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lets you specify the amount of time for which you want
SONAR Protection to be turned off.
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When Auto-Protect is turned off, SONAR Protection is
also disabled. In this case, your computer is not
protected against emerging threats.
To turn off or turn on SONAR Protection
1
In the Norton Internet Security main window, click
Settings.
2
In the Settings window, in the left pane, click Real
Time Protection.
3
In the SONAR Protection row, do one of the
following:
1 To turn off SONAR Protection, move the On/Off
switch to the right to the Off position.
1 To turn on SONAR Protection, move the On/Off
switch to the left to the On position.
4
In the Settings window, click Apply.
About Real Time Exclusions
Symantec Online Network for Advanced Response
(SONAR) provides real-time protection against threats
and proactively detects unknown security risks on your
computer. SONAR identifies emerging threats based
on the behavior of applications. SONAR identifies
threats quickly compared to the traditional
signature-based threat detection techniques. SONAR
detects and protects you from malicious programs even
before virus definitions are available through
LiveUpdate.
SONAR monitors your computer for malicious activities
using heuristic detections. It automatically blocks and
removes high-certainty threats. Norton Internet
Security notifies you when high-certainty threats are
detected and removed.
However, you can configure Norton Internet Security
to exclude certain programs from the Norton Internet
Security Auto-Protect scans and SONAR scans. You
Protecting your files and data
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