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Should Norton Internet stop all virus?
Should Norton Internet stop all virus?

Should Norton Internet stop all virus?
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Should Norton Internet stop all virus? goodknees 10-29-2007
Posted by =?Utf-8?B?Z29vZGtuZWVz?= on October 29, 2007, 3:07 pm
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My Norton Internet 2007 did not stop a virus. Shouldn't it stop all viruses?
Also, why doesn't a full scan with the Norton take care of the virus?

Posted by Malke on October 29, 2007, 3:43 pm
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goodknees wrote:
> My Norton Internet 2007 did not stop a virus. Shouldn't it stop all viruses?
> Also, why doesn't a full scan with the Norton take care of the virus?

No antivirus can stop all viruses. There are also many kinds of malware
that are non-viral that will not be stopped by an antivirus. And of
course if the virus is new and there is no virus definitions for it yet,
your antivirus program can't know about it so can't recognize it. As for
why Norton can't remove the virus, a lot of malware is extremely
difficult to remove, runs in memory, etc. Since you didn't give any
details as to the virus name or how you scanned or your version of
Norton, etc. etc. etc. there is no way to give you a specific answer.

Do some reading here if you want answers to your very general questions:

http://www.wilderssecurity.com/showthread.php?t=27971 - So How Did I Get
Infected Anyway?
http://www.getsafeonline.org/
https://www.mysecurecyberspace.com/
http://www.getnetwise.org/
http://wiki.castlecops.com/Malware_Removal_and_Prevention:_Introduction
http://www.claymania.com/safe-hex.html
http://www.aumha.org/a/parasite.htm - The Parasite Fight
http://msmvps.com/blogs/harrywaldron/archive/2006/02/05/82584.aspx - MVP
Harry Waldron - The Family PC - How to stay safe on the Internet
http://www.spywarewarrior.com/rogue_anti-spyware.htm - Eric Howes on
Rogue Antispyware Programs


Malke
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www.elephantboycomputers.com
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MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User

Posted by Shenan Stanley on October 29, 2007, 6:40 pm
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goodknees wrote:
> My Norton Internet 2007 did not stop a virus. Shouldn't it stop
> all viruses? Also, why doesn't a full scan with the Norton take
> care of the virus?

You think that Norton Internet 2007 is a perfect product and that things
have stopped evolving and changing since it was created so it will remain
perfect until the end of time?

Evolving technology... it evolves. The bad guys find new ways to get around
the good guys efforts. An ongoing cycle - seemingly never ending - exists.
Do not expect any one product to ever do it all, protect from all, etc. And
don't limit that advice to just computers.

--
Shenan Stanley
MS-MVP
--
How To Ask Questions The Smart Way
http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html



Posted by =?Utf-8?B?Z29vZGtuZWVz?= on October 30, 2007, 6:58 pm
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Why doesn't a full scan with the Norton take care of the virus?

"Shenan Stanley" wrote:

> goodknees wrote:
> > My Norton Internet 2007 did not stop a virus. Shouldn't it stop
> > all viruses? Also, why doesn't a full scan with the Norton take
> > care of the virus?
>
> You think that Norton Internet 2007 is a perfect product and that things
> have stopped evolving and changing since it was created so it will remain
> perfect until the end of time?
>
> Evolving technology... it evolves. The bad guys find new ways to get around
> the good guys efforts. An ongoing cycle - seemingly never ending - exists.
> Do not expect any one product to ever do it all, protect from all, etc. And
> don't limit that advice to just computers.
>
> --
> Shenan Stanley
> MS-MVP
> --
> How To Ask Questions The Smart Way
> http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
>
>
>

Posted by Shenan Stanley on October 31, 2007, 8:40 am
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goodknees wrote:
> My Norton Internet 2007 did not stop a virus. Shouldn't it stop
> all viruses? Also, why doesn't a full scan with the Norton take
> care of the virus?

Shenan Stanley wrote:
> You think that Norton Internet 2007 is a perfect product and that
> things have stopped evolving and changing since it was created so
> it will remain perfect until the end of time?
>
> Evolving technology... it evolves. The bad guys find new ways to
> get around the good guys efforts. An ongoing cycle - seemingly
> never ending - exists. Do not expect any one product to ever do it
> all, protect from all, etc. And don't limit that advice to just
> computers.

goodknees wrote:
> Why doesn't a full scan with the Norton take care of the virus?

Because - like you - It doesn't understand.

--
Shenan Stanley
MS-MVP
--
How To Ask Questions The Smart Way
http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html



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