Symantec Released NAV 6.0 Beta

1999–2004July 26, 1999Macs Only!Security
From Dana Baggett, "Wild and crazy me signed up for the public beta of NAV 6.0. I couldn't download it using Communicator -- but got it using my trusty VicomSoft FTP Client 3.0. [Netscape Communicator 4.6.1 yielded a port command error message for me but Internet Explorer 4.5 and Fetch 3.0.3 worked--Bill.] Anyway, here is the Read Me notes about improvements:

'What's New and Changed in Norton AntiVirus for Macintosh:

* Improved NAV scanning performance
* Live Update is much faster
* Improved Scanning for Unknown Viruses
* Improved AutoProtect UI
* Application Self-Repair. Protects against viruses that attack the Norton AntiVirus application
* Integration with Norton Utilities Macintosh 5.0
* Boot Block Repairs from worm infections
* Scan Archived Files Last in Course of File/Volume Scanning (for improved scanning performance)
* Enhanced Reporting with Scan History
* Ability to bypass scanning removable media.'

The LiveUpdate is disabled in the beta copy, which expires on Sep. 1. "

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