Symantec 10067161 Product Manual - Page 91

Checking the trust level of a file

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Monitoring your system's performance 91 About System Insight To view the files using Norton Insight 1 In the Norton AntiVirus main window, click Advanced. 2 In the Computer Protection pane, click Application Ratings. 3 In the Norton Insight - Application Ratings window, select an option from the drop-down list to view a category of files. You may need to scroll the window to view all the files that are listed in the details area. 4 Click Close. To refresh the list of files 4 In the Norton Insight - Application Ratings window, at the top of the file icon, click the Refresh icon. Checking the trust level of a file Norton Insight lets you check the details of the Files of Interest that are available on your computer. You can view details such as signature of the file and the date on which the file was installed. You can also view details such as the trust level, stability details, community usage, resource usage, and the source of the file. You can use the Locate option to find the location of the file on your computer. When you right-click a file that is available on your computer, the shortcut menu displays Norton AntiVirus option and then Norton File Insight option. You can use the options to check the details of a File of Interest. w Norton AntiVirus displays the Norton File Insight option only when you right-click a File of Interest. In Windows Safe mode, you cannot access this option for any file. Norton AntiVirus also categorizes any file for which you open the File Insight window to view details as a File of Interest. The Symantec server stores the hash value and trust level details of the File of Interest. The server provides the file details immediately after you open the Norton

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To view the files using Norton Insight
1
In the Norton AntiVirus main window, click
Advanced
.
2
In the
Computer Protection
pane, click
Application
Ratings
.
3
In the
Norton Insight - Application Ratings
window, select an option from the drop-down list
to view a category of files.
You may need to scroll the window to view all the
files that are listed in the details area.
4
Click
Close
.
To refresh the list of files
4
In the
Norton Insight - Application Ratings
window, at the top of the file icon, click the
Refresh
icon.
Checking the trust level of a file
Norton Insight lets you check the details of the Files
of Interest that are available on your computer. You
can view details such as signature of the file and the
date on which the file was installed. You can also view
details such as the trust level, stability details,
community usage, resource usage, and the source of
the file. You can use the
Locate
option to find the
location of the file on your computer. When you
right-click a file that is available on your computer, the
shortcut menu displays
Norton AntiVirus
option and
then
Norton File Insight
option. You can use the
options to check the details of a File of Interest.
w
Norton AntiVirus displays the
Norton File Insight
option only when you right-click a File of Interest. In
Windows Safe mode, you cannot access this option for
any file. Norton AntiVirus also categorizes any file for
which you open the
File Insight
window to view details
as a File of Interest.
The Symantec server stores the hash value and trust
level details of the File of Interest. The server provides
the file details immediately after you open the
Norton
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Monitoring your system's performance
About System Insight