Symantec 10067161 - 10PK NORTON ANTIVIRUS Product Manual page 104

104 Protecting your files and data
About the Norton AntiVirus scans
Accessing Norton AntiVirus scans
the options in the network settings let you configure
how you want Norton AntiVirus to scan your computer
for viruses and other security threats. You can click
the Settings link available in the Norton AntiVirus
main window and view the options that are available
under the Computer tab and Network tab.
You can use Norton AntiVirus scans to secure your
computer from all types of viruses and unknown
threats.
You can access Full System Scan and custom scans
from the Norton AntiVirus main window. You can
access Quick Scan from the Norton AntiVirus main
window or the Norton AntiVirus icon on the taskbar.
You can also scan any particular folder using the
context scan feature. The context menu scan is
available when you right-click the folder that you want
to scan.
If the Insight Protection option is turned on, when you
right-click a file, the shortcut menu displays Norton
AntiVirus and then Insight Network Scan. You can use
this command to scan a file using both the local
definitions and the definitions that are hosted in the
Cloud.
You can also run the Reputation Scan to view the
reputation information of the files.
To access the scan from the Norton AntiVirus main
window
1 In the Norton AntiVirus main window, in the
Computer Protection pane, click Scan Now.