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This chapter includes the following topics:
1 What to do if a security risk is found
What to do if a security risk is found
Your product provides many solutions and features for
handling viruses and other security threats that it
detects.
When Norton Internet Security detects a security risk
on your computer, you must take appropriate action
on the risk. Norton Internet Security notifies you when
it detects a security risk. You can view details about
the risk in the window that appears and select an action
that you want Norton Internet Security to perform on
the risk.
By default, Norton Internet Security removes the
security risk from your computer and quarantines it.
However, you can restore the file from the Quarantine
to its original location and exclude it from future scans.
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Exclude a program from Norton Internet Security scans
only if you are confident that the program is safe. For
example, if another program relies on a security risk
program to function, you might decide to keep the
program on your computer.
In some cases, Norton Internet Security requires your
attention to manually resolve the detected security
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Responding to
security issues