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Norton AntiVirus

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osugrad21

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OK techies, why is it that Norton sometimes finds what it calls AdWare but cannot remove it? The extended info says to go into the registry and delte the entry, but most of the time, it is not there either.

Is this just another Norton amiguous classification or am I missing something here?
 
osugrad21 said:
OK techies, why is it that Norton sometimes finds what it calls AdWare but cannot remove it? The extended info says to go into the registry and delte the entry, but most of the time, it is not there either.

Is this just another Norton amiguous classification or am I missing something here?
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It could be a hidden file (you can make those visible from your folder options), but I wouldn't recommend deleting anything out of your registry. I would use a different AdWare program (like Ad-Aware) and see if it finds anything.
 
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It cant remove it because it's in use. Lemme tell ya though, dont bother using Norton to remove adware or spyware. I would download something like spybot: seek and destroy. Run a scan with that, and it should take care of your problem.

I cant stand Norton, Symantec has no idea what they are doing.
 
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BrutusMaximus said:
It cant remove it because it's in use. Lemme tell ya though, dont bother using Norton to remove adware or spyware. I would download something like spybot: seek and destroy. Run a scan with that, and it should take care of your problem.

I cant stand Norton, Symantec has no idea what they are doing.
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Ad-Aware works pretty well too.
 
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Ad-aware is ok, but it doesnt seem to go quite as deep as spy bot does. I was working on a machine the other day at work, was LOADED with spyware. Adaware removed a bunch of crap, but it still had some visibile problems afterwards. So I ran spybot on it, and it removed another 40 some items. Problems went away after that.

Spysweeper is awesome also, cept you can only use it for 30 days before paying for it.
 
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Norton corporate which is Symantec works good for viruses.

Spybot is the free way to go and if you really want to get the nasties out try Webroot Spy Sweeper.
As Max noted some programs cannot remove stuff that is loaded or in memory.

I run two to four spy sweepers, a trojan guard and an antivirus. But I go to nasty places and do things not recommended for home.
 
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Norton is a real hog. SLows down the machine badly. I use Avast, and have had much more luck with it than with any version of Norton I have used. Guess it's all in personal preference. Yeah spy sweeper is good to get some of the nasties out. I usually install it, use it, remove it, and then install it again later if I ever need it :biggrin:
 
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Obviously McAfee is the leader... but a pain in the ass at update time...

Spybot has basically given up with the new leaders... if you notice, they haven't had a data update in months... AdAware Personal SE was running the lead... but now, the king of the hill is the freebee coming straight from Microsoft itself... Microsoft AntiSpyware... It works so well when you do a spyware run it almost never finds anything because it traps it before it gets to your drive

BTW It wasn't me who rated Microsoft AntiSpyware the best... many journals and sites I reviewed said same... which is why I went that way initially...
 
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Guess it's all in personal preference.
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Yeah. I've been using Norton's Internet Security and Anti Virus on this machine for 4 years and have never had a problem, thus I think they do a great job. Only complaint is that Symantec's stuff does hog a ton of CPU time and RAM. Fortunately, my computer is Deep Blue (I wish), so that's not a problem either.

It probably doesn't hurt that I spend 90% of my internet time on BuckeyePlanet. I don't think Clarity's sending out too much malware...:sneaky:
 
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