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Scheduling a Quick Scan
Quick Scan scans the important locations of your
computer that the viruses and other security threats
often target. When you perform a Quick Scan, Norton
360 scans only the running processes and the loaded
programs. Quick Scan takes less time to scan than a
FullSystem Scanbecausethis scandoesnot scanyour
entire computer.
Norton 360 lets you schedule a Quick Scan. You can
schedule a Quick Scan in the Scans window.
To schedule aQuick Scan
1
In the Norton360 main window, clickPCSecurity,
and then click RunScans.
2
In theScans window, underComputerScans,click
CustomScan.
3
Click Go.
4
IntheScanswindow,intheEditScancolumn,click
the edit icon next to QuickScan.
5
In theEditScanwindow, underWhendoyouwant
thescantorun?, set the frequency and time at
which you want the scan to run.
Mostofthefrequencyoptionsincludethe additional
options thatyou can useto refinethe schedule. Set
the additional options as required.
6
Click OK.
Editing a scheduled scan
Youcan changethe scheduleof anyscheduled custom
scan,QuickScan,orFullSystemScanfromtheScans
window.
To edit a scheduled scan from Norton 360 Scans dialog
box
1
In the Norton360 main window, clickPCSecurity,
and then click RunScans.
2
In theScans window, underComputerScans,click
CustomScan.
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