Product manual

Norton 360 displays
individual status areas for
each protection feature, such
as Security, Identity, Backup,
and Tuneup. The status areas
show how many issues need
to be resolved for each
feature. You can use View
Details under each status
area for more information
about those issues. You can
use the Fix Now option to fix
all the issues that need to be
resolved to secure your
computer.
Norton 360 protection
categories and details
Types of risks
A risk is anything that can be exploited to harm your
PC and its data, or that can be used to steal your data.
Norton 360 protects your system from a variety of
risks.
Risks fall into several categories:
These programs are
deliberately designed to
cause damage to your PC.
They include threats such as
viruses, worms, and Trojan
horses. Malicious software is
sometimes called malware.
Malicious software
These programs conceal
themselves on your PC. They
monitor what you do, or look
through the information that
is stored on your PC, and
send the information back to
their creators.
Spyware
239Understanding alerts and messages
Types of risks