Symantec's Norton AntiVirus software can be a powerful tool to help you protect yourself and your agency from malicious code. As with any utility, though, it pays to make thoughtful decisions about how you use it -- and to know how to disable it. The guidelines in this section should help you use Norton AntiVirus effectively.

Many businesses use Norton AntiVirus servers to keep the company's servers and client computers virus free. In order to keep the virus definitions updated, the Live-Update is used to schedule virus definitions download to the main NAV server, which in turn, updates the client computers.

Usually annoying rather than devastating, a macro virus can pose a significant threat to a college campus. Viruses, easily transferred through shared floppy disks in a computer lab, have the effect of decreasing student productivity.

Norton AntiVirus (NAV) can seek out and destroy bugs better than an Orkin man, identify viruses faster than the CDC, and stomp worms harder than the cruelest kid. Version 2002 showcases a new, simple interface and provides some additional protection against e-mail and script-based nasties. If you're new to the antivirus game, purchase NAV 2002 ASAP. But if you already have Norton AntiVirus 2001, pass on this upgrade, unless you're migrating to XP, and pay $10 for another year's worth of virus definitions.

This is a highly detailed description of my installation of Norton AntiVirus 2002. I've written it in sequential fashion so that you can pretty much follow along with my progress, from start to finish. It took me 87 minutes to get the software installed and running.

With dubious reports of a nascent malware menace threatening Mac OS X's current status as (for all intents and purposes) a virus-free platform, many readers have inquired about the need for installation Mac OS X anti-virus software.

Antivirus software can help protect you and your computer from unscrupulous individuals. If you use the Internet, your computer most likely connects to hundreds of thousands of other computers. And antivirus software helps to protect your computer. Some programs only deal with viruses, worms, and Trojans; others can also protect you against spyware, adware, and phishing.

CA Anti-Virus 2007 has a lot going for it. For starters, the license allows you to install the software on up to three computers in your home. In addition, CA offers up to $1,500 protection in the form of technical support or hardware replacement if your computer fails due to an infection after properly installing and maintaining CA Anti-Virus 2007 on your system.

F-Secure Anti-Virus 2007 may be one of the more expensive antivirus applications in our collection, but it also offers plenty of capabilities to help justify its price tag.

McAfee VirusScan Plus 2007 may have the highest number of security capabilities that we've encountered in a single application. Add in its low price, and McAfee is quite a bargain.