How long does it usually take for Norton Antivirus take to scan the computer?
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LOL...\n\nabout 3 days...
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From my professional experience as a consultant:\n\nNone of the Antivirus programs are perfect.  No one package "gets 'em all".  The real question to be answered here is which one is the friendliest to my computer yet still does an acceptable job of detecting viruses?  If I had to choose between Norton or AVG the answer would be AVG every time.  Norton (and McAfee) are notorious for screwing up computers and making user's lives miserable in other ways.  AVG is fast, clean, and does a good job.  It's also free if you're a home user.
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First use the antivirus and antispyware software you have to run a full system scan. Do it in the windows safe mode. (AVG and avast antivirus softwares are free while a 6 month free trial for Norton is available at pack.google.com. Lavasoft's free Ad-Aware is the best antispyware to my knowledge. Also Windows Defender from Microsoft is good enough for real-time protection). This should identify the problem and most probably would solve it as well. However, if the antivirus software is unable to delete the malware, go to Norton's website and search for the name of the malware detected. Their must be some instructions posted to tackle the problem. You might have to delete the system restore points and as well delete the particular registry entries manually if the virus still regenerates on subsequent boot up of the machine. Good Luck.\n\nPS. If you are still having trouble, use Hijack This and copy the log it generates and post it on some tech help forum. I am sure there will be plenty of people ready to help you out.
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Run a virus scan from one of the online guys, get a anti virus program and keep it up to date, run a virus scan. Does the PC seem slow, does it seem to do things on it's own, do you notice network activity when your not doing anything?
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◙ The very best virus scanners are free. Mcafee & Norton Antivirus are mostly hype and won't do as good as the free ones.\n\n◙ Download and install AVG. Use it first and see if it finds any viruses or trojans.\n\n► http://www.grisoft.com/\n\n◙ After running AVG go here and run this virus scanner online. There is no need to install it on your computer.\n\n► http://housecall.trendmicro.com/\n\n◙ Best spyware remover is Ad Aware. Download and instalkl the free version.\n\n◙ http://www.lavasoft.com/\n\n◙ Do yourself a favor and read their help and faqs pages.
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I just completely removed Norton from my PC and started using avast its free and its effective go to www.avast.com good luck
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u may try disabling script blocking. and if it doesn't work, then do what i did a year ago - DUMP NORTON!!!!\ntry Avast [avast.com] or AVG antivirus [grisoft.com]\nboth are terrific, and both are absolutely free.\nelse, if u really feel like spendin money, then u may opt for McAfee.\nwhats better, if u are fond of your Norton, then check the symantec help desk [norton's official website, u'll find the address in the readme].\nu may as well try disablin the script blockin, as well as check for ur browser's settings. [but i'm not sure if this will work].\nSIMPLY CHANGE THE ANTI VIRUS MAN!!
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you probably have an internet lock on or something. go into norton settings and keep the security level on med - low.
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Don't buy Norton! It will slow down your pc! There are several free antivirus programs and some very good pay antivirus programs. The link below is a link to PCWorl.com that has ranked the top Antivirus programs pay and free. Pcworld.com says that BitDefender is the best pay antivirus. \nSource(s):\nhttp://www.pcworld.com/reviews/article/0...
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u can make an online scan at :\nhttp://housecall65.trendmicro.com/\nit will take time , but good , avast is also good
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I am serious when I say that your next task should be to uninstall Norton completely and install either AVG or Avast for free.\n\nNorton just has too much going on and tries to literally take control of your computer. It will run very slow.\n\npersonally, I prefer Avast. It also helps to stay under the radar, as many attempts at going around Norton are out there. The updates to the virus definitions are daily.
