Printable View
I am running XP Pro with ZoneAlarm and Norton. I booted up my computer and it shows last Norton update as 3/10/1999 (basically something w/1999) and when I try to update it claims that it is up to date. When I virus scan I get a clean computer. Is there a new virus? Me stupid?
-Cheers-
What version of Norton's is it? Is it still updatable? (some AV manufacturers, IIRC, have some version they will not support any more). Have you checked the date on your computer? Have you checked the AV files themselves and their dates (you should be able to see the .dat file and check it's date -- could be just a display error)
I think that it is relatively old. However I updated it only a few days ago and it still worked. They system time and date are set correctly. I'll check the .dat files when I get home. Thanks.Quote:
What version of Norton's is it? Is it still updatable? (some AV manufacturers, IIRC, have some version they will not support any more). Have you checked the date on your computer? Have you checked the AV files themselves and their dates (you should be able to see the .dat file and check it's date -- could be just a display error)
Also, could you/someone PM the link to the topic about reducing the amount of bandwidth reserved by Windows. My cable connection is having issues about slowness and it is not the provider because all other computers on the network are doing fine :)
-Cheers-
Who are you... Oh, now I remember. :) Thanks memory. And MsMittens
-Cheers-
Hi,
Boot in safe mode, then run your Norton
Get Spybot Search & Destroy and Ad-Aware 6.0 update and run them, in safe mode also
Post us how you get on...........I think that you might be infected?
Good luck
(suggestion) Try to run a free AV like AVG www.grisoft.com and see if anything comes up then go back to your regular AV. Sometimes Viruses/Trojans will damage your tools and will effect how run and update.Quote:
Originally posted here by PM8228
I am running XP Pro with ZoneAlarm and Norton. I booted up my computer and it shows last Norton update as 3/10/1999 (basically something w/1999) and when I try to update it claims that it is up to date. When I virus scan I get a clean computer. Is there a new virus? Me stupid?
-Cheers-
Fact:
"There are about 60,000 viruses known for Windows, 40 or so for the Macintosh, about 5 for commercial Unix versions, and perhaps 40 for Linux. Most of the Windows viruses are not important, but many hundreds have caused widespread damage.
Remeber never run on Root/admin
From the date that you gave, your copy of NAV could be Norton AntiVirus ver. 6 (2000).
You really might want to make sure. :what:
If it's a registered version, email Symantec. It may be a bad or duplicate key causing it to not allow you to update it.
-sbg
SexyBadGirl,
If he is using NAV 6.0 (2000), I doubt if the virus definition files can be updated using LiveUpdate. If PM8228 uses Norton's Intelligent Updater, he might have a chance of updating the definitions.
He will have to remember that ver. 6.0 does't have the Script Blocking feature. :(
The first version of NAV to have that feature was ver. 7.0 (2001)
I can recommend the Ad-aware too.... i run an AVG virus scanner and it does the job nicely, but after browsing the web looking for a game i got some "supposedly" Virus scan message saying that it detected a Trojan horse virus and that i should run my virus scan....it turned up with nothing though, a search for the file the message said the virus was in also came out blank...i went to BITDEFENDER and ran the online virus scan, that came up with nothing as well, so as a last resort i downloaded the free edition of Ad-aware and it found no less than a 104 "suspicious" files....i guess the trojan horse was among those, cuz i didn't get the message again :)
I do not think so. My dad bought it and he does not support piracy. It did not even ask for a CD-Key when I installed though. Also, it is 6.0 :) I am running RegProt so I only let it add keys when I am installing something I have scanned for viruses. I do use Ad-Aware 6 and have nothing currently on my computer. AVG also turned nothing up.Quote:
If it's a registered version, email Symantec. It may be a bad or duplicate key causing it to not allow you to update it.
-Cheers-
I have seen something similar ages ago. If you updated the software, it actually did the update, but did not update the array, table or whatever that it kept the data in. I suggest that you look into your Norton files and manually run the update program.
Also look at the signature/definition files and be sure that they are in the same folder. You might find two of them, one dated 1999. Try renaming it as .old or .txt, then reboot, and see what it thinks its date is. If there is only one, the update is not working, and you will have to visit the Norton site and follow the manual update procedures.
Good luck
Try using Panda Remover(trial version will also help).If its some virus it will surely get rid of it.Also uninstall or disable nav @startup to avoid conflict between the 2 products,
best of luc'
Er, what extension or whatever are the definition files. I dont think I can find them Lol.
-Cheers-
I am not sure as I haven't used Norton for a while, I think that they are .def files? Logically it will be the largest file with an unrecognisable extension, and hopefully, the most recent?
You must have a current subscription to get updates, you can check this at:
http://securityresponse.symantec.com...tion.page.html
Cheers
Ok. 6.0 is no longer supported. That is ****ing pissing me off.. Oh well.
-Cheers-
Edit: Good thing for warez and cracks.
I did hear that Semantec were getting more aggressive in their support policy for home user products :(
My main complaint is that they don't seem to make this clear? so there must be quite a few people out there who think that they are updating when they are not?
Try AVG from Grisoft.............it is quite good, updated regularly, and is free for private users.
Don't use "pirate" AV or firewall software..............you never know what you are getting :rolleyes:
Cheers
Norton AV Pro. Fully updateable and 0% down or ever payment.
-Cheers-
PM8228,
You asked where the dat files were located. On both NAV 5.0, ver 7.0 (2001) & ver 9.0 (2003) you'd look for the dat files at:
C:\ProgramFiles\CommonFiles\SymantecShared\VirusDefs
I guess that that works for ver. 6.0. I went directly from ver 5.0 Win95) to ver 7.0.(Win98).
Never tried ver. 6.0 (2000).
Good luck. You'll need it.
Thanks. Hehe
-Cheers-