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Speed up your yirus checkerNever run a disk scan while streaming audio or other big files from the Internet, or while running any program that actively accesses the hard drive. If you have a sturdy, up-to-date firewall in place, you can disable Norton-AntiVirus (NAV) Auto-Protect feature when you are not using the Internet or any other network (including e-mail); Auto-Protect uses up memory. Just be sure to scan every download for viruses before you open it and after you update your virus definitions. Turn off what you do not needIf you exclusively use Web-based e-mail--such as Gmail or Yahoo Mail--that you access via your browser (not through Outlook, Mozilla Thunderbird, or any other e-mail client), you can safely turn off Norton AntiVirus's automatic e-mail protection: Click “Options” then “Norton AntiVirus.” Select “Email” in the left pane, and uncheck “Scan incoming Email” and “Scan outgoing Email.” If you install NAV on a system protected by the ZoneAlarm Internet Security program (which has an antivirus tool of its own), NAV will urge you to uninstall ZoneAlarm. Ignore it and click the “Next”t button. NAV will install just fine. When your PC reboots, you'll find that ZoneAlarm's virus checker is disabled. Flipping between the two virus scanners is easy: In NAV, select “Options” then “Norton AntiVirus.” Uncheck all the boxes to disable NAV, and end by rebooting your PC. A message will pop up asking whether you want to enable ZoneAlarm's antivirus scanner. (If the message doesn't appear, double-click ZoneAlarm's icon in the system tray, and activate its antivirus and spyware features manually.) Reverse the preceding steps to revive the virus scanner that's built into NAV. Leave Auto-Protect onWhen you install a new game or productivity program, Symantec recommends keeping Norton's Auto-Protect features activated. The company claims that you need NAV running on all cylinders during software installation. Programs from little-known sites may harbor malware, and there are cases where even shrink-wrapped software from major vendors has accidentally shipped with viruses. Stay InformedNeed the latest information on the latest virus threat? Check the company's all-in-one " Symantec Security Response" page. It's a one-stop-shop where you can read about the latest virus threats, check recently discovered holes in your favorite software (such as Excel, Windows Media Player, and even Windows itself), find the newest definitions and removal tools, hear about viruses myths (the bogus threats your friends may e-mail you about), and check the handy ThreatCon indicator (by the way, ThreatCon 4 is bad, real bad). Another very handy site is TaskList.org, which bills itself as "the ultimate resource to help you determine if your computer is infected with spyware, adware or viruses."
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