Norton Download Insight provides the reputation information of any executable file that you download using the Internet Explorer

Internet Explorer

Windows Internet Explorer is a series of graphical web browsers developed by Microsoft and included as part of the Microsoft Windows line of operating systems, starting in 1995. It was first released as part of the add-on package Plus! for Windows 95 that year...

 6 or Firefox 3.0 browsers or later. Download Insight supports only downloads using hypertext transfer protocol (HTTP/HTTPS). The reputation details that Download Insight provides indicate whether the downloaded file is safe to install.You can use this details to decide whether you want to Install the executable file.

Norton Download Insight uses Symantec Quorum Backend Intelligence Technology. The following are the Reputation levels of a downloaded file:

• Safe
• Unsafe
• Unknown

Program processing

Download Insight processes only the following file types:

• .exe
• .dll
• .sys
• .msi

Supported Portals

Norton Download Insight supports following portals

• Internet Explorer

• QQ (Chat)

• MSN Messenger (Chat)

• Limewire (P2P)

• MSN Explorer (Browser, E-mail & Chat)

• Opera (Browser)

• Outlook (E-mail)

• Thunderbird (E-mail)

• Windows Mail (E-mail)

• Firefox (Browser)

• Chrome (Browser)

• BitTorrent (P2P)

• AOL (Browser)

• Yahoo Messenger (Chat)

• Safari (Browser)

• FileZilla (File Manager)

• Outlook Express (E-mail)

• Google Chrome (browser)

Download Insight 2.0

Norton 2012 Products include Download Insight 2.0 which provides the reliability information of the program being checked by Download Insight. The technology is compatible with any application, capable of downloading file including P2P clients, instant messengers and browsers.