Product manual

Viewing the list of vulnerable programs
The Vulnerability Protection window lets you view
the extensive list of programs with the known
vulnerabilities that Norton Internet Security protects
you against.
For each program, you can view details such as the
name of the program, its vendor, and the number of
vulnerabilities that the program contains. You can also
view more details about the vulnerabilities by clicking
on the program name.
To view the list of vulnerable programs
1
In the Norton Internet Security main window, click
Advanced.
2
In the NetworkProtection pane, click Vulnerability
Protection.
3
In the Vulnerability Protection window, view the
list of vulnerable applications.
4
After you finish viewing the list, click Close.
Viewing details about a vulnerable application
The VulnerabilityProtection window displays the list
of the programs on your computer that are susceptible
to malicious attacks. In addition, you can view details
of the vulnerabilities that a program contains. The
Program Vulnerability Details window displays the
names of the attack signatures that Intrusion
Prevention uses to detect any attempts to exploit the
vulnerabilities in the program.
You can click an attack signature to get additional
information about the signature in the Symantec
Security Response Web site.
The Intrusion Signatures window of Intrusion
Prevention lets you view a list of attack signatures.
Intrusion Prevention relies on this list of attack
signatures to detect and block suspicious activity. You
can uncheck a signature from the list, if you do not
want Norton Internet Security to monitor the signature.
281Protecting Internet activities
About Vulnerability Protection