Unblock safe apps by temporarily turning off your Norton protection

Turn off Norton protection

To temporarily turn off Norton Protection, you need to log on to your computer with an Administrator user account. For Standard user accounts, some of the settings may appear disabled (grayed out).

1. In the notification area on the taskbar, right-click the Norton product icon, and then click the following:

   • Disable Auto-Protect

   • Disable Firewall

2. In the Security Request window, in the Select the duration drop-down list, select the duration for which you want to turn off Norton protection.

3. Click OK.

   Norton turns on the features automatically after the duration you specify in the Security Request window. To turn on Norton protection manually, in the notification area on the taskbar, right-click the Norton product icon, and then click Enable Auto-Protect/Enable Firewall.

Turn off Norton Task Notifications on Windows

1. Open your Norton device security product.

   If you see the My Norton window, next to Device Security, click Open.

2. In the Norton product main window, click Settings.

3. In the Settings window, click Administrative Settings.

4. In the Norton Task Notification row, move the On/Off switch to Off.

5. Click Apply, and then click Close.

1. Open your Norton device security product.

   If you see the My Norton window, next to Device Security, click Open.

2. In the Norton product main window, click Advanced or Settings.

3. On the left pane, click Protect My Mac.

4. In the Automatic Scans row, move the switch to off.

5. On the left pane, click Firewall.

6. In the Connection Blocking row, move the switch to off.

7. In the Vulnerability Protection row, move the switch to off.

   You can use the Fix Now option in the main window to turn on protection.