Symantec 10067161 Product Manual - Page 172

172 Responding to security issues What to do if a security risk is found Submit to Symantec Sends the security risk to Symantec. In some cases, Norton AntiVirus might not identify an item as a security threat, but you might suspect that the item is infected. In such cases, you can use this option to submit the item to Symantec for further analysis. Responding to Worm Blocking alerts If a program tries to email itself or a copy of itself, it could be a worm trying to spread through email. A worm can send itself or send a copy of itself in an email message without any interaction with you. Worm Blocking continually scans outgoing email attachments for worms. If it detects a worm, you receive an alert notifying you that a malicious worm was found. Worm Blocking alert appears only when you enable the Ask me what to do option under How to respond when an outbound threat is found in the Email Antivirus Scan window. If the Ask me what to do option is disabled Norton AntiVirus automatically quarantines the detected worm and notifies you. The alert presents you with options and asks you what to do. If you do not send an email message at that time, then it is probably a worm and you should quarantine the file.