What To Do If A Virus Or Security Risk Is Found; Acting On Infected Files - Symantec 10551441 - AntiVirus Corporate Edition Client Manual

What to do if a virus or
security risk is found
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Acting on infected files

The Symantec AntiVirus preset options for Auto-Protect and all scan types are
to clean a virus from an infected file on detection, but to place the file in the
Quarantine if it cannot be cleaned. For security risks, the default is to
quarantine the infected files and remove or repair their side effects, and to log
the detection if it cannot be repaired.
If a virus-infected file is repaired, you don't need to take further action to
protect your computer. If a security risk-infected file is quarantined and
removed or repaired, you don't need to take further action to protect your
computer.
You can deal immediately with infected files from the scan progress dialog box
once a scan completes. For example, you may decide to delete a cleaned file
because you'd rather replace it with an original file.
You can act on a file that has been infected by a virus or a security risk at a later
point from the Risk History or from the Quarantine.
Acting on infected files
About the Quarantine
Managing the Quarantine
Viewing the Event Log
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