YAHOO ! and symantec join forces to protect consumers online

YAHOO ! and symantec join forces to protect consumers online

Yahoo! Inc. (Nasdaq: YHOO), a leading global Internet company, and Symantec Corporation (Nasdaq: SYMC), the leading security software company, are partnering to offer Internet security services to hundreds of millions of Yahoo! and Symantec customers worldwide. Launching today, Norton Internet Security provided by Yahoo! is designed to give consumers the confidence to travel the Internet freely by helping to protect from viruses, hackers, spyware and spam.

Today’s announcement introduces the latest in a wide range of Symantec co-branded, easy-to-use online security products offered across several global Yahoo! services including Yahoo! Toolbar, Yahoo! Mail and Yahoo! HotJobs. The new Norton Internet Security provided by Yahoo! is an all-in-one security suite, featuring Norton AntiVirusâ„¢ and Norton Personal Firewall, which automatically protects consumers online by:
- Detecting and blocking spyware, viruses and unwanted adware
- Blocking intruders and identity thieves
- Filtering spam
- Scanning e-mail and instant-message attachments to remove viruses, Trojan horses and worms

“Internet security is important to our Yahoo! users and by working with Symantec we are bringing the comfortable security blanket that their Norton brand services provide to consumers around the world,” said Stephen Miller, director, product management, Yahoo!. “Simple, dependable Internet security solutions help give people the peace of mind to keep on enjoying everything they love about the Internet and Yahoo!.”

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