Norascan is a software, which scans the system for both known as well as unknown malware programs and infected files. Another pre-installed anti-malware program can be run along with this application. Negligible space is consumed by this application in the system drive in which it is to be installed.

Norascan can scan the system while the user operates the system in the safe mode as well. The scanning technology of this application is new and very fast with the new scanner engine. Updating the database of the virus signatures is not a big deal, what is required is just internet connectivity. There are new versions also available with latest features such as dual scanning mode with cloud scanning option.

A new version has recently been developed with new features such as improved startup and loading time. The performance has been increased by 30%. The secondary backlist engine that is the cloud scanning engine has been improved. The bug fix here is better. The buffer present can be cleared and a button is available which hold the option to upload the fix onto the Norascan server. The names of operating systems which support Norascan are, Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7 & also the latest Windows 8.