Virus Definitions & Security Updates

Traditional signature and heuristic file scanning engines form the backbone of Symantec’s security solutions; these engines use dozens of techniques to scan files for both known as well as unknown threats.

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Technologies designed to block attacks just as they transition from the network cable or wireless network to the computer, before they have a chance to establish residency in a physical file on a user’s computer. Also called Network Threat Protection.

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Behavioral-based protection technology observes actively running threats on your computer and can terminate running programs if they exhibit malicious behaviors; this technology provides proactive protection from entirely new, previously unseen attacks. Also called Proactive Threat Protection.

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Blocks access to malicious files and websites based on the “crowd-based” wisdom of over 175M+ million customers.

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Other forms of security content necessary to the operation of this product.