. You will buy Norton AntiVirus 12 for Mac® first and foremost because viruses and spyware on your Mac are automatically detected and removed.

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In particular, all your iPhoto® pictures, iTunes® media and iMovie® projects are scanned and protected against online threats. The Software vulnerability protection feature ensures that hackers cannot take advantage of any application 'security holes' to install malware on your Mac, which would allow them to steal your personal information or take control of your system, among other things. Your emails and instant messages are checked for suspicious attachments so you can communicate safely via iChat® or other means. Your protection is always up-to-date with automatic daily updates, which will never slow down your computer because of their small footprint. This latest Norton AntiVirus for Mac® release is actually a bundle of two products, which aims at protecting as many Mac® systems as possible. The product contains Norton AntiVirus 12 for Mac®, which protects Apple's all-new Mac OS® X v10.7 (Lion) operating system, but you also get Norton AntiVirus 11 for Mac® in order to secure systems running Mac OS® X v10.4.11 - 10.6.

Norton AntiVirus 12 for Mac® is much lighter on system resources than the previous versions; it works quietly in the background so other running programs and your system in general are not slowed down. Protection options for Mac OS® X v10.4.11 to 10.7: includes both Norton AntiVirus 12 for Mac® (for Mac OS® X v10.7, e.g., Lion) and Norton AntiVirus 11 for Mac® (for Mac OS® X v10.4.11 – 10.6 running on Intel® and PowerPC®-based Macs). Protects you against viruses, spyware, software vulnerability attacks and more. Systematically scans emails and downloaded files to identify and remove malware. Greatly improved performance over previous versions: minimal impact on system startup time and overall performance. Includes daily security protection updates and new product features during your service period thanks to LiveUpdate.

Includes free phone, email or chat 24/7 support for a period of one year from initial installation. Minimum Hardware Requirements for Norton AntiVirus 12 for Mac®. Mac® computer with Intel® Core 2 Duo processor. 2 GB of RAM. 1.5 GB of available hard disk space. Simtk: opensim: cannot find opensim4.0 beta for mac. Internet connection required for LiveUpdate.

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CD-ROM or DVD drive (if not installing via electronic download) Minimum Hardware Requirements for Norton AntiVirus 11 for Mac®. Mac® computer with PowerPC® or Intel® Core™ processor.

512 MB of RAM. 250 MB of available hard disk space.

Internet connection required for LiveUpdate. CD-ROM or DVD drive (if not installing via electronic download).

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It finds and repairs disk problems at the click of a button, and can alert you to potential problems before they cause trouble. Lost a file through a disk problem or accidental deletion?

Norton Utilities can rebuild damaged disks, then help you identify and recover vital files. It also improves hard drive performance by defragmenting and organizing files more efficiently. Now all components run natively on Mac OS X, and you can boot the Norton Utilities CD into either Mac OS X or Mac OS 9 during disk emergencies.