2021

Examine your PC once each month for security and
performance issues.
You can pick the day of the month and the time of
day on which the scan performs.
Monthly
Do not perform a scheduled security or performance
scan of your PC.
If you choose this option, you should perform
manual security and performance scans of your PC
periodically to maintain protection.
Manual Schedule
Your computer's performance is maximized if you schedule your critical operations to occur
when your computer is idle. When you schedule your scans weekly or monthly and check the
Run only at idle time option, Norton scans your computer when it is idle. NortonLifeLock
recommends that you check Run only at idle time to experience better performance of your
computer.
Schedule security and performance scans
1
Start Norton.
If you see the My Norton window, next to Device Security, click Open.
2
In the Norton main window, click Settings.
3
In the Settings window, click Tasks Scheduling.
4
On the Scheduling tab, under Schedule, select an option.
When you click Weekly or Monthly, you must select the time and day to run the automatic
tasks. You also have the option of specifying that the automatic tasks must run only when
the PC is idle.
5
Click Apply, and then click Close.
Configure Data Protector to block malicious processes
affecting your PC
Data Protector protects your PC from malicious processes that intend to destabilize your PC,
corrupt and/or steal your data, and propagate the malicious nature to other good processes.
It uses Norton reputation technology to identify a process as safe, malicious, or unknown.
Depending on your situation, you can add more folders and/or extensions and can also exclude
processes for scanning and protection.
39Scan your computer
Configure Data Protector to block malicious processes affecting your PC