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Use Alert Tracker
Many of the Internet events that Norton Personal Firewall monitors are not
significant enough to trigger alerts. Alert Tracker provides an easy way to
monitor these less-important security events.
Alert Tracker displays the same information that appears in the Security
Event field on the Security Monitor. This allows you to monitor your
computer’s security without having to keep the Security Monitor visible at
all times. Alert Tracker also provides a quick way to remove ads from Web
pages.
If you choose to display Alert Tracker, it attaches to either side of the
screen on your primary monitor. When a security event occurs, Alert
Tracker displays a message for a few seconds and then returns to the side
of the screen. If you miss an Alert Tracker message, you can review a list of
recent messages.
See “Use the Ad
Trashcan” on
page 98.
Alert Tracker also contains the Ad Trashcan, which is part of the Norton
Personal Firewall Ad Blocking feature.
To view or hide Alert Tracker
1 Open Norton Personal Firewall.
2 In the Security Center, click Options > Internet Security.
3 On the General tab, do one of the following:
2 Check Show the Alert Tracker to view Alert Tracker.
2 Uncheck Show the Alert Tracker to hide Alert Tracker.
4 Click OK.
Alert Tracker rests on the
side of your screen
Alert Tracker opens for a few
seconds to display messages