How to Manage Detected Viruses/Risks

The first action that the Auto-Protect and scan features of Norton AntiVirus are configured to take is to clean a virus from the infected file when it is detected. If the virus cannot be cleaned, Norton moves the file to the Quarantine. All detected security risks (i.e., adware and spyware) are automatically quarantined and any damage to files either removed or repaired. If the damage cannot be repaired, the incident is logged.

If Norton is able to repair a virus infected file, no further action is required. Likewise, if a file infected by a security risk is quarantined and any subsequent damage removed or repaired, no further action is required. However, if these repairs cannot be made, the file is moved to the Quarantine so that no further damage can be done. You can then address the quarantined files at a later time.

Last Updated: 01/24/06