Symantec Norton AntiVirus for the Mac
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Objectives and Concepts

Before Installation

Download and Install

Scan Drives for Viruses

Schedule Updates

Schedule Scans

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Scan Drives for Viruses

After installation, you should scan all of your drives for existing viruses. Make sure you have updated the latest virus definition file first.   If you did not run LiveUpdate at install, you will need to do so now.

To scan your drive for viruses:

Step 1:
Open your Applications folder and double-click the Norton AntiVirus icon.

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Step 2:
Click on the icon for your hard drive.   Shift-click to select multiple drives if you want to scan more than one.   Then click Scan/Repair to scan the selected drive/s.

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Step 3:
If any alerts appear, click Repair to let the software fix the problematic file.


Step 4:
When the scan is complete and if you are finished using the program, go to the Norton AntiVirus menu and choose "Quit Norton AntiVirus".

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