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■ Quick Scan to analyze areas of your computer that are most vulnerable to threats.
■ Full System Scan to analyze your entire system including less vulnerable applications,
files, and running processes than those checked during a Quick Scan.
■ Custom Scan to analyze individual files, folders, or drives if you suspect that they are at
risk.
Note: After you install Norton, the first scan may take an hour or more to analyze your entire
system.
Run a Quick Scan, Full System Scan, or Custom Scan
1
Start Norton.
If you see the My Norton window, next to Device Security, click Open.
2
In the Norton main window, double-click Security, and then click Scans.
3
In the Scans window, next to Scans and Tasks, select one of the following:
■ Quick Scan > Go
■ Full System Scan > Go
■ Custom Scan > Go, then click Run next to Drive Scan, Folder Scan, or File Scan
to navigate to the components that you want to scan.
4
In the Results Summary window, click Finish.
If there are items that require attention, review the risks in the Threats Detected window.
Full System Scan
Full System Scan performs a deep scan of your computer to remove viruses and other security
threats. It checks all boot records, files, and running processes to which the user has access.
This scans your computer thoroughly and takes longer time.
Note: When you run a Full System Scan with administrator privileges, it scans more files than
when you run it without administrator privileges.
Run a Full System Scan
1
Start Norton.
If you see the My Norton window, next to Device Security, click Open.
2
In the Norton main window, double-click Security, and then click Scans.
28Scan your computer
Run Norton scans to check for threats on your PC