Symantec 10067161 - 10PK NORTON ANTIVIRUS, Product Manual

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As the Smart Definitions are of considerably smaller
size, it results in lesser download time, lesser
installation time, lesser boot time, and lesser memory
consumption. It also occupies lesser amount of disk
space as compared to the full set of virus definitions.
Therefore, Smart Definitions result in faster
performance of your computer.
Norton AntiVirus checks the Smart Definitions option
settings during each LiveUpdate session. If the option
is turned on, the Smart Definitions are downloaded
and installed. If the option is turned off, all of the virus
definitions are downloaded and installed.
To turn off or turn on Smart Definitions
1 In the Norton AntiVirus main window, click
Settings.
2
In the Settings window, in the left pane, click
Updates.
3
In the Smart Definitions row, do one of the
following:
1
To turn off Smart Definitions, move the On/Off
switch to the right to the Off position.
1
To turn on Smart Definitions, move the On/Off
switch to the left to the On position.
4
In the Settings window, click Apply.
5 Click OK.
About running LiveUpdate
You should run LiveUpdate as soon as you install
Norton AntiVirus. Some Symantec products run
LiveUpdate automatically to keep your protection up
to date. If you do not use the Automatic LiveUpdate
option, you should manually run LiveUpdate once a
week.
In addition to the definition updates that Automatic
LiveUpdate downloads, the product uses streaming
technology to download the latest virus definitions.
These downloads are called Pulse Updates. The Pulse
Getting started
About LiveUpdate
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