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Norton problem (Solved)
cimmind:
--- Quote from: Marc57 on July 18, 2009, 07:01:47 PM ---Thanks for the reply David, Yep after each run of NRT and after regedit and Ccleaner i did a reboot, WSC says there's no antivirus installed. I'll try HiJackThis when I hook it up later tonight.
I swear that Norton is harder to get rid of than ANY Malware I've had to remove.
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I seriously second that.. Firstly, they are selling a bloatware. Then they charge like hell for it.. And, then they punish people who dare uninstall their product, by totally messing up their computer.
Add to that the fact that there are Better, less messier, and Free AV products available..
I seriously think Norton can fit the definition of a malware itself.
Even after years and years of having uninstalled it from my system, i used to find Norton/Symantec entries in the registry.
Marc57:
--- Quote from: mathboyx215 on July 18, 2009, 07:20:11 PM ---Install Norton again(only temporarily)and then use revos uninstaller to uninstall it.After norton is uninstalled,it will scan the computer for remaining registry item and files.I used that to get rid of norton and i never had a problem with avast. ;D ;D
http://www.revouninstaller.com/
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Thanks for the tip, but it came with the system so I can't do a re install without wiping their system which they don't want.( The recovery disks only offer a fresh install of the OS)
@ David, Thanks for the info, I'll give it a try if HiJackThis doesn't work.
@ Cimmind , I couldn't agree more.
Lisandro:
--- Quote from: Marc57 on July 18, 2009, 07:01:47 PM ---I swear that Norton is harder to get rid of than ANY Malware I've had to remove.
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Sure...
Are you downloading the latest NRT tool?
Maybe the programmers could post what is verified by the installer (a registry key, a file) to detect NIS. Hope they have time to do this...
mkis:
When you are regedit or any other do you set your Find tool to return both Norton and Symantec files?
I usually run two separate searches through the registry - one for Symantec and the other for Norton (or vice versa).
Marc57:
--- Quote from: mkis on July 18, 2009, 11:56:24 PM ---When you are regedit or any other do you set your Find tool to return both Norton and Symantec files?
I usually run two separate searches through the registry - one for Symantec and the other for Norton (or vice versa).
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Hey mkis, Yep I ran two different searches with regedit.
@ Tech, Yep I always download the latest NRT when I have to get rid of Norton. And yes, It would be a BIG help to know what file or key is being detected.
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