Norton AV2007, Trojans, Quarantine and FINAL Question. Thank all who have commented?

Question

OK so here is the final once and for all question regarding Norton AV and a Trojan it found. I ran a full scan of my comp. So MY Norton AV2007 indicated to me it found a Trojan. At the end of the scan the trojan was in the quarantine section of the Norton "eval" Window. I deleted it from the quarantine. Since that time, I ran a full system scan in safe mode and several times in regulat mode. Norton eval does not indicate any virus spyware etc. Understanding that nothing is 100% accurate, is it safe to say within reason that the virus (that particular one) has been removed from my computer?

Answer 1

Yes you are safe. My personal advise is that you get rid of Nortons, if you can even remove their junk. Nortons is known to leave 375 plus fragments glued to your files, folders, registry and hidden all over your system. Will cause you serious conflict. Nortons is only good for slick marketing skills, but really not that good at killing a virus.



There are free software that is light years ahead of Nortons.



Here is an excellent free antivirus program from AOL, Active Virus Shield powered by Kaspersky Lab of Russia. Rated # 1 in the world for virus detection. You will get auto updates every hour on the hour, plus an excellent background scanner that really works great. AOL, will only ask you for your email so they can send you a free key good for one year. After one year just request a new key.



http://www.activevirusshield.com/antivirus/freeav/index.adp



Minddoctor, France

Answer 2

It should be. I would disable System Restore, reboot, then re-enable System Restore just in case it is lurking in there. Some AV products cannot clear infected restore points.



You can make doubly sure it is gone by running an online scan as well. Choose one of the sites below:



Trend - http://housecall.trendmicro.com/

Panda - http://www.pandasoftware.com/products/ActiveScan.htm

Answer 3

Safe to say, but I would get rid of Norton and use a better product (Avast, AVG, etc.). I wouldn't trust Norton.