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★★★ SECURITY SOFTWARE & TIPS ★★★\n\n◙ The very best virus scanners are free. Mcafee & Norton Antivirus are mostly hype and won't do as good as the free ones. -- About.com & Smart Computing Magazine\n\n◙ Download and install AVG. Use it first and see if it finds any viruses or trojans.\n\n☞ http://free.grisoft.com/doc/1\n\n◙ After running AVG go here and run this virus scanner online. There is no need to install it on your computer.\n\n☞ http://housecall.trendmicro.com/\n\n◙ Microsoft's New Live Safety Center. Download this scanner to check and remove spyware, viruses, get rid of obsolete files and junk off your computer, and improve your PCs performance.\n\n☞ http://safety.live.com/site/en-US/default.htm?s_cid=msep\n\n◙ The Microsoft Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool checks computers running Windows XP, Windows 2000, and Windows Server 2003 for infections by specific, prevalent malicious software?including Blaster, Sasser, and Mydoom?and helps remove any infection found. When the detection and removal process is complete, the tool displays a report describing the outcome, including which, if any, malicious software was detected and removed. You can run this tool online FREE.\n\n☞ http://www.microsoft.com/security/malwareremove/default.mspx\n\n◙ Best spyware remover is Ad Aware. Download and install the free version.\n\n◙ http://www.lavasoft.de/software/adaware/\n\n◙ Here is a wealth of information about fighting spyware and spyware producers. Join their free forum for answers to your questions. -- Smart Computing Magazine\n\n☞ http://www.spywarewarrior.com/\n\n◙ Before downloading email attachments in Gmail and Yahoo Mail click on the link that says, "Scan With Norton Antivirus".\n\n◙ Before downloading any software from the internet type it into http://groups.google.com/ to see if that title is known for spyware or viruses. Google Groups has over 1 billion posts spanning 25 years to help you. Even after checking it there ALWAYS scan it before opening it. You just can't be too careful. -- Smart Computing Magazine\n\n◙ A lot of the download sites like http://www.download.com/ and http://www.tucows.com/ scan software before releasing it to the public. But just for safety sake you should still scan it yourself.\n\n◙ If you have a broadband modem or network router the firewall in these is not as effective as a software firewall. The firewall that comes with Windows XP isn't very good either. Download ZoneAlarm and your system will be a lot safer. -- Smart Computing Magazine\n\n☞ http://www.zonealarm.com/\n\n◙ Here is a really great article on browser hijacking. This will show you how to get rid of it. There is a tutorial and software to get rid of part of it. You'll need to make some changes to your computer's registry to get rid of the rest of it. Click on the chatroom link on their main page if you need help.\n\n☞ http://www.spywareinfo.com/articles/hijacked/\n\n◙ Here is Yahoo!'s Internet Security section.\n\n☞ http://security.yahoo.com/\n\n◙ Get more information at these PC Magazine Web sites.\n\n☞ http://www.pcmag.com/\n☞ http://www.smartcomputing.com/\n\n◙ Top 100 Computer & Software Magazines.\n\n☞ http://netvalley.com/top100mag.html
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The previous answer is right about Norton.  One of the things Norton Anti Virus specifically tries to eliminate is keyloggers.\n\nI found this out while I was learning to program them for an application at work and NAV kept trying to delete the code I needed!  :P
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AVG works best in tandem with programs like Spybot Search & Destroy and Ad-Aware, and one other free antivirus of your choice (like say Mcafee Stinger).\nTrusting your system to only one antivirus or trojan/spyware detector is just suicidal. No ONE program will detect everything.\nPS - Norton is the best....at slowing your system down, hogging system resources...screwing up if you try to uninstall it...taking forever to do full system scans...yup...Norton is the best at SUCKING LARGE.
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Norton antivirus is the best
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Scan with all 3 or these and let them remove what they find.\nAll are free. All are excellent. It will take 2 to 5 hours to do them all but all are needed.\n\n1. Scan for virus and remove (free online scan) with BitDefender\n\nhttp://www.bitdefender.com/site/home/\n\n2. Scan for trojans and remove (free online scan) with Ewido\n\nhttp://www.ewido.net/en/\n\n3. Scan for ad/spyware and remove (free download) with Spybot Search & Destroy\n\nhttp://www.safer-networking.org/en/spybotsd/index.html\n\nGood luck.
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There is definately something wrong with your computer if it is taking 12-15 minutes for a page to load.  Not knowing your setup (or even whether you are on a mac or PC -- though I'd guess PC)  I'd suggest you do the following.\n\n1.  Download a free a program scanner (like Adaware SE - http://www.lavasoftusa.com/software/adaware/)\n\n2.  Run the program to find any hidden bugs -- it's fairly self explanatory once you've installed the program.\n\n3.  Download and run a Spyware detection program (like Spybot Search and Destroy - http://www.safer-networking.org/en/download/)\n\nIf that doesn't clean up your problem, you're going to want to scan for viruses -- you can scan online for free at http://housecall65.trendmicro.com/ - or go to your local computer store and buy Norton Antivirus (McAfee is also a big name in antivirus software).  \n\n\nIf the three steps above don't help you, you're going to want to talk to a professional about things.  If you bought your computer at a Best Buy they generally have service there.  Otherwise call the place you bought it from and see what they recommend.\n\nGood luck.