CA Anti-Virus 2008

$39.99 Immediate Delivery

Editor Reviews of CA Anti-Virus 2008

Pros: High stability, improved interface, increased starting and scanning speed. Cons: Help features and support are not good. It does not include anti-phishing, anti-rootkit and basic IM protection. The Bottom Line: As one of the most popular PC utility in the world, CA’s brand always predicates comprehensive and stable PC protection. As many other anti-virus apps do, CA Anti-Virus 2008 does hog system resources, however, compared with the previous version, it has been improved much. Benefits: Today, just in a second, there may naissance thousands of computer viruses, even existent...

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Jarod Simmons

11/22/2007

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CA Anti-Virus 2008 - If you're unprotected, viruses can invade through email, downloads, instant messages, and even web pages. From there, they can erase your files, damage your hard drive, and destroy the information you value most: photos, music, documents, and more. CA Anti-Virus provides comprehensive protection against viruses, worms and Trojan horse programs.

Key Features: Supports up to 3 PC's; Detects viruses, worms and Trojans; Scans emails automatically; Defends against emerging viruses; Protects files, downloads and attachments.

User-Friendly Interface offers simplicity and superior ease-of-use, helping you quickly and easily set preferences, check program status, and maintain a secure PC

Low System Overhead with a total install of only 35 MB and low usage of system resources, CA Anti-Virus installs quickly, saves hard drive space, and scans efficiently

Secure Now provides proactive protection by monitoring critical program functions and settings, and reminding you to keep your security at an optimal level

Continuous Protection to keep your computer protected from the latest internet risks by automatically renewing your subscription at the then current renewal price (plus applicable tax), so you don't have to (for more information, click here)

Daily, Fully Automatic Updates easily and effectively address the #1 reason PC users suffer attacks: out-of-date signature files

Automatic Email Scanning protects against viruses that arrive via email, before they can cause damage

Scheduled and On-Demand Scanning allow you to run a scan at any time, or schedule scans at pre-selected intervals to meet your needs

Real-time Scanning proactively stops viruses by scanning files when they are opened, closed or saved to your PC

Advanced Heuristic Scanning helps detect new threats even before virus protection updates are created

Interactive Virus Detection Messages provide links to helpful resources in the CA Virus Information Center when threats are detected

Threat Outbreak Warning System provides real-time content feeds from the CA Security Advisor, giving you detailed, up-to-the-minute information on the most recent and most prevalent virus threats

File Quarantine removes threats from their current location to a secure quarantine area to allow you to further review the file

File Exclusion List allows you to exclude specific files and folders from scans

Archive Scanning allows you to scan compressed files in a variety of formats

Quick Tips provide you with helpful, at-your-fingertips answers to commonly asked questions, easing the burden of searching the Help file or contacting Support for assistance

Supported by the CA Security Advisor Team; our worldwide research labs work 24 x 7 to detect threats before they can damage your PC, helping ensure protection from the latest threats

Certified by Independent Testing Organizations ICSA Labs, West Coast Labs, and Virus Bulletin for effective virus protection