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Norton AntiBot 1.0.1310 (Windows)

Norton AntiBot provides advanced, real-time protection against emerging threats, including bots that are used to perpetrate identity theft and other online crimes. This powerful new security solution from Symantec detects unusual behavior on your PC and removes the malicious bots causing it. This protects your PC from unauthorized access and...

Tags: Symantec Corp., PC, Norton Co., Microsoft Windows, Bot, Norton AntiBot, Identity Theft, Security

Software downloads 2007-08-08

Symantec puts price tag on anti-botnet tool

Symantec's new Norton AntiBot utility is now out of beta, promising to remove zombies from for-profit botnets scourge in exchange for $29.99 a year.The anti-botnet tool see previous coverage here is being marketed as "complementary solution to existing antivirus or security suites," adding yet another application to the list of...

Tags: Zero-day attacks, Vulnerability research, Viruses and Worms, Symantec, Spyware and Adware, Spam and Phishing, Rootkits, Responsible disclosure, Pen testing, Patch Watch, Passwords, Open source, Microsoft, Metasploit, Hackers, Google, Firefox, Exploit code, Digital rights management, Data theft, Browsers, Botnets

Blog posts 2007-07-17

Symantec ships anti-botnet utility

Symantec has released a new utility called Norton Antibot to help users detect signs of botnet activity on a Windows computer.The tool, available as a free beta download, is a sign that Symantec plans to fit the anti-bot capabilities into its anti-virus product offerings.The move ratchets up the fight against...

Tags: Vulnerability research, Viruses and Worms, Symantec, Spyware and Adware, Spam and Phishing, Rootkits, Responsible disclosure, Metasploit, Hirings and firings, Hackers, Google, Firefox, Exploit code, Data theft, Browsers, Botnets, Apple

Blog posts 2007-06-12

Additional Resources

Norton Internet Security 2008

Last year Symantec made impressive gains by having pared down the code base and lowered the price on its Internet suite, so it makes sense that we'd see more modest enhancements for Norton Internet Security 2008. Aside from some user interface issues, our biggest complaint with Norton Internet Security 2008...

Tags: Cyberthreats, SECURITY, Viruses and worms, Web browsers, Norton Co., Norton Internet Security 2008, Norton Internet, Norton Internet Security, Symantec Corp., phishing

Product reviews 2007-08-28

Some great security apps are still free

Last week, I wrote dismissively about Symantec adding a $29.99 a year price tag on its new Norton AntiBot technology, calling it a bit of a con job to sell all these different security tools to protect users against malware.Well, it turns out that there are some great FREE security...

Tags: Data theft, Browsers, Botnets, Apple, Digital rights management, Exploit code, Firefox, Hackers, McAfee, Metasploit, Mozilla, Open source, Passwords, Patch Watch, Pen testing, Privacy, Rootkits, Spam and Phishing, Spyware and Adware, Viruses and Worms, Vulnerability research, Wi-Fi security, Zero-day attacks

Blog posts 2007-07-25