Symantec 10067161 Product Manual - Page 145

Protecting your files and data 145 About the Norton AntiVirus scans and proactively detects unknown security risks on your computer. SONAR identifies emerging threats based on the behavior of applications. SONAR identifies threats quicker than the traditional signature-based threat detection techniques. SONAR detects and protects you against malicious code even before virus definitions are available through LiveUpdate. SONAR monitors your computer for malicious activities through heuristic detections. SONAR automatically blocks and removes high-certainty threats. Norton AntiVirus notifies you when high-certainty threats are detected and removed. SONAR provides you the greatest control when low-certainty threats are detected. You can also suppress the SONAR notifications by disabling the Show SONAR Block Notifications option. The View Details link in the notification alert lets you view the summary of the resolved high-certainty threats. You can also view the details under Resolved Security Risks category in the Security History window. Turning off or turning on SONAR Protection SONAR protects you against malicious code even before virus definitions are available through LiveUpdate. By default, SONAR Protection is turned on to proactively detect unknown security risks on your computer. When you turn off SONAR Protection, you are prompted with a protection alert. This protection alert lets you specify the amount of time for which you want SONAR Protection to be turned off. w When Auto-Protect is turned off, SONAR Protection is also disabled. In this case, your computer is not protected against emerging threats. To turn off or turn on SONAR Protection 1 In the Norton AntiVirus main window, click Settings.