Symantec 10067161 Product Manual - Page 193

Protecting Internet activities 193 About Intrusion Prevention 5 In the Intrusion Signatures window, check the attack signatures that you want to include. 6 Click OK. Turning off or turning on AutoBlock When an attack attempt is detected, the connection is automatically blocked to ensure that your computer is safe. If the attack comes from a computer that has previously tried to access your computer by using another attack signature, Norton AntiVirus activates AutoBlock. The AutoBlock feature blocks all traffic between your computer and the attacking computer for a specific time period. During this period, AutoBlock also blocks the traffic that does not match an attack signature. AutoBlock stops traffic between your computer and a specific computer. If you want to stop all traffic to and from your computer, you can use the Block All Network Traffic option. If AutoBlock blocks a computer or computers that you need to access, you can turn off AutoBlock. To turn off or turn on AutoBlock 1 In the Norton AntiVirus main window, click Settings. 2 In the Settings window, click the Network tab. 3 In the left pane, click Intrusion Prevention. 4 Under Intrusion Prevention, in the Intrusion AutoBlock row, click Configure. 5 In the Intrusion AutoBlock window, under AutoBlock, do one of the following: 1 To turn off Intrusion AutoBlock, click Off. 1 To turn on Intrusion AutoBlock, click On (Recommended), and then in the AutoBlock attacking computers for drop-down list, select how long you want to turn on AutoBlock. 6 Click OK.