Turning off and turning on Norton AntiVirus Auto-Protect

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Turning off and turning on Norton AntiVirus Auto-Protect

Warning Your computer is not protected from viruses when Auto-Protect is disabled.

Turn On or Off Auto-Protect

I want to turn off Auto-Protect

I want to turn off Auto-Protect temporarily

1
Right-click the Auto-Protect icon, which is located by the clock in the Windows system tray.

2
Click Disable.
For Norton AntiVirus 2005, in the Options popup window that appears, select the period for which you want Auto-Protect turned off, and then click OK.
A red circle with a slash through its center appears, which indicates that Auto-Protect is disabled.

I want to turn off Auto-Protect permanently

Note This is not recommended. Your computer is not protected from viruses when Auto-Protect is disabled.

1
Start Norton AntiVirus.
If Norton AntiVirus is part of Norton SystemWorks or Norton Internet Security, then start that program.

2
Click Options.

3
In the left pane, click Auto-Protect.

4
In the right pane, uncheck Enable Auto-Protect and Start Auto-Protect when Windows starts up (recommended).

5
Under "Select the duration," select Permanently from the drop-down menu.

6
Click OK.

7
Exit Norton AntiVirus.

8
Restart the computer.

I want to turn on Auto-Protect

I want to turn on Auto-Protect temporarily

1
Right-click the Auto-Protect icon, which is located by the clock in the Windows system tray.

2
Click Enable.

I want to turn on Auto-Protect permanently

1
Start Norton AntiVirus.
If Norton AntiVirus is part of Norton SystemWorks or Norton Internet Security, then start that program.

2
Click Options.

3
In the left pane, click Auto-Protect.

4
In the right pane, check Enable Auto-Protect and Start Auto-Protect when Windows starts up (recommended).

5
Under "Select the duration," select Permanently from the drop-down menu.

6
Click OK.

7
Exit Norton AntiVirus.

8
Restart the computer.

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Document ID: 1997121131456
Last Modified: 05/06/2008
Date Created: 12/01/1997
Operating System(s): Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows 2000, Windows XP
Product(s): Norton AntiVirus 2003, Norton AntiVirus 2003 Professional Edition, Norton AntiVirus 2004, Norton AntiVirus 2004 Professional, Norton AntiVirus 2005, Norton AntiVirus 2005 3 User License