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Use Norton Security Scan to determine if your system has been infected with viruses, malware, spyware, or other threats. Newly added — the Cookie Manager that you can use to check for suspicious or dangerous cookies and remove those that raise a concern. Norton Security Scan provides you with a lightweight tool to get rid of some of the most popular viruses and other malware-related applications.

The first exclamation sign comes from the size of Norton Security Scan package and the lack of cloud scanning technology further adds to the suspicious items checklist. Definitely, this is a case of undercover advertising. Moreover, the fact that this particular piece of software can only process and fix a handful of malware elements while detecting more than it can actually take care of is enough for labeling it scareware. Norton Security Scan does provide a set of useful tools that can help you assess where your computer stands as far as security is concerned. Relying on the Norton virus definitions, it analyzes the entire system in order to identify high risk threats that might pose problems. It can show you whether the PC is protected by an antivirus and whether any web protection method is present to safeguard the system while online and notify you about dangerous websites you are about to access.

Norton Security Scan does show you the security status of your computer, but it does not actually fix any problem besides removing suspicious cookies. Instead, it recommends Norton products to solve security-related issues, Therefore, it must not be used as a permanent protection solution.