Symantec today announced that version 2.0 of Norton 360 will be available by early-January 2008. Norton 360 version 2.0 will deliver new features including:

Browser Protection ? Norton 360?s browser protection technology secures the browser against attacks, proactively blocking new, unknown malware before they hit the PC.

Norton Identity Safe? Secure password and form auto-fill, along with a password vault, combine with Symantec?s antiphishing technology to offer protection against online fraud

Backup to Blu-Ray and iPod ? More options for backup destinations, including Blu-ray, iPods and shared drives.

PC Security

- Intelligent background scanner silently automates security and performance tasks

- Home network mapchecks the status of wireless security, maps connected devices, and provides advice to help users manage network security settings

- Manually scan individual files and folders with a simple right click and select

Identity Protection

- Antiphishing protection combined with Web site authentication for Firefox

- One-click login to trusted sites with Norton Identity Safe

Backup

- Tighter integration with Windows Explorer, allowing backup status for each document, music file and photo to be viewed in Windows Explorer

- Add a file for backup by right clicking and selecting

PC Tuneup

- Ability to optimize PC performance by removing unneeded registry files, which can build up over time and slow down the computer

- Option for automatic shutdown upon task completion - Diagnostic report for easy system troubleshooting and problem solving

- Internet browser cleanup capability extended to the Firefox browser

Once available, public beta can be downloaded at www.norton.com/norton360version2.