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Quick Start & Troubleshooting Guide
Updates
As new viruses, worms, and other threats are discovered everyday, keeping your security applications and
operating system up-to-date is crucial. Norton Internet Security, combined with other security applications
can protect your computer from Internet attacks and ensure that the latest security updates have been down-
loaded and installed on your system. To keep your computer safe with all the latest programs, please perform
the following actions:
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Update your antivirus
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Update your anti-spyware and anti-malware tools.
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Perform updates when prompted by
Windows Security Center
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Use Microsoft
Windows Automatic Updates
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Run
Windows Defender
✓
Run
Windows Update
Windows Update
can help you keep your computer up-to-
date via Internet downloads. It allows you to choose updates
for your computer's operating system, software programs,
and hardware. New content is added to the Windows
Update Website regularly, so you can always get the most
recent updates and solutions to protect your computer and
keep it running smoothly.
• ‘Start’
> Control Panel > Windows Updates >
Change Settings.
Security
You are probably eager to explore everything the Internet has to offer. In order for you to be safe online,
Packard B
e
ll has pre-installed Symantec’s award-winning Norton Internet Security on your computer.
The new Norton Internet Security™ runs quietly in the background to block today’s complex threats and
protect your identity when you shop, bank, or browse online.
Norton Internet Security blocks online identity theft, detects and eliminates spyware, removes viruses and
Internet worms, protects against hackers.
Definitions
What is a Virus?
Malicious software, typically called ‘viruses’, are programs designed to infect and damage computers. Most
viruses are transmitted over the Internet, e-mails or malicious Web sites. A typical virus will replicate and
pass itself undetected to multiple computers. Other forms of nuisance, such as Trojan horses, worms or spam
can infect your computer in various ways, using up resources or clogging up a network.
Note: Packard Bell guarantees that your computer was 100% virus free at the time of purchase and does
not cover damages due to viruses.
What is Spyware?
Spyware refers to generally unwanted programs that are downloaded onto your computer while connected
to the Internet, often without you knowing it. Once it has infected your computer, it can snoop on your
browsing activity, collect personal information, cause pop-up ads to appear, or even change the configuration
of your computer. Spyware consumes resources on your computer; it can slow down your Internet
connection or entire computer system, and even cause crashes.
