Repair Infected Files

You can choose to repair infected files automatically or manually. This section includes instructions for performing manual scans, repairing infected files and handling virus alerts.

Automatically Repair Files

1. Start Norton AntiVirus (Applications folder).
2. Click Preferences.
3. In the Preferences window, select the Repair tab.
   
4. Select the Automatically repair infected files option and click Save.
   Norton AntiVirus will attempt to repair any damaged files detected during a system scan.

Manually Repair Files

If you have selected to Manually repair infected files, you must complete the following steps once the scan detects an infected file.

1. Start Norton AntiVirus (Applications folder).
2. Select the File View tab.
   
3. Click the triangle to the left of a folder to display its contents.
4. Select the files or folders you want to scan.
5. Click Scan/Repair.
   Norton AntiVirus will begin to scan the selected files or folders. When the scan is complete the results are displayed including the number of files scanned and the number of infected files located. If any infected files or folders are found, they are listed at the bottom of the screen.
6. Select the infected file or folder from the list and click Repair.
   Norton AntiVirus will inspect and repair or delete the infected file/folders, and report the results in the report area.