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before virus definitions are available through
LiveUpdate.
SONARmonitorsyourcomputerformaliciousactivities
usingheuristicdetections. Itautomaticallyblocksand
removes high-certainty threats. Norton 360 notifies
you when high-certainty threats are detected and
removed.
However, you can configure Norton 360 to exclude
certain programs from the Norton 360 Auto-Protect
scansandSONARscans.Youshouldexcludeprograms
only if you are confident that they are not infected.
You can exclude the programs from the Auto-Protect
scans and SONAR scans by adding them to the Real
TimeExclusionswindow.When youadd aprogram to
theRealTimeExclusionswindow,Norton360ignores
thefilewhenitperformsAuto-ProtectscanandSONAR
scan. This option also excludes subfolders within a
folder.
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Exclude a program from Norton 360 scans only if you
are confidentthat the programis safe. Forexample, if
another program relies on a security risk program to
function, you might decide to keep the program on
your computer.
ToaddprogramstotheRealTimeExclusionswindow,
go to the Norton 360 main window, and then click
Settings>Antivirus>Scans andRisks>Itemsto
ExcludefromAuto-Protect,SONARand Download
IntelligenceDetection>Configure.
Excluding security threats from scanning
You can use ScanExclusions window and Real Time
Exclusions window to exclude viruses and other
high-risk security threats from scanning.
To exclude high-risksecurity threatsfrom scanning
1
In the Norton 360 main window, click Settings.
2
In the Settings window, under DetailedSettings,
click Antivirus.
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