August 17, 2008

• Why Is Norton Antibot Needed?

  Norton Antibot protects against the dreaded botnet which is a evolving creation.  You cannot protect your computer from bots sufficiently with normal antivirus software. (…)

August 16, 2008

• Where is Norton Antibot Designed To Be Used?

  Norton Antibot is designed to be used on PCs.  The product seems to be especially geared toward the home computer. (…)

August 15, 2008

• When Does Norton Antibot Perform Its Function?

  As discussed in an earlier post, Norton Antibot performs its function best when it is proactively monitoring for threats. It works in a preventative mode. (…)

• What is Norton Antibot?

  Norton Antibot is software licensed from Sana Security that detects bots, spyware, adware and other malware based on their behavior.  It does not need a signature database to operate because it detects suspect behaviors. (…)

August 12, 2008

• Who needs Norton Antibot?

  Norton Antibot is for a select group of computer users who feel the need for coveraga beyond the protection available in their antivirus and firewall software.  Norton Antibot is for those who want to protect their computers from botnets (see: what is a botnet?).  As time passes, the botnet severity continues to get worse.  In a 2007 PC Magazine article, "According to Symantec's threat research group there are 6 million active bots on the loose."   This is definitely getting to be a problem that the average computer owner needs to take into serious consideration.

• Norton Antibot: What You Need To Know

  In the next few posts we will investigate Norton Antibot. A joint venture between Symantec and Sana.
  We want to answer these questions:

  Who needs Norton Antibot?
  What is Norton Antibot exactly? (…)