Norton internet security 22.5.2.15 update#
To ensure rogue programs can not masquerade as trustworthy applications, Norton verifies programs against a list of digital signatures for known programs, update Tracker warns users if hackers attempt to gain access to users' computers. This version does not run a trace on attackers, however Symantec is planning an online tool to do so. The firewall detects and blocks port scans and logs intrusion attempts. Users set permissions or accept Norton's default settings.
Norton internet security 22.5.2.15 full#
Running a full scan complies a list of Internet-enabled applications. PC Magazine found that enabling parental controls added a minute to a computer's boot time. Internet usage and violations are noted in a report presented to parents. A parental controls profile can be set up for each child, and settings can be automatically configured based on their age group, whether they be a child, teenager, adult, or administrator. Children can be restricted in what applications they used to access the Internet. This version uses application blocking rather than protocol or port filtering to control Internet access.
A list of allowed sites can be created to restrict children to those specific sites. Parents can customize the list, adding or removing sites. Consequently, Norton may not block sites until the next update. Using the list alone, Norton only blocks sites present on the list. The list is updated every two weeks by Norton LiveUpdate. Parental controls come with a list of objectionable sites, separated into 32 categories. The Family Edition, like the prior version, includes parental controls and the information filtering feature. Each attempt was detected and the suite offered to block the attempts. A leak test was conducted to see the firewall's ability to detect outbound connections. Testing conducted by PC Magazine using Shields Up and Symantec's Security Check found that the firewall successfully stealthed all ports, hiding the computer from view. Users can configure the security level, affecting the number of notifications.
Alternatively, the firewall can put the computer in stealth, essentially hiding the system. The program provides notifications for intrusion attempts, stating the severity level and providing access to threat details. A new feature, Intrusion Detection with AutoBlock, can detect port scans and block further intrusion attempts. Using the firewall, users can determine whether to accept cookies, Java applets, and ActiveX controls on a global or per-site basis. In PC Magazine testing, the installation took 24 minutes to complete on a 750 MHz Pentium III with 92 Internet-enabled applications. The firewall scans for Internet-enabled applications and creates access rules based on a knowledge base maintained by Symantec during installation.