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Norton Security Suite User Guide

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Documentation version 5.0

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Summary of Contents for 10460591 - Mail Security 5.0

Page 1: ...stallation We protect more people from more online threats than anyone in the world Care for our Environment It s the right thing to do Symantec has removed the cover from this manual to reduce the En...

Page 2: ...ted under licenses restricting its use copying distribution and decompilation reverse engineering No part of this document may be reproduced in any form by any means without prior written authorizatio...

Page 3: ...icense Agreement You will have certain rights to use the Software during the Service Period The Service Period shall be the period for which You have obtained the rights to use the Software as describ...

Page 4: ...of the Software B There may be technological measures in this Software that are designed to prevent unlicensed or illegal use of the Software You agree that Symantec may use these measures to protect...

Page 5: ...and or under which You may use certain features of the Software You may change such account name at any time after installation of the Software recommended Status information regarding installation an...

Page 6: ...edge and agree that Symantec may collect transmit store disclose and analyze such information for these purposes 6 Limited Warranty Symantec warrants that any media manufactured by Symantec on which t...

Page 7: ...OPMENT FABRICATION TRAINING OR TESTING OF CHEMICAL BIOLOGICAL OR NUCLEAR MATERIALS OR MISSILES DRONES OR SPACE LAUNCH VEHICLES CAPABLE OF DELIVERING WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION IS PROHIBITED IN ACCORD...

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Page 9: ...ting Started 17 Starting Norton Security Suite 17 Exploring the main window 18 About Norton Security Suite status 21 About managing messages and alerts 23 For more information 25 Chapter 4 Responding...

Page 10: ...Contents 10...

Page 11: ...s hackers and botnet It safeguards against online identity theft protects important files and keep your PC tuned and running at peak performance Norton Security Suite is completely automated and easy...

Page 12: ...Overview About Norton Security Suite 12...

Page 13: ...1 If you install from a CD insert the CD into the CD drive In Windows Vista or Windows XP click Install Norton Security Suite In Windows 7 click Run Start exe 1 If you install from a USB insert the U...

Page 14: ...ou can use the Activation link in the Support drop down list in the main window You must be connected to the Internet before you proceed You may need to manually enter a PIN which your service provide...

Page 15: ...provides you the following options 1 Activate Now Follow the on screen instructions You might be asked to enter the activation PIN which your service provider issued 1 Activate Later Use this option t...

Page 16: ...Installation Activating your Norton service 16...

Page 17: ...start the product to be protected If Norton Security Suite detects a situation that requires your attention Norton Security Suite may repair it automatically You can also set Norton Security Suite to...

Page 18: ...of your protection categories computer and Web protection file backups and files that are left behind when you use the Internet The main window contains the following areas that provide access to tas...

Page 19: ...d off Norton Security Suite features Settings Opens the Performance window which shows all installs downloads optimizations detections alerts and instances of Quick Scan that have occurred on your com...

Page 20: ...ns the following Lets you view PC Security details run Scans run LiveUpdate manage Firewall and run Norton Insight PC Security Lets you view Identity Protection details manage Identity Protection and...

Page 21: ...Security Suite status Norton Security Suite displays the security status of your computer at the top of the main window Based on the security status of your computer Norton Security Suite shows your s...

Page 22: ...section of the Norton Security Suite main window click FixNow to resolve all the security threats on your computer Responding to security status indicators When your system encounters a threat or a ri...

Page 23: ...bar For example your PC was turned off or it has not been connected to the Internet for a while In this case you see a message that your protection may not be up to date A different alert appears if a...

Page 24: ...dentity Protection Backup and PC Tuneup The status areas show how many issues need to be resolved for each feature You can use View Details under each status area for more information about those issu...

Page 25: ...At the top of the main window click Support 2 In the drop down menu click Help 3 In the Help window in the left pane click a tab Your options are Displays Help by topic Contents Lists all keywords for...

Page 26: ...Getting Started For more information 26...

Page 27: ...ou can use Norton Bootable Recovery Tool to scan your computer and remove any security threats that prevent successful installation It is recommended that you download and install Norton Bootable Reco...

Page 28: ...Tool Wizard from the Internet 1 Open your Web browser and go to the following URL http www norton com recoverytool_n360_sos 2 Follow the on screen instructions Responding to emergencies Downloading th...

Page 29: ...agnose and resolve common issues To access One Click Support click Support on the main product window To access One Click Support 1 In the main product window click Support 2 In the drop down list cli...

Page 30: ...Support Accessing One Click Support 30...

Page 31: ...18 status colors 23 status messages 23 messages 23 N Norton Bootable Recovery Tool Wizard downloading 27 Norton Security Suite about 11 activating 14 desktop icon 18 main window 23 status 21 P Perform...

Page 32: ...tall Norton Security Suite If you install from a USB drive insert the USB drive into the USB port In Windows Vista or Windows XP click Launch Norton Install and then click Install Norton Security Suit...

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