The Infection Blocked message displays when real-time protection has stopped an infection from being opened, saved, or executed.
The Infection Blocked message displays to inform you that real-time protection blocked an infection. You can also view information about the infection.
Click OK to close the window or to close the current alert.
Note: Where several alerts show, you can click the Previous and Next arrows to view each of the alerts. Click OK to close the current alert or click Close all alerts to close the window.
How do I turn off "Infection Blocked" messages?
Click Show details to show information about the detected infection. The following displays:
Infected object. Shows the location and file name of the infection.
Infection name. Shows the infection name. Click on the name to open a web page that provides additional information.
Infection type. Shows the type of infection, such as virus, spyware, or Trojan.
Action taken. The action taken to remove the infection, which will either be Blocked, Quarantined, Renamed, or Deleted. (Read more about the options for handling infected files.)
Select the Don't show these messages anymore check box to turn off future messages.
Note: Selecting this option turns of all Infection Blocked messages, not just the messages for the current infection.
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