Red Bar Across Middle Of Screen?

I have a red bar in center of screen at the top it reads

Browsing not safe: Auto Protect off

I don't know how to turn it on. I also don.t know how to check to see if I have virus protection Can anyone out there help a Grandma out?

Red Bar Across Middle Of Screen?vista

If you are using a Norton/ Symantec product, try this.

To turn on Auto-Protect

1 Start Norton Internet Security

2 Click Settings.

3 Under Basic Security, click Auto-Protect.

4 Click Configure.

5 Under "How to stay protected", check Load Auto-Protect during system startup.

6 Click OK.

7 Restart the computer.