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Norton360alsoprovidesdifferentprofilestoconfigure
your scan performance. When you use the FullScan
profile, Norton 360 follows the Blacklist technique to
scan your computer. It scans all of the files on your
computeragainstthesignaturesthatitobtainedduring
definition updates. When youuse the StandardTrust
orHighTrustprofile,Norton360followstheWhitelist
technique to scan the files based on their confidence
level. This way, Norton 360 significantly reduces the
timethatisrequiredtoscanyourcomputercompletely
for security threats.
The Whitelisttechnique that NortonInsight uses also
helpsinheuristicdetectionofsuspiciousapplications.
Normally, the execution behavior of well-known
applicationsappearsidenticaltothe executionbehavior
ofunknownapplications.Suchbehaviorresultsinfalse
identification of good applications as suspicious, and
therefore, necessitates security applications to
maintainalowheuristicdetectionthreshold.However,
keeping a low detection threshold does not provide a
complete heuristic protection against malicious
applications. Norton360 usesthe Whitelisttechnique
that helps maintain a high heuristic detection
threshold. It excludes well-known applications from
heuristic detection to prevent false detection of
well-knownapplicationsandtoensureahighdetection
rate of malicious applications.
Viewing the files using Norton Insight
NortonInsightprovidesinformationabouttheFilesof
Interest that are available on your computer. Norton
360 lets you view specific categories of files based on
the option that you select in the NortonInsight-
ApplicationRatings window.
Monitoring your system'sperformance
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