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Virus and threat protection features
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Norton AntiVirus for Macintosh version 10.0 includes
these antivirus features:
Auto-Protect Provides virus and threat protection as soon as you start
your computer and constant protection while you work.
It eliminates viruses, including macro viruses, and
quarantines and repairs damaged files. It also checks
for viruses every time you use software programs on
your computer, insert CDs or other removable media,
use the Internet, receive email, or copy or save files to
your computer.
Mount Scan Scans removable disks, including CDs, Zip disks, and
flash drives, to ensure that they don’t contain viruses.
Mount Scan allows you to select the kinds of media that
Auto-Protect scans for viruses when you use them with
your computer. This feature lets you prevent scanning of
specific types of CDs and DVDs, or an iPod, that you
know are virus-free and that you don’t want scanned
every time you use them with your computer.
SafeZones SafeZones are locations you designate on your computer
that are protected automatically. Whenever a file is
copied, changed, or added within a SafeZone, Auto-
Protect scans the file for viruses. You can select specific
folders on the computer as SafeZones, or select the
entire hard disk as a SafeZone. If you select the entire
hard disk as a SafeZone, Auto-Protect scans every file
that is created, copied, or modified on your hard disk.
By default, your entire computer is considered a
SafeZone.
LiveUpdate Downloads and installs the latest program updates and
virus definitions automatically to protect your computer
against new threats. Norton AntiVirus uses virus
definition files to recognize viruses and intercept their
activity.
Bloodhound
technology
Bloodhound is the Norton AntiVirus scanning technology
for detecting new and unknown viruses. It detects
viruses by analyzing an executable file’s structure,
behavior, and other attributes, such as programming
logic, computer instructions, and any data contained in
the file.