Symantec 10067161 Product Manual - Page 245

Monitoring protection features 245 About Security History To search in Security History 1 In the Security History window, in the Quick Search text box, type the name of the item that you want to search. 2 Click Go. Exporting or Importing Security History information Norton AntiVirus lets you export the Security History events to a file. You can export and save the Security History events and view them at your leisure. For example, you can analyze the security events on a particular day. You can use the Quick Search option to obtain a list of all of the items that are related to a particular security risk. You can then use the Export option to save the list in the Security History log. You can later import the log file and analyze the data. Security History stores the information in a separate file. When the file size reaches its maximum size limit, information that is related to new events overwrites the information that is related to older events. You can export the log periodically, if you want to keep the entire Security History information. You can save your log file in one of the following file formats: 1 Security History Log Files (.mcf) The .mcf file format is the Security History Log Files format and is proprietary to Symantec. When you use this file type option, you can view the file only in the Security History window. 1 Text Files (.txt) The data is saved in a comma-separated text format. When you use this file type option, you can open and view the file externally without using Security History. You can import only the log files that have .mcf file extension. When you import a log file, the exported list of Security History information in the log file appears.