![]() ![]() The newest version of Norton extends that feature, adding support for more browsers - while the previous version supported only Internet Explorer and Firefox, the new one includes Chrome, Opera, AOL and Safari. In that way, you are steered away from installing scareware. If a piece of software is not trusted, that means it may not be safe. The previous version of Norton introduced a "Download Insight" feature that checks files as they are downloaded, as well as files already on your system, to see whether they are "trusted" - that is, whether other people have downloaded and used them safely. One problem with combating scareware is that individual pieces are typically so new that antivirus signatures have yet to be devised to identify them. It will clearly be a useful tool, assuming that it's fixed before the program ships. Results were pending on the remaining two links.Įach time I used the tool, similar problems occurred. When I closed the page and started the process again from Norton Internet Security, however, I did get results - it reported that 27 of the 29 links it checked were safe. Clicking the "View results" button only started the scan again, and it once again stalled. It stalled at a "Generating results" notice that said it was scanning my feed for viruses. I had trouble getting the Facebook Scan to work properly. But there is no way to scan Facebook directly from the Norton Safe Web toolbar, and the toolbar itself makes no mention of a Facebook scanning tool (at least in this beta version). You access it from the Norton Internet Security 2011 main interface, but on the Web page where the results are reported, it is labeled Norton Safe Web, which is the suite's browser toolbar. The labeling of the tool is somewhat confusing. The scanner doesn't require posting permission in order to work, though, so if you feel uncomfortable granting that permission, don't. The tool also asks for permission to post the results to your Facebook page. In order to use the tool (which is actually a Facebook app), you'll have to give Norton Internet Security 2011 access to your Facebook stream. When you start it up, the feature takes you to a browser page, where it reports on the progress and results of the scan. The new Facebook Scan checks links on your Facebook Wall and News Feed to see whether they link to malware or to sites known to harbor malware. ![]()
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