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Official Web Site: http://us.norton.com/macintosh/antivirus/ Key Technologies * Antivirus * Antispyware * Vulnerability Protection * Daily Protection Updates * Email and Instant Message Monitoring Key Benefits * AntiVirus Protection: Protects your Mac®, iPhoto® pictures, iTunes® media, iMovie® projects and other important stuff from viruses, spyware and other threats without slowing down your computer. * Vulnerability Protection: Prevents cybercriminals from using vulnerabilities in applications and other software to sneak threats onto your Mac. * Daily Protection Updates: Runs in the background to protect your Mac® and your stuff from new, late-breaking threats. Features: Keep your Mac®—and your stuff—protected against late-breaking threats * Updates at least once a day to stop late-breaking threats before they can damage your Mac and your iPhoto® pictures, iTunes® media and other important stuff. * Automatically detects new threats that try to take advantage of c vulnerabilities in applications and software on your Mac. * Scans your MobileMe® and iChat® messages for suspicious attachments. Awards * October 2005 Macworld: 4.5 mouse rating System Requirements: Mac® system with Intel® Core 2 Duo processor OS X.4.11 or greater for version 11.3 OS X.7 for version 12
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