Symantec AntiVirus - Virus Scanning Instructions

Symantec AntiVirus is for student, faculty and staff use on home computers. It is not recommended for use on campus workstations since office and lab stations already have Trend Micro Office Scan installed on them.

Since many viruses infect your temporary internet files, please run Disk Cleanup before starting a scan. This will delete these temporary internet files.

Disk Cleanup

Updating Symantec AntiVirus and Scanning Your Computer

1. Close all open programs
2. Right-click the Symantec shield (A.) in the system tray



3. Click Open Symantec AntiVirus
4. Click the LiveUpdate button (B.)



5. Click the Next button to see available updates
6. Click the Finish button
• Files will be installed if updates were found
7. From the menu on the left, click Quick Scan to scan the area of your computer where viruses are most likely to be found, or click Full Scan for a more thorough scan of your computer.



8. Click the Scan button
9. The scan will commence. If viruses are found, Symantec AntiVirus will try to delete, rename or quarantine the infected file(s). If you are unable to eliminate the virus, please consult the yellow pages for a PC repair center. IT Services cannot support your personally owned PC in this way.

If you have any questions or problems, feel free to call the Help Desk at 481-6030.