Symantec 10067161 - 10PK NORTON ANTIVIRUS Product Manual page 272

272 Customizing protection features
About customizing settings and options
Norton AntiVirus protects your
computer from vulnerabilities
through the latest program and
definition updates. Definition
updates contain the information
that lets Norton AntiVirus
recognize and alert you to the
presence of a specific virus or
security threat.
You can use the options in the
Updates section to obtain the
latest virus definitions and keep
your computer secure from the
latest security threats.
Your options are:
Automatic LiveUpdate
1
Automatic LiveUpdate
automatically checks for
definition updates and
program updates to your
virus protection when you
are connected to the
Internet.
Pulse Updates
1
In addition to the definition
updates that Automatic
LiveUpdate downloads,
Norton AntiVirus uses
streaming technology to
download the latest virus
definitions. These downloads
are called Pulse Updates. The
Pulse Updates are lighter and
faster, and keep your
computer secure from the
ongoing threats on the World
Wide Web.
Automatic Download of New
1
Version
Automatically downloads the