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Norton™ AntiVirus 12 for Mac®

Protection against viruses and spyware that won’t slow down your Mac.

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For OS X 10.7; includes v11 for OS X 10.4.11–10.6 | Upgrade | Renew

Key Technologies

  • Antivirus
  • Antispyware
  • Vulnerability Protection
  • Daily Protection Updates
  • Email and Instant Message Monitoring
  • FREE Support 24/7*

Key Benefits

  • AntiVirus Protection: Protects your Mac®, iPhoto® pictures, iTunes® media, iMovie® projects and other important stuff from viruses, spyware and other threats without slowing down your computer.
  • Vulnerability Protection: Prevents cybercriminals from using vulnerabilities in applications and other software to sneak threats onto your Mac.
  • Daily Protection Updates: Runs in the background to protect your Mac® and your stuff from new, late-breaking threats.
  • Email and Instant Message Monitoring: Scans MobileMe®, iChat® and other IMs for suspicious attachments and other tricks used to steal your identity and your hard-earned money.
  • FREE Support 24/7: Symantec provides free 24/7 email, chat and phone support for a period of one year from initial product installation.*
  • Protection options for Mac OS X 10.4 to 10.7: Includes both Norton™ AntiVirus 12 for Mac® (for Mac OS® X v10.7) and Norton™ AntiVirus 11 for Mac® (for Mac OS X 10.4.11–10.6 running on Intel® and PowerPC-based Macs)

Features

Keep your Mac®—and your stuff—protected against late-breaking threats

  • Updates at least once a day to stop late-breaking threats before they can damage your Mac and your iPhoto® pictures, iTunes® media and other important stuff.
  • Automatically detects new threats that try to take advantage of vulnerabilities in applications and software on your Mac.
  • Scans your MobileMe® and iChat® messages for suspicious attachments.

Prevent thieves stealing your personal information

  • Detects and gets rid of spyware that can be used to eavesdrop on you, steal your personal information and take control of your Mac.

Provides daily updates to detect and eliminate late-breaking threats.

  • Scans for threats and updates your protection in the background so you won’t even know it’s there.

Awards

  • October 2005 Macworld: 4.5 mouse rating

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Customer Reviews

September 26, 2009 -"I am really impressed with Norton Anti Virus, I have used Norton before in the past and then tried other anti virus security but I wasnt impressed with them at all as I trust Norton implicitly to keep my computer free from any Viruses and always will, and it always has other offers too. I also found that Norton is widely available and reasonably priced, if you value your computer then Norton is the most valuable buy for the security of your computer. Thank You Norton"
-Mary B.
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May 02, 2009 -"Needed antivirus software for the Mac. Asked a friend his opinion, he said start with Norton's. And there I stopped, am happy enough with it as it does everything that is stated of it. And if you need tech advice it is just an e-mail away. Good product, it just works."
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Operating Systems Supported

  • Norton™ AntiVirus 12 for Mac® • Mac OS® X 10.7 only
  • Norton™ AntiVirus 11 for Mac® • Mac OS® X 10.4.11–10.6 running on Intel® and PowerPC-based Macs

Minimum Hardware Requirements for Norton™ AntiVirus 12 for Mac®

  • Mac® system with Intel® Core 2 Duo processor
  • 2 GB of RAM
  • 1.5 GB of available hard disk space
  • Internet connection required for LiveUpdate™security updates
  • CD-ROM or DVD drive (if not installing via electronic download)

Minimum Hardware Requirements for Norton™ AntiVirus 11 for Mac®

  • Macintosh system with PowerPC® or Intel® Core processor
  • 250 MB of available hard disk space
  • Internet connection required for LiveUpdate
  • CD-ROM/DVD-ROM drive
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Core Protection
Blocks viruses, spyware, Trojan horses, worms, bots, and rootkits
Defends against hackers with a quiet two-way firewall
Removes viruses from email, instant messages and files
Advanced Protection
Blocks browser, OS, and application threats; protects against infected Web sites
Password protects your files, keeping them safe from others opening or viewing the files
Identity Protection
Blocks phishing websites
Blocks unsafe and malicious websites, including phishing sites that could steal your identity.
Authenticates popular shopping and banking sites
Support
Free email and chat support†
Compatibility
Protection for Mac OS X v10.7 Lion (includes previous version of Norton for Mac OS X 10.4.11–10.6)
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* Symantec provides free 24/7 email, chat, and phone support for a period of one year from initial product installation. Updating to the latest product version may be required to access support. NortonLive™ Services sold separately. For full details and to access support, go to www.norton.com/globalsupport..

†1 Year Protection: Includes a license to use the product, together with a renewable one-year subscription that begins upon initial installation, to receive virus protection and scanning engine updates. Use of this product is subject to acceptance of the Symantec Norton License Agreement included with the product and available for review at www.symantec.com.

Copyright® 2011 Symantec Corporation. All rights reserved. Symantec, the Symantec Logo, the Checkmark Logo, Norton, NortonLive, and LiveUpdate are trademarks or registered trademarks of Symantec Corporation or its affiliates in the U.S. and other countries. Apple, Mac, Macintosh, Mac OS, MobileMe, iChat, iMovie, iPhoto, and iTunes are registered trademarks or trademarks of Apple Inc. in the United States and/or other countries. Other names may be trademarks of their respective owners.