Symantec adds new features to solutions

Symantec Corp announced the
delivery of product technology updates to its consumer and enterprise antivirus
solutions, providing users with expanded protec­tion against stealth computer
threats. These updates are the first incremental techno­logy updates Symantec
has brought to its consumer solutions. Prior to the release of the 2006 product
line, new technology was delivered to consumers with new product versions
annually.

“In order for Internet
security solutions to be effective, they must keep pace with the rapidly
evolving threat environment,” said Enrique Salem, Senior VP, Security Products
and Solu­tions, Symantec Corp.

The updated antivirus
scanning engine now remo­ves many of today's most stubborn threats from home
and enterprise computer systems through its new dri­ver technology. The engine
works before the operating system loads in kernel mode and protects users
against malicious code that attempts to hide from current scanning methods. By
operating in the kernel mode, the engine can open locked files, bypass programs
running in the computer's user mode, and initiate repairs during the system
boot cycle.

Much like an airport x-ray machine, the new antivirus
scanning engine can look deep inside a computer system to handle malicious code,
adware, and spyware.

DQW News Bureau Mumbai, Jan
18