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Norton AntiVirus 9.0.3 for Mac

Introduction

Norton AntiVirus protects your computer from harmful programs it recognizes as viruses. It also quarantines infected files before they can affect your machine.

What Is a Computer Virus?

A computer virus is a piece of malicious code that attaches to important areas within computer files, such as executable files and the boot areas of floppy and hard disks.

There are numerous ways viruses can affect your computer:

• Infected floppy disks, CD-ROMs, jump drives, and other removable storage devices.
• Infected files from local networks.
• Downloading infected files from email, the Internet, or peer-to-peer file-sharing software.

What viruses do:

• Take control of your computer, causing it to behave erratically.
• Hide in macros that infect and spread throughout Microsoft Word and Excel documents.
• Cause serious damage to your files (damage data, delete files, and possibly erase your hard drive).

What viruses do not do:

• Infect or damage your computer's hardware (e.g., keyboard or monitor). Viruses may cause your hardware to behave in strange ways, but they will not physically damage them.

Tips for Avoiding Viruses

• Make sure that Norton AntiVirus File System Realtime protection is turned on (enabled) at all times. This is an auto-protect security option for Norton AntiVirus.
• Keep your virus protection up to date by running LiveUpdate.
• Buy legal copies of all software you use and make write-protected backup copies.
• Scan all files you receive from other people.

Downloading Norton AntiVirus

1. Visit the University at Buffalo's Tech Tools Software Downloads page at http://wings.buffalo.edu/computing/software/.
   
2. Click Install First! under the Macintosh heading, then click Symantec AntiVirus.
   
3. If you are installing Norton AntiVirus from the UB Tech Tools Software Downloads page, beside Get Norton 9.0.3 there will be server links labeled One through Four. Click any of these links to continue. If you are installing Norton AntiVirus from the UB Tech Tools 2005 CD, you will not need to select a download server or enter your login information. Click Get Norton, then continue to Step 5.
   
4. When the following login page appears, enter your UBITName and Password, then click Log In.
   
5. When the following file download window appears, select Save to Disk, then click OK.
   
6. Press Ctrl j to open the Firefox Downloads window. When the download has finished, click Open next to the download entry for Norton AntiVirus to begin the installing.
   

Installing Norton AntiVirus

1. Double-click on the nav_9.03_ce.dmg icon on the Desktop.
   
2. The Norton AntiVirus 9.0 CE icon will decompress and appear on the Desktop.
   
3. The Norton AntiVirus 9.0 CD window will appear. Select the correct install for the operating system you are using.
4. The Install for OS X window appears. Double-click the Norton AntiVirus Installer icon.
   
5. To begin installation, click Continue.
   
6. If you receive a prompt to run a program that determines installation capability, click Continue. Otherwise, proceed to the next step.
   
7. Read the Important Information for Norton AntiVirus. Click Continue.
   
8. Read the Software License Agreement. Click Continue.
   
9. Click Agree to accept the terms of the Software License Agreement.
   
10. Select a directory in which to install the software. Click Continue.
    
11. Click Install. The files will install onto your computer. If you have a previous version of Norton AntiVirus installed, you will be prompted to perform an upgrade instead. Click Upgrade to begin the upgrade process.
    
12. If you are using Mac OS X version 10.3, enter your computer's Administrator username and password. Click OK.
    
13. Click Continue Installation.
    
14. Please wait while Norton AntiVirus installs on your computer.
    
15. When installation is complete, you will see the following window. Make sure you save and close all of your files, then click Restart. You must then run a LiveUpdate.
    

Using Norton AntiVirus LiveUpdate

1. Select Norton Solutions, then LiveUpdate, from your computer's Applications folder.
   

Note

You must establish an Internet connection before running LiveUpdate.

2. You may receive the following window if your Virus Definitions are out of date. Click Update Now.
   
3. Click Update Everything Now.
   
4. LiveUpdate will check for available updates.
   
5. If updates are available, LiveUpdate will automatically download and install them. Once the installation is complete you will see a summary. Click Restart if all the updates are successful. If not, contact the CIT Help Desk, 214 Lockwood, Lockwood 2nd floor Cybrary, at (716) 645-3542 or send email to cit-helpdesk@buffalo.edu.
   

Running Norton Intelligent Updater

During non-alert times, Virus Definitions are posted for Norton AntiVirus's LiveUpdate weekly. However, if you wish to download Virus Definitions earlier than when they are posted to the LiveUpdate list, you can use Norton AntiVirus's Intelligent Updater. The Intelligent Updater can receive Virus Definitions at any time, Monday through Friday. These Definitions must be manually downloaded and installed.

1. Establish a connection to the Internet. Direct your web browser to
   http://securityresponse.symantec.com/
   avcenter/download.html.
2. The web page will show when the last Intelligent Updater Definitions were added. Click on the link labeled Download Virus Definitions (Intelligent Updater Only).
   
3. Select Norton AntiVirus for Macintosh. Click Download Updates.
   
4. A list of updates will appear. Download the appropriate update for Norton 9.
   
5. Select Save to Disk, then click OK.
   
6. Once the file downloads, it may automatically extract. If it does not, double-click on the .dmg file that installs to your computer's Desktop.
   
7. Double-click on the .pkg file that appears.
   
8. The Welcome screen will appear. Click Continue.
   
9. Read the Important Information. Click Continue.
   
10. Read through the Software License Agreement. Click Continue.
    
11. Click Agree to accept the terms of the Software License Agreement.
    
12. Select a location in which to install the Definitions. Click Continue.
    
13. Click Install or Upgrade.
    
14. Enter your computer's Administrator username and password, then click OK.
    
15. The Definitions will install.
    
16. Once the Definitions install, click Close. Restart your computer.
    

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