Monday, 1st September 2008 at 8:00 am

Norton 360 – get an upgrade to version 2 for free

Further to the posting a few weeks back, users who have 360 installed can also get a free upgrade to version 2.

Users who currently have a working version of 360 version 1 installed are eligible for the upgrade.

But, (this is the important part!) the upgrade is only available providing you have an existing, working subscription. It doesn’t matter how much time is left on the subscription though. If the subscription has expired, the software upgrade will not work, and you will be left unprotected.

If you need a new subscription for the new Norton 360 version 2, or you just want the full Norton 360 package, make sure you get it directly from Symantec (the makers of the Norton packages) click here for the: UK store / USA store

For those who are eligible for the upgrade, it will take about 15 to 20 minutes for users to download and upgrade to version 2.0.

Link for the free upgrade (providing you understand the above info): click here

Update: 06.03.2009

Symantec has released Norton 360 Version 3. The all important details are here.

 

Details of what is new and enhanced in version 2

Brand New Features

Enhanced from version 1
  • Network Map – The Network Map provides you with a visual picture of your network and each device that is connected to it. Users can remotely monitor the status of other Norton-protected PCs via the Network Map
  • Wireless Security – Wireless Security helps you determine whether your connected wireless network is secure or not secure.
  • Trust Controls – Trust Controls allows you to change the firewall settings governing access authorization from within the Network Management console.

Browser Protection – Browser Protection secures your web browser against drive-by downloads from malicious web sites by plugging common vulnerabilities in Explorer

Identity Safe – Identity Safe provides you with a convenient and secure way to manage and submit logins, passwords and other private information during web browsing. Identity Safe automatically detects, stores and secures logins and passwords, and also supports different Identity Cards such as an anonymous profile for unfamiliar sites, a corporate profile for business purchasing, or a social profile for dating sites.

Network Management

Scan, then Shutdown – Norton 360 allows users to time-shift their tasks by providing an option to shutdown their PC upon completion of a scan, backup or
tune-up.

Backup Destination Support – Extends backup destination support to Blu-ray and -DVD optical disc formats as well as to iPods. Multiple Norton 360 backups can now use the same shared network drive.

Backup Status Indicators – Clearly identities which files have been backed up, which are pending backup and which are excluded from backup.

Backup File Preview – Users can simply click on the Preview button to view and confirm the content of a selected backup file.

Registry Cleanup – Registry Cleanup helps optimize Windows performance by removing unneeded registry files.

Diagnostic Report – The Diagnostic Report collects detailed system information from various parts of the Windows OS and delivers it to you in a saveable, printable format. This efficient system snapshot facilitates and tech support calls when issues arise.
  • Quick Tasks – Users can access Quick Tasks from the Main user interface to take action in a single click.
  • Settings & Quick Controls – Tasks and Settings have been separated to provide more direct navigation to configuration options. The Quick Controls panel on the Settings page provide easy access to commonly used settings.
  • Product Feedback – Norton 360 includes a product feedback mechanism for users to submit feedback directly to the Symnatec development
  • Phishing Protection and Web Site Authentication for – Extends detection of fraudulent and verification of legitimate sites to the Firefox browser
  • Smaller, Quicker Norton Toolbar – Shrinks the screen real estate of the Norton Toolbar and accelerates phishing detection capabilities.
  • Right-Click to Scan/Add to Backup – In addition, Norton 360 has more tightly integrated with Windows to allow users to simply right-click on a particular file to scan it for threats or to add it or exclude it from backup.
  • Restore Search – Enhances the search capability for restoring files from backup to include file types, wildcards, and folders
  • Bandwidth Throttling – Provided automatic throttling of network bandwidth to allow backup in the background without interrupting a user
  • Browser Cleanup – Identifies and removes any unnecessary clutter on your disk such as Windows Temp files, Internet Temp files, Internet History files, and Internet cache files in both and Firefox browsers.
  • Settings Migration – Migrates common settings such as backups, passwords, quarantined items during overinstalls.
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    1. 15 November 2010 at 7:25 pm
      Sandra Jewer says:

      Is this an upgrade to Free Registry Fix?

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