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In some cases, Norton 360 might not identify an item
as a security threat, but you might suspect that the
itemisinfected.Insuchcases,youcansubmittheitem
to Symantec for further analysis.
In addition, your product provides solutions for
security risks, such as spyware and adware.
About detecting viruses, spyware, and other risks
Viruses and other security threats can be detected
during a manual or customized scan. Auto-Protect
detectsthesethreatswhenyouperformanactionwith
an infected file. Threats can also appear during an
instant messenger session, when you send an email
message, or during a manual or customized scan.
Security risks, such as spyware and adware, can also
be detected when these activities are performed.
The filesthatcan potentiallyinfect yoursystem when
your computer first starts up are scanned first.
These files include the following:
1 Filesthatareassociatedwiththeprocessesthatare
currently running in memory
1 Files with startup folder entries
1 Files with system start INI file entries
1 Files with system start batch file entries
1 Files that the system start registry keys refers
Ifan infectedfileis detectedduring thisportionof the
manual scan, it is repaired or removed. Any
unnecessary references are also removed from your
computer. Before attemptingto repair, quarantine, or
delete any infected file that has a process running in
memory, your product attempts to terminate the
process. You are alerted and prompted to close all
unnecessaryprogramsbeforetheprocessisterminated.
You can view information about detected viruses and
other security threats in Security History.
Responding to securityissues
What to doif asecurity riskis found
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