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Protecting disks, files, and data from viruses
Create and use custom scans
Scan individual elements
If problems are found during a scan
See
"What to do if
a virus is found"
on page 139.
Create and use custom scans
See
"Schedule a
custom scan"
on
page 135.
Occasionally, you may want to scan a particular file,
removable drives, a floppy disk, any of your computer's
drives, or any folders or files on your computer. You may
have been working with floppy disks or have received a
compressed file in an email message and suspect a virus.
You can scan just a particular disk or individual element
that you want to check.
To scan individual elements
1 On the left side of the main window, under Norton
AntiVirus, click Scan for Viruses.
2 In the Scan for Viruses pane, under Task, select the
scan that you want to run.
3 Under Actions, click Scan.
If you choose to scan all removable drives or a floppy
disk, the scan starts automatically. If you choose to
scan drives, folders, or files, a dialog box appears in
which you choose which drives, folders, or files to
scan.
4 In the dialog box, make your selection, then click
Scan.
When the scan is complete, a scan summary appears.
5 When you are done reviewing the summary, click
Finished.
At the end of a scan, a summary report appears to tell
you what Norton AntiVirus found during the scan. If a
virus was found and you have requested that Norton
AntiVirus repair the file automatically, it is listed as
repaired. If the file cannot be repaired, it can be
quarantined or deleted.
You can create a custom scan if you regularly scan a
particular segment of your computer and don't want to
have to specify the segment to be scanned every time.
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