Maintain the Quarantine Area

The Quarantine is a holding area for infected files. The virus is contained within the Quarantine area and cannot be spread to other areas of your computer. You should periodically check the Quarantine area and clear or attempt to repair infected files.

Note: The main Symantec AntiVirus window displays the number of items in the Quarantine area.

1. Start Norton AntiVirus (Applications folder).
2. Select Tools > Quarantine.
   
   If the Quarantine options are grayed out, click the lock at the bottom of the window to unlock and make changes.
3. Use the buttons at the bottom of the Quarantine window to:
   • Repair the infected file. If an item cannot be repaired, try to run LiveUpdate and repair the item again.
   • Delete the infected file permanently.
   • Restore the quarantined item to its original location
     Note: The items in the Quarantine area are usually infected. Do not restore an item unless you are certain that it is not infected.