Symantec NORTON INTERNET SECURITY 2004, User Manual

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What to do if a virus is found
If a virus is found by Auto-Protect
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from the Internet and determine the appropriate
action.
10 When you are done reviewing the summary, click
Finished .
If a virus is found by Auto-Protect
See “Ensure that
protection settings
are enabled”
on
page 129.
Auto-Protect scans files for viruses when you perform an
action with them, such as moving them, copying them, or
opening them. If it detects a virus or virus-like activity, in
most cases you receive an
alert telling you that a virus
was found and repaired. How you proceed depends on
the operating system that you are using.
If you are using Windows 98/98SE/Me
If a virus or threat is found and repaired by Auto-Protect
in Windows 98/98SE/Me, you receive an
alert telling you
which file was repaired or deleted.
To close the alert
4
Click Finish .
If you have set your options so that Auto-Protect asks you
what to do when it finds a virus, the alert asks you to
choose one of the following actions. The recommended
action is always preselected.
Action Result
Repair the infected
file Automatically eliminates the virus, Trojan horse, or worm
and repairs or deletes the infected file. When a virus is
found, Repair is always the best choice.
Quarantine the
infected file Isolates the infected file, but does not remove the
threat. Select Quarantine if you suspect that the
infection is caused by an unknown threat and you want
to submit the threat to Symantec for analysis.