Symantec 10067161 - 10PK NORTON ANTIVIRUS Product Manual page 124

124 Protecting your files and data
About the Norton AntiVirus scans
Cloud, apart from the definitions that are available
locally on your computer.
Norton AntiVirus performs an Insight Network scan
only when the Insight Protection option is turned on.
To turn on the Insight Protection option, go to the
Norton AntiVirus main window, and then click Settings
> General > Other Settings > Insight Protection > On.
By default, the Insight Protection option is turned on.
When the Insight Protection option is turned on,
Norton AntiVirus performs a traditional scan and an
Insight Network scan simultaneously. The traditional
scan uses the definitions from the local system, and
the Insight Network scan uses the definitions that are
hosted in the Cloud.
Threat detection based on the Cloud definitions is
identical to the threat detection that is based on the
local definitions. However, the Cloud definitions are
specified with additional data about the threats that it
detects which indicates that it has been obtained from
the Internet. Definitions in the Cloud provide a generic
name for the risk detected, but the local definitions
provide the specific name for the risk detected. For
example, if a Trojan horse is detected, the scan results
of the Insight Network might display Cloud.Trojan.
However, the scan results of the local definition might
display Trojan.Foo.
If the traditional scan completes while the Insight
Network scan is still running, you can view the Insight
Network Scan progress status.
If the Insight Protection option is turned on, you can
manually run the following types of Insight Network
scans:
Insight Network Quick Scan
1
Norton AntiVirus simultaneously performs a
traditional Quick Scan and an Insight Network
Quick Scan to scan the areas of your computer that
the viruses often target. Norton AntiVirus also
performs an Insight Network Quick Scan
simultaneously with an Idle Quick Scan.