How can I keep the Norton AntiVirus program up to date? Product updates are posted on the Symantec website. You can also to use the Live Update feature to check for, download, and install the updates.

Norton Antivirus is a program which monitors your computer for misbehaving programs that want to do harm to your files (ie, a virus). When it detects a file with a virus, it tries to clean the file and, if that fails, quarantines it (moves it to a part of the filesystem where it can't do any harm). You then have the option to delete the infected file.

I want a copy! Can I have a copy? Are you an OSU student, staff member, or faculty? If so, you can take advantage of our site license of Norton Antivirus. Copies of Norton Antivirus are available (both PC and Macintosh) on either the ORSTWare CD, which you can pick up at the Circulation Desk of the Valley Library.

You will need to uninstall your current Antivirus program or not install Norton Antivirus. Installing both programs simultaneously will cause problems and can make your computer unusable. If you have already installed both, try to install the last one you installed. If your computer isn't bootable, call OSU Computer Helpdesk at 737-3474 and we'll try to help you get it working again over the phone.

Watch what you download. Don't open any unrequested attachments in your email. Don't use file sharing programs, such as Kazaa or Bearshare. Run a virus scan at least once a month, and update your virus definitions on a regular basis. If you are using Outlook as your mail client, make sure to get the most up to date patches available for it.

A virus is a computer program that finds its way onto a computer without the knowledge or consent of its user and, depending on the type of virus, can do considerable amounts of damage. Within minutes of the virus becoming active it might have tried to spread by sending out unsolicited emails to your friends, changed the settings of your system, corrupted important files so they are no longer retrievable, and maybe even made your computer unusable and reformatted your hard drive.

Symantec can sometimes be difficult to fully uninstall. Please use the tool provided by Symantec to uninstall Norton Antivirus and all its affiliated programs.

Primary Response SafeConnect for Norton AntiVirus provides protection against zero-day attacks that cannot be identified or removed by Norton AntiVirus. Primary Response SafeConnect for Norton AntiVirus is a pro-active solution that determines malware is attempting to run on an infected system based on what it does rather than what it is. Norton AntiVirus works to identify malware based on signature files and scanning of the system for known threats. Primary Response SafeConnect for Norton AntiVirus provides a solution against unknown threats that currently do not have a signature file to identify and remove it from the system.

Quarantine means that the virus will be isolated until you decide whether or not you want to delete it. When a virus is quarantined, it is rendered inactive and is unable to spread or infect your computer. The file is also inaccessible from Windows.

You have noticed that anti-virus programs, including Norton AntiVirus, can often repair files that are infected by a virus, but cannot repair worms or Trojans. This article explains why this occurs.