Social networking sites are often the cause for malware and adware induces threats. Norton Satellite App for Windows 8 will make surfing the net and socializing a safer task. You can check your Twitter feeds and Facebook updates without any worries. SkyDrive files are also checked and verified by this software, also Dropbox files. The files and data from the local PC will also be verified and put to test. Any kind of suspicious file and you will be notified immediately.

You can conduct scans on your Twitter feeds and the updates that you receive from Facebook. Once you have checked them for links that can be malicious you can surf safely. Before you share any file with your friend on SkyDrive or on Dropbox you can check if they have threats. If you identify any file as unsafe you can then either clean it or delete it as per your wish. If any files on your external storage devices such as USB drives or external hard disks are infected you can identify them through scans as well.

The file types that can be scanned by this software are .msi files, .dll files and .exe files. The most useful feature however is that if your personal cloud has any links that are malicious they can be identified too. The user interface is simple and the scans are quite easy to conduct. The results of the scans, and the ratings provided are simple and clear too. Novices will be able to understand as well as experts the functions of the software.