Seeing the Norton logo stamped on everything from behind-the-scenes footage of Captain America to interviews with the Avengers film crew is strange to say the least. But these videos are some high-quality offerings. In exchange, the Marvel Avengers Alliance Facebook game recently came out with a new giftable item for players -- the Norton Shield.

So it's free, but what good is it? Well, according to players, the Norton Shield works "like Iron-man's Level 6 Deflector Shield, Invisible Woman's Level 6 Force Field" and "removes negative states (like Poisoned, Burning etc)".

The more health your character has, the more health the shield will give you. If there's enough health around, it's meant to last you for three turns. As for the rest, it offers a PVP bonus of +15 in Attack, +31 in Defense, and sells for 10 Silver.

And yes, players have already made jokes that if Norton Shield worked like the real thing, using it will make you character lag "in a permanent state of Slow."