Kudos0

Sinple questions (Norton Antivirus for Mac 11.0)

Posted: 11-Dec-2008 | 2:29PM · 2 Replies ·

Hi,

I just recently purchased the Norton Antivirus for Mac 11.0. Having use Windows exclusively, some of the behavior of the Norton Antivirus for Mac 11.0 seem strange to me. I have some simple questions mainly on the user interface and behaviors of the program itself.

1) Does the Auto-protect feature of the Norton Antivirus for Mac 11.0 turned on automatically upon starting the mac?

2) If yes, when exactly the autop-protect feature start? I.e., does it acting like a Windows service which start before even a user logging on or does it require a user to log on to start the auto-protect?

3) How do I know if the auto-protect is ON and running?

4) On the top menu bar (top right side near the timemachine icon), there is a small Norton icon which when I clicked on the "Norton Antivirus", it opened a new windows showing the settings of the program. However, when I clicked on the "x" button on the upper left corner, it does NOT close the windows. Instead, it minimize it to the Dock. Now, to actually close the Windows, I navigated to the top menu bar and click on the "Norton Antivirus" menu and choose "Quit Norton Antivirus". Does the "Quit Norton Antivirus" means that it simply close the windows OR does it means that the auto-protect feature is OFF as well?

5) Does the Norton Antivirus widget report realtime status of the auto-protect feature? I.e., does it update itself automatically so the information in the widget is realtime?

Thanks

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Kudos0

Re: Sinple questions (Norton Antivirus for Mac 11.0)

Posted: 11-Dec-2008 | 2:29PM · Permalink

Hi,

I just recently purchased the Norton Antivirus for Mac 11.0. Having use Windows exclusively, some of the behavior of the Norton Antivirus for Mac 11.0 seem strange to me. I have some simple questions mainly on the user interface and behaviors of the program itself.

1) Does the Auto-protect feature of the Norton Antivirus for Mac 11.0 turned on automatically upon starting the mac?

2) If yes, when exactly the autop-protect feature start? I.e., does it acting like a Windows service which start before even a user logging on or does it require a user to log on to start the auto-protect?

3) How do I know if the auto-protect is ON and running?

4) On the top menu bar (top right side near the timemachine icon), there is a small Norton icon which when I clicked on the "Norton Antivirus", it opened a new windows showing the settings of the program. However, when I clicked on the "x" button on the upper left corner, it does NOT close the windows. Instead, it minimize it to the Dock. Now, to actually close the Windows, I navigated to the top menu bar and click on the "Norton Antivirus" menu and choose "Quit Norton Antivirus". Does the "Quit Norton Antivirus" means that it simply close the windows OR does it means that the auto-protect feature is OFF as well?

5) Does the Norton Antivirus widget report realtime status of the auto-protect feature? I.e., does it update itself automatically so the information in the widget is realtime?

Thanks

Kudos0

Re: Sinple questions (Norton Antivirus for Mac 11.0)

Posted: 11-Dec-2008 | 3:14PM · Permalink

Interesting questions..Here are the answers:

1. Unless you have turned it off, Auto Protect is enabled automatically when you start your Mac machine.

2. AutoProtect loads into the memory as soon as the operating system loads i.e. even before the user logs in. So your Mac machine is always protected.

3. Easiest way to check the status of AutoProetct is in Symantec Alerts widget. You can also check the status in Status and Scanning tab of Norton AntiVirus window.

4. Quitting Norton AntiVirus does not turn off AutoProtect. It only closes the Norton AntiVirus program window. You can also do Ctrl+click on the Norton AntiVirus icon in the dock and then select Quit to close the window.

5. The Symantec Alert widget shows the real-time status of AutoProtect and your date of Virus Definitions. It also shows the status of Threatcon level which is updated periodically using your Internet connection.  

--Vinod

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