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Table Of Contents
- Norton™ Internet Security
- Contents
- 1. Welcome to Norton
- 2. Download and install Norton
- 3. Understand and respond to threats
- 4. Manage your security
- 5. Scan your computer
- Run Norton scans to check for threats on your PC
- Create your own custom Norton scans
- Schedule Norton scans
- Customize Real Time Protection settings
- View real-time threats detected by Norton SONAR
- Exclude files and folders from Norton Auto-Protect, SONAR, and Download Intelligence scans
- Exclude files with low-risk signatures from Norton scans
- Clear file IDs excluded during scans
- Turn on or turn off automatic tasks
- Run custom tasks
- Schedule security and performance scans
- Configure Data Protector to block malicious processes affecting your PC
- Set Norton to remove scripts that can be exploited in phishing attempts
- Learn more about Norton Script Control
- 6. Keep secure on the Internet
- Turn Norton Firewall on or off
- Customize Program Rules to change access settings for programs
- Change the order of firewall rules
- Turn off a Traffic rule temporarily
- Allow Internet access for a blocked program
- Turn Firewall Block Notification off
- Turn Browser Protection on
- Learn more about Intrusion Prevention exclusion list
- Set Norton to protect you from exploits, cybercriminals, and zero-day attacks
- Set Norton to monitor applications and block malicious websites from accessing your computer
- Turn off or turn on AutoBlock
- Unblock computers that are blocked by Norton AutoBlock
- Add a device to Device Trust
- Turn off or turn on Download Intelligence
- Turn off or turn on spam filtering
- Define the Internet usage for Norton
- Turn off or turn on Network Cost Awareness
- Learn more about Wi-Fi Security
- Protect your banking information using Norton Safe Web
- 7. Secure your sensitive data
- Add or install the Norton browser extensions to your browser
- Turn off or turn on Norton Safe Web
- Securely search and browse the web using Norton Safe Search
- Scam Insight
- Antiphishing
- Access Norton Password Manager
- Turn on or turn off Norton Password Manager
- Create Norton Password Manager cloud vault
- Delete your Norton Password Manager vault
- Export your Norton Password Manager data
- Import your Norton Password Manager data
- Enable or disable the Norton Security toolbar
- 8. Keep your PC tuned up
- 9. Customize settings
- 10. Find additional solutions
■ In the Add Item or Edit Item window, browse and select the folder.
■ Click the check box to include the subfolders.
■ Click OK.
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Click Apply and then click OK.
Add an extension for Data Protector protection
1
Start Norton.
If you see the My Norton window, next to Device Security, click Open.
2
In the Norton product main window, click Settings > Antivirus.
3
In the Antivirus window, click the Data Protector tab.
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In the Data Protector row, move the On/Off switch to On.
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To add an extension, do the following:
■ Next to Protected File Types, click Configure.
■ In the Protected File Types window, click Add.
■ In the Add Item window, type the extension that you want to protect. For example, if
you want to protect executable files, type .exe in the box. All files with the .exe
extension, anywhere on the PC, are protected.
■ Click OK.
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Click Apply and then click OK.
Remove a folder or an extension from Data Protector
1
Start Norton.
If you see the My Norton window, next to Device Security, click Open.
2
In the Norton product main window, click Settings > Antivirus.
3
In the Antivirus window, click the Data Protector tab.
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In the Data Protector row, move the On/Off switch to On.
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Next to Protected Folders or Protected File Types, click Configure.
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On the Protected Folders or Protected File Types window, choose the item that you
want to remove.
Note: You cannot remove a preset folder or extension.
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Click Remove.
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Click Apply and then click OK.
41Scan your computer
Configure Data Protector to block malicious processes affecting your PC










