Norton Internet Security for Mac (2014)

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The latest Norton Internet Security 5 for Mac extends its list of email scanning and anti-malware protection with anti-phishing protection. Users can surf online on their Macs, knowing they will be protected from the latest spyware and malware, as well as malicious links posted on social networking sites, chat, and email.

Like the previous edition, NIS for Mac features Symantec's Norton antivirus protection to protect iChat messages, iTunes media, iPhoto images, iMovie clips, and other files on the Mac from malware, spyware, and other threats. The anti-phishing feature displays warnings in the search results pages if a suspicious or dangerous page is listed, and blocks a phishing Website when users try to access the site. The software also scans attachments and the contents of email messages as well as instant messaging clients such as iChat, Microsoft Messenger, Yahoo Instant Messenger, and AIM.

The safe browsing feature also extends to Facebook, with its Norton Safe Web for Facebook, which scans the News Feed for potentially dangerous downloads and links to bad Websites. All the scanning happens in the background, without slowing the computer down.

Symantec offers a built-in two-way firewall to control which applications are allowed to access the Internet, and also how remote users can connect to the Mac. By restricting inbound connections, users can close off pathways that hackers and criminals can use to get in and access files.

For $79.99, users can purchase a one-Mac, one-year license of NIS for Mac. Existing customers can upgrade from older versions for $39.99. The new Norton Internet Security for Mac is available for download now for OS X 10.7 (Lion) and higher, and includes support for the latest version, OS X 10.9 (Mavericks).