Xdrive Provides Users Free Virus Protection With Norton AntiVirus Xdrive Provides Users Free Virus Protection With Norton AntiVirus Paul Jones
Xdrive (www.xdrive.com), the leading Internet storage and universal file access company, now allows its 2.9 million members to scan files stored on Xdrive with Norton AntiVirus,the industry-leading virus protection software from Symantec Corporation, a world leader in Internet security technology. This partnership is part of Xdrive’s overall strategy to provide secure, protected file storage on the Internet to a global population of consumer and business users.
Xdrive users can log onto their Xdrive accounts, go to the My Profilepage and, in only a few seconds, choose to have their files scanned for viruses. Xdrive will then automatically scan uploaded and downloaded files for viruses using regularly updated versions of Norton AntiVirus.
Xdrive is a free Internet hard drive that gives members up to 100 MB of personal space on the Internet to organize, edit, and share any type of file, including documents, pictures, music and videos. Files stored on Xdrive can be accessed universally from any computer with an Internet connection, including via a Palm VII or WAP-enabled device.
"As Xdrive continues to provide value-added services such as virus scanning, we anticipate that our hugely popular service will continue to lead the marketplace," said Brett O’Brien, CEO and founder of Xdrive. "Consumersand businesspeople alike recognize that Xdrive is the safest, easiest and most secure way to store and share files, and today’s announcement reaffirms that we are uniquely positioned to become a central platform for the management and access of data both in the consumer and enterprise spaces."
Symantec’s industry-leading anti-virus technology provides fast, effective protection from rapidly spreading viruses with minimal impact on performance and with maximum uptime. Norton AntiVirus is built on sophisticated and powerful detection technologies such as Striker/Striker32 and Bloodhound,as well as delivery mechanisms such as Scan and Deliver, LiveUpdate, andNAVEX. Together, these technologies will protect Xdrive customers from viruses, worms, Trojan Horses, password stealers, and malicious code in ActiveX controls and Java applets, thereby preventing the downtime and lost productivity that result from the infection and spread of destructive code.
Xdrive continues to hold its leadership position as the world’s mostwidely used Internet hard drive. The desktop Xdrive has been ranked as the 9th most popular download by CNET download.com and, according to PC Data Online, for the month of April Xdrive was the 67th highest-traffic site on the Internet.
