs when you scan a well-known Nessus test file that's been around for a year or two. Finally their customer support web site seems buggy (the confirmation emails are slow to arrive, don't summarize the info you submitted, and don't quote the case number in the subject line). All in all, pretty incompetent. Avoid!

Intego VirusBarrier 4 seems to get good reviews, and users say good things about it, so may be worth a try.
http://www.macworld.com/2006/05/reviews/virusbarrierx4/index.php

Norton Antivirus 10 MAC
This item is fine. It sits in the background unoticed (no work interuptions), which is great.

I've recently upgraded from version 9 as I moved upto OS 10.4 Tiger. Have had no problems at all. I use my computer on a lenghty day to day basis and needed this product for peice of mind.

Norton Antivirus 10 will not disappiont. Any designer will know that.