Symantec 10067161 - 10PK NORTON ANTIVIRUS Product Manual page 152

152 Protecting your files and data
About the Norton AntiVirus scans
About the Silent Mode that you turn on manually
of the taskbar. The icon changes to a
crescent-patterned icon when Silent Mode is turned
on. Norton AntiVirus also notifies you after Silent Mode
is turned off.
You can view the summary of the Silent Mode sessions
under the Recent History, Full History, and Silent
Mode categories in the Security History window.
The summary includes the following information:
The turn-on or turn-off status of Silent Mode
1
The type of Silent Mode, such as Silent Mode or
1
Quiet Mode
The type of program that turns on Silent Mode,
1
such as disk burning or TV recording
The name of a user-specified program that turns
1
on Silent Mode
The time and date when Silent Mode is turned on
1
or turned off
Norton AntiVirus lets you manually turn on Silent
Mode for a specified duration. When Silent Mode is
turned on, Norton AntiVirus suppresses alerts and
suspends background activities for the duration that
you specify. You can verify the turn-on status of Silent
Mode in the notification area, at the far right of the
taskbar. The Norton AntiVirus icon in the notification
area changes to a crescent-patterned icon to display
the turn-on status of Silent Mode. Turning on Silent
Mode manually before you perform your tasks helps
you prevent alerts, notifications, or background
activities interrupting you for the specified duration.
You can turn on Silent Mode for a period of one hour,
two hours, four hours, six hours, or one day. After the
specified duration, Norton AntiVirus turns off Silent
Mode. You can also manually turn off Silent Mode at
any time. Norton AntiVirus notifies you after Silent
Mode is turned off. The activities that are suspended