
Genesis was slated for release in September. Windows Vista compatibility was a major aspect of Genesis. Phishing protection and real-time heuristics were also planned.

Genesis would differ from Symantec's other consumer security products by incorporating file backup and performance optimization tools with antivirus capabilities and a firewall. Symantec announced Project Genesis on February 7, 2006. 4 Disadvantages of older versions before 3.0.


