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Despite its widespread adoption, it carries a reputation within the computer enthusiast community as slow and inefficient. It is also notorious for being almost impossible to completely uninstall. Despite its widespread adoption, it carries a reputation within the computer enthusiast community as slow and inefficient. It is also notorious for being almost impossible to completely uninstall.


Norton AntiVirus's LiveUpdate provides virus definition updates, which enable Norton AntiVirus to detect more viruses. However, it used to require a valid subscription that should be renewed annually. Now, new versions of Norton AntiVirus ship with a free subscription. Most users refrain from renewing Norton AntiVirus's, instead opting to upgrade to the newest version. Norton AntiVirus's LiveUpdate provides virus definition updates, which enable Norton AntiVirus to detect more viruses. However, it used to require a valid subscription that should be renewed annually. New versions of Norton AntiVirus ship with a free subscription, leading most users to refrain from renewing Norton AntiVirus's and instead upgrade to the latest version.


Both Norton AntiVirus 2004 and 2005 include an anti-piracy feature called "Product Activation," which is similar to the activation process in ] and Office XP. The activation process can be accomplished through two methods. The first is through Internet connection, which mostly does not require end user's participation, and the second is telephone, which does require end user's participation. Both Norton AntiVirus 2004 and 2005 include an anti-piracy feature called "Product Activation," which is similar to the activation process in ] and Office XP. The activation process can be accomplished through two methods: over Internet or by phone.


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Norton AntiVirus
Norton AntivirusNorton AntiVirus 2004
Developer(s)Symantec Corporation
Stable release2005 / 2005
Operating systemCross-platform
TypeAnti-virus
LicenseProprietary
WebsiteSymantec.com

Norton AntiVirus (NAV) is the flagship product of Symantec Corporation and one of the most popular anti-virus programs. Since its birth in 1990, over 100 million people around the world have used it. Early versions of Norton AntiVirus were integrated and took much from Central Point Anti-Virus (CPAV), which was acquired by Symantec in 1994. CPAV was also integrated into the Microsoft Anti-Virus utility. The current version is Norton AntiVirus 2005.

Despite its widespread adoption, it carries a reputation within the computer enthusiast community as slow and inefficient. It is also notorious for being almost impossible to completely uninstall.

Norton AntiVirus's LiveUpdate provides virus definition updates, which enable Norton AntiVirus to detect more viruses. However, it used to require a valid subscription that should be renewed annually. New versions of Norton AntiVirus ship with a free subscription, leading most users to refrain from renewing Norton AntiVirus's and instead upgrade to the latest version.

Both Norton AntiVirus 2004 and 2005 include an anti-piracy feature called "Product Activation," which is similar to the activation process in Windows XP and Office XP. The activation process can be accomplished through two methods: over Internet or by phone.

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