AntiVirus uses exclusive, patented layers of protection that work together to neutralize viruses, dangerous websites, and social media scams, so you’re protected from today’s and tomorrow’s online threats.
Key Features
Actively Protects Against Viruses, Spam, Identity Theft, and Social Media Dangers
Antivirus neutralizes viruses, spam, unsafe downloads, and dangerous websites.
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- Insight identifies which files and applications are safe and which are dangerous, using the combined feedback of more than 175 million users.
- Community Watch tracks virtually every file on the Internet for comprehensive global threat monitoring.
- SONAR Behavioral Protection detects signs that a file is dangerous to proactively protect you from never-before-seen threats.
- Download Insight and IP Address Insight prevents you from downloading files from websites that have a low reputation score within the user community.
- Live 24x7 Threat Monitoring is backed by a network of users who serve as your own personal Neighborhood Watch group.
- Scam Insight reviews a website’s reputation and lets you know if it’s safe to enter your personal information.
- Anti-Phishing Technology blocks fraudulent “phishing” sites set up to steal your personal information.
- Identity Safe remembers, secures, and automatically enters your usernames and passwords for you, so they can’t be lost or stolen.
- Safe Web tells you if a website is unsafe before you visit it and it’s too late.
- Safe Web for Facebook scans your Facebook wall and news feed for URLs containing security threats such as phishing sites, malicious downloads, and links to unsafe external sites.
- Network mapping and monitoring shows all the devices connected to your home network, so you can spot uninvited guests using your wireless connection and/or eavesdropping on you.
Automatic Silent Updates Keep You One Step Ahead
Insight identifies which files and applications are safe and which are dangerous.
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- Always up-to-date product automatically downloads and installs important product and feature updates when you’re not using your computer.
- Pulse updates virus definitions every 5 to 15 minutes without disrupting your work or play.
- Insight + Optimized File Copy identifies safe files and only scans unknown files.
- Built-in Intelligence maximizes battery life by putting off non-critical activities until you are connect in and out of full-screen mode.
- Management enables easy single-password access to all cloud-based applications and Web properties—to update, renew, fix, or install. Includes Management, Anti-Theft, Family, and Identity Safe.
- Windows 8 Compatibility touch-friendly support works equally great in keyboard and mouse environments.
- Live 24x7 Support gets you access to help online or by phone.
Deep-Cleansing Tools Scour and Disinfect
- Power Eraser scrubs your computer of deeply embedded, difficult-to-remove infections.
- Bootable Recovery Tool creates an emergency rescue CD/DVD/USB that gets your PC back up and running, even if it’s so infected that it won’t start up. (Boot to a clean OS.)
- Windows 8 App Remediation scans Windows 8 apps for threats and removes them.