What is Symantec Auto-Protect I found some 3rd-party preference-panes in my macOS 10.15.7 Catalina, one is 'NTFS for MAC OS X' but I know what it is, the thing I want to know is 'Symantec Auto-Protect':
'SymantecSAQuickMenu.prefPane'
'SymAutoProtect.prefPane'
I am wondering if someone know what they are, I can't open them because 'System Preferences' says that it will harm my computer (Avast didn't mind when I scanned), it doesn't give a way to allow from 'Security &amp; Privacy.'
Any luck?
Symantec is the company who makes Norton Anti-Virus &amp; also Symantec End-Point protection.
If you have another antivirus product on your Mac - Avast - then you should completely uninstall Norton &amp;/or Symantec [Symantec may have been installed as part of a corporate package, in which case you'd need to check with the relevant IT department].
Having two live-scanning* antivirus products on one machine is bad - they can fight each other.
This doesn't include such as Malwarebytes Free, which does not live-scan.