Symantec 10067161 Product Manual - Page 267

Customizing protection features 267 About customizing settings and options Computer Scan Norton AntiVirus lets you run different types of scans to detect and prevent any virus infection on your computer. You can use the various Computer Scan options to select the scan type, file types to scan, and the scan schedule. You can also specify scanning of compressed files and Microsoft Office documents. You can perform a Full System Scan. You can also individually scan drives, folders, or files. The Computer Scan options also let you specify scans to detect rootkits, other stealth items, network drives, tracking cookies, and unknown security threats. The Scan Performance Profiles option lets you configure a Norton AntiVirus scan based on the digital signature and trust level of the files on your computer. w You must configure the Scan Performance Profiles settings before you run a scan or before a scan is scheduled to run. Norton AntiVirus scans your computer according to the configuration that you specified in the Scan Performance Profiles settings.