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Date: Tue, 27 Nov 2001 06:30:56 -0700

To stop a virus from attaching itself to your address book, type into
your address book 000_ for the last name, e-mail address
. This places it first in your address book, and
since it is a false address it will not allow entry to your address book!
Hope this helps everyone.
Glenna Inglis


On Mon, 26 Nov 2001 13:36:57 -0500 "Henry M Whitney" <>
writes:
>
> Sorry to have given you such a long link to Symantec article which
> many of
> you may not have been able to follow.
> Below, in text format, is the article which you should be able to
> read. It
> is best viewed in full screen.
>
> Henry M. Whitney ()
>
> ********************************
>
> How to configure Norton AntiVirus 2002 to provide maximum virus
> protection
>
> Situation:
> You want to know how to configure Norton AntiVirus 2002 (NAV) to
> provide the
> highest level of virus protection.
>
> Solution:
> The settings in the following NAV modules can affect the level of
> virus
> protection that NAV provides:
> Virus definitions
> Auto-Protect
> Script Blocking
> Email Protection
> Manual Scans
> Scheduled Scans
>
> Follow the instructions in the order shown to make sure that all of
> these
> modules are optimally configured to provide the highest level of
> virus
> protection.
>
> Virus definitions
> Run LiveUpdate to make sure that you have the most recent virus
> definition
> and program updates. At this time, virus definitions are usually
> updated
> weekly. For information on how to run LiveUpdate, see the document
> How to
> run LiveUpdate.
>
> You can also configure NAV to automatically download virus
> definitions when
> you are connected to the Internet.
>
> To enable Automatic LiveUpdate:
> 1. Start NAV, and then click Options.
> 2. Click LiveUpdate in the Internet section.
> 3. Check "Enable Automatic LiveUpdate (recommended)."
> 4. Click "Apply updates automatically without interrupting me
> (recommended)."
>
> Script Blocking
> Script Blocking technology will help protect your computer from
> script based
> viruses even before virus definitions are available.
>
> To enable Script Blocking:
> 1. Click Script Blocking in the System section.
> 2. In the "How to stay protected from malicious scripts" section,
> check
> "Enable Script Blocking (recommended)."
> 3. In the "How to respond when a malicious script is found" section,
> click
> "Ask me what to do (recommended)."
>
> Auto-Protect
> Auto-Protect is designed to scan for viruses when files are opened,
> moved,
> created, or downloaded.
>
> To configure Auto-Protect for maximum protection:
> 1. Click Auto-Protect in the System section.
> 2. In the "How to stay protected" section, check "Enable
> Auto-Protect
> (recommended), and "Start Auto-Protect when Windows starts up
> (recommended)."
> 3. In the "Which file types to scan for viruses" section, check
> "Comprehensive file scanning (recommended)."
> 4. Click Advanced in the System section.
> 5. In the "What activities to monitor when using floppy disks"
> section,
> check "Scan floppy disk for boot viruses every time it is mounted"
> and "Scan
> floppy disk in A: for boot viruses when shutting down." If your
> computer has
> two floppy disk drives, then check "Scan all additional floppies on
> shutdown."
>
> Email Protection
> Email Protection is designed to scan incoming and outgoing email
> for
> viruses.
>
> To configure Email Protection for maximum protection:
> 1. Click Email in the System section.
> 2. In the "What to scan" section, check "Scan incoming Email
> (recommended),"
> and "Scan outgoing Email (recommended)."
> 3. In the "What to do when scanning Email" section, check "Protect
> against
> timeouts when scanning email (recommended)."
>
> Manual Scans
> Manual virus scans are designed to scan the hard drive for viruses.
>
> To configure manual virus scans for maximum protection:
> 1. Click Manual Scan in the System section.
> 2. In the "What items to scan in addition to files," section:
> Windows 98/Me: Check Memory, Boot records, and Master boot records.
> Windows NT/2000/XP: Check Boot records and Master boot records.
> 3. In the "Which file types to scan for viruses" section, click
> "Comprehensive file scanning (recommended)," and then check "Scan
> within
> compressed files."
> 4. Click Bloodhound in the System section.
> 5. Check "Enable Bloodhound heuristics (recommended)."
> 6. Click "Highest level of protection."
>
> NOTE: Selecting "Highest Level of Protection" may cause NAV to
> incorrectly
> report a virus. Symantec suggests that you use this setting only if
> you
> highly suspect that you have a virus. In all other cases, select the
> middle
> setting "Default level of protection (recommended)." If NAV detects
> a virus
> only when heuristics is set at "Highest Level of Protection," then
> we
> suggest that you use Scan and Deliver to submit a virus sample to
> the
> Symantec AntiVirus Research Center. For instructions on using Scan
> and
> Deliver, see the document How to submit a file to Symantec Security
> Response
> using Scan and Deliver.
>
> 7. Click OK.
>
> Scheduled Scans
> Scheduled scans are designed to scan the hard drive for viruses at
> a
> predetermined time. Scheduled scans are a good way to make sure
> your
> computer is scanned regularly for viruses.
>
> NOTE: The computer must be turned on at the scheduled time for a
> scheduled
> scan to occur.
>
> To configure a scheduled scan for maximum protection:
> 1. Start NAV, and then click "Scan for Viruses."
> 2. Click "Scan my computer".
> 3. In the "Schedule Task" section near the bottom of the NAV display
> screen,
> click Schedule.
> 4. Click the New button.
> 5. Under the "Schedule Task" section, choose how often you want to
> scan for
> viruses, such as Daily or Weekly.
> 6. Under the "Start time" section, enter a time for the virus scan.
> If you
> schedule a weekly scan, then also select a day of the week.
> 7. Click OK.
>
> Product(s): Norton AntiVirus 2002
> Operating Systems(s): Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows NT 4.0,
> Windows 2000,
> Windows XP
> Document ID: 2001100909294006
> Date Created: 10/09/2001
> Last Modified: 10/23/2001
>
>
>
>


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