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Norton Anti Virus Help!

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  • 31-01-2007 9:44pm
    #1
    Benny-c
    Users Awaiting Email Confirmation Posts: 398 ✭✭


    Any Syamtec experts out there....................

    I had & still have my Norton Internet Security icon flashing & when clicked a window reads;

    Outbreak Alert:Urgent Attention

    'Your computer is not protected against the following rapidly spreading threats; Trojan.Peacom

    (1) So I clicked the 'protect me now' key & it scans (the update virus definition box is ok & I am connected to the net), but after 2-3 mins it reads 'failed'

    (2) The next window reads outbreak alert cannot protect your computer at this time please run Live update etc.

    Do I need to throw the PC out over the balcony.............:D


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    #2
    Ruu_Old
    Closed Accounts Posts: 36,634 ✭✭✭✭Ruu_Old


    Not just yet, throw your Norton anti virus disc out the Window though. :) There are better free anti virus programs out there like AVG, Anti-vir or avast! Do you have a firewall that might be blocking LiveUpdate or something?


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    Cal
    Registered Users Posts: 926 ✭✭✭Cal


    Google for trend micro housecall and run an online scan. You may need to uninstall and reinstall NAV if it is acting up.

    Cal.


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    #4
    mensreas
    Closed Accounts Posts: 61 ✭✭mensreas


    i had a similar prob wit nort a while back took me ages to figure out it kept tellin me i had a trojan or i was at risk etc eventually lost the head and uninstalled it with six months subsiption still on it discovered i had a virus after i installed avast (free!!!) so maybe u r havin somthin similar f**kin hate norton wirse than spyware!!!!!


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    Benny-c
    Users Awaiting Email Confirmation Posts: 398 ✭✭Benny-c


    Thanks for your help folks.

    I appears that NAV is not very popular around here.......:D

    Benny


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    #6
    Saruman
    Registered Users Posts: 11,389 ✭✭✭✭Saruman


    Norton will cripple even a super new Quad core system!! Its horrible.
    The symantec Corporate edition is good but the home user one is crap.


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    Soundman
    Registered Users Posts: 2,593 ✭✭✭Soundman


    Had that problem myself about a week ago. Just open the main window for the Anti-Virus and manually run Live Update from there. Worked straight away for me anyway.


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