HP Norton Personal Firewall 2003 manual Check your computer’s vulnerability to attack

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Norton Personal Firewall basics

Work with Norton Personal Firewall

See “Review detailed statistics” on page 105.

To review recent Alert Tracker messages

1On the Windows desktop, double-click the Alert Tracker.

2To the right of the first message, click the arrow if it appears.

3Double-click an entry to open the Log Viewer.

To move Alert Tracker

4Drag the half globe to the side of the screen on which you want it to appear.

To hide Alert Tracker from the system tray menu

4In the Windows system tray, right-click the Norton Personal Firewall icon, then click Hide Alert Tracker.

If you hide Alert Tracker, you will not be notified when your computer joins a network. Information about the connection will still appear in the logs.

Check your computer’s vulnerability to attack

Use Security Check to test your computer’s vulnerability to security intrusions. The Security Check link in Norton Personal Firewall connects you to the Symantec Web site, where you can scan for vulnerabilities and get detailed information about Security Check scans.

wYou must be connected to the Internet to check your computer’s vulnerability.

To check your computer’s vulnerability to attack 1 Open Norton Personal Firewall.

2 Do one of the following:

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In the Security Center, click Security, then click Check Security.

In the Security Monitor window, on the Select a Task menu, click Test Security.

3On the Security Check Web page, click Scan for Security Risks.

4To learn more about the Security Check tests, click About Scan for Security Risks.

When the scan is complete, the results page lists all of the areas that were checked and your level of vulnerability in each one. For any area marked as at risk, you can get more details about the problem and how to fix it.