149
Q
When you see a Windows Security Alert icon
( ) appear on the right part of the Taskbar. With
the Security Center feature added, Windows XP
SP2 checks the Firewall, the automatic updates
configuration and installation of virus-checking
programs to display a Windows Security Alert
icon on the right part of the Taskbar when
it judges that the computer is vulnerable to
attacks from the Internet. In this case, check the
following to install the necessary components.
A1
Set up the Windows Firewall.
When you set up the Windows Firewall, you will be
protected from unauthorized
access through the Internet or the network.
Click Windows Firewall in
Start > Control Panel >
Security Center > Manage security settings for
.
From the General tab of Windows Firewall, select
ON
(recommended).
If you want to allow a certain program or service to
gain access to your computer using the Firewall,
select and check the program or service that you
want to allow access from, in the Exceptions tab of
the Windows Firewall. If you want to add a program to
Programs and Services, click Add Program and select
it.
A2
Set up Windows Automatic Updates.
This automatically downloads and installs critical
updates via the Internet to keep your computer up to
date.
Click Automatic Updates in
Start > Control Panel >
Security Center > Manage security settings for
.
From general tab of Automatic Updates window,
select Automatic (recommended).
A3
Keep your computer current with the latest virus
updates. (ex: Norton Antivirus) Even when you
have installed Norton AntiVirus on your computer,
Windows cannot recognize the program until you
configure the settings, displaying a Security Alert
icon.
When you first use or install Norton AntiVirus for the
first time, follow the Registration Wizard steps to
configure the registration settings.
To protect your computer from virus attacks with the
latest updates, click
Options to display the Norton
AntiVirus Options
window. From the left menu
of the window, check Run Automatic Protection
to select Automatic Protection and check Run
LiveUpdate to select LiveUpdate.
A4
Two virus scanning programs on one computer may cause
system conflicts. Remove one of the programs from the
system.
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