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removes viruses automatically

Description of Norton AntiVirus

Symantec's Norton AntiVirus™ 2005 is the world’s most trusted antivirus solution.* It removes viruses, worms, and Trojan horses automatically—without interrupting your work. New Norton™ Internet Worm Protection blocks certain more sophisticated worms (such as Blaster and Sasser) before they enter your computer. Norton AntiVirus can also detect spyware and other non-virus threats.

Key Features

* NEW! Norton™ Internet Worm Protection stops certain damaging Internet worms at their attempted point of entry.

* NEW! QuickScan tool automatically searches for and removes viruses whenever new virus protection updates are downloaded.

* ENHANCED! PreInstall Scan quickly detects and removes infections that can interfere with installing and launching Norton AntiVirus.

* Automatically removes viruses, worms, and Trojan horses.

* Scans and cleans both incoming and outgoing email messages.

* Blocks viruses in instant message attachments.

* Detects spyware and certain non-virus threats such as adware and keystroke logging programs.

* Scans compressed file archives before you open them and risk infecting your computer. (Available only on Windows® XP/2000 Pro.)

* Downloads new virus protection updates automatically to protect against new threats.*

* Worm Blocking and Script Blocking can detect new threats even before virus protection updates are created for them.