BANGALORE, INDIA: Symantec has announced the launch of an India-only Hindi-English packaging for Norton Internet Security 2008 and Norton AntiVirus 2008, security solutions that have been enhanced to provide computer users with protection against new and emerging online threats, including disguised attacks used by drive-by downloads.

In addition, Norton Internet Security 2008 will also feature a new Norton Identity Safe to protect users’ identities when they buy, bank or browse online.  The company has also optimized each product for "greater performance, improved technical support and reduced user interruption".

With Norton 2008 products, users have powerful solutions that effectively guard against new threats and extend protection beyond the PC to wireless home networks and online identities, says Symantec press release.

"Our 2008 products bring valuable new protection technologies to block threats before they get a foothold in systems as well as significant performance improvements to make the end-user experience better than ever before. With next-generation security tools and enhanced performance, Norton Internet Security 2008 and Norton AntiVirus 2008 help deliver on Symantec’s promise to provide confidence in a connected world,” said Vishal Dhupar, Managing Director, Symantec India.

"To provide hassle-free computing and maintain the quality of experience for our paying customers, Indian consumers and resellers will be able to easily identify the genuine product as the box will be marked with a special floating image and wrapped in an India-only Hindi-English language packaging.”

New to Norton in 2008:

Browser Defender — Defends against drive-by downloads and other new or unknown threats that exploit vulnerabilities in Internet Explorer.  Revolutionary, zero-day proactive protection against obfuscated code attacks using ActiveX, JavaScript, and VBScript that specifically target the browser. 

Norton Identity Safe — Keeps personal information and identity safeguarded when buying, banking or browsing online. It enables users to control which information is shared with Web sites, stores private information securely, and fills in passwords and Web forms automatically. It stores and encrypts passwords and other confidential data, automatically retrieving it at a user’s request to save time and protect it from being stolen by eavesdropping keystroke loggers. (Included in Norton Internet Security 2008 only)