Norton Help

[hungrylilboy]

with norton which .exe do u select for a "quick scan"

eg. i am using DAP, and i want norton to scan completed downloads.

which one do i use for this?

[[B][O][T]]

Right click the file and choose scan file.

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[hungrylilboy]

Originally posted by [B][O][T]@26 June 2004 - 11:35
Right click the file and choose scan file.

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u cant get it to do it automatically?

i am coming across from avast! cos it doesnt pick up half the viruses out there, but they had a thing called quickscan which u used in places like this. it would open the quickscan on file completion.

[peat moss]

Good old Norton . In theory it should find when you open EXE. BUT I leave nothing to chance, Right click scan before you open. :)


Edit : I wasn't clear , after downloading I still right click scan . But hey I'm anal. B)

[Chewie]

Originally posted by hungrylilboy@26 June 2004 - 11:29
with norton which .exe do u select for a "quick scan"

eg. i am using DAP, and i want norton to scan completed downloads.

which one do i use for this?
You enable Auto Protect and all files will be scanned when they are accessed. If you're worried about viruses coming from .txt and .mp3 files (which they can't) then just change the settings to scan all files.

[orcutt989]

Originally posted by Chewie UK+26 June 2004 - 16:46--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (Chewie UK @ 26 June 2004 - 16:46)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-hungrylilboy@26 June 2004 - 11:29
with norton which .exe do u select for a "quick scan"

eg. i am using DAP, and i want norton to scan completed downloads.

which one do i use for this?
You enable Auto Protect and all files will be scanned when they are accessed. If you&#39;re worried about viruses coming from .txt and .mp3 files (which they can&#39;t) then just change the settings to scan all files. [/b][/quote]
Yes, you dont need to quickscan. Norton is constantly scanning the files. Because when i&#39;m downloading, and it is not finished, Norton will tell me whether it is a virus, and whether to delete it or not. But Norton was being a bitch while back, and made me reformat my hdd. Dammit shit poop.

[tesco]

Originally posted by orcutt989@26 June 2004 - 11:48
But Norton was being a bitch while back, and made me reformat my hdd.
Has happened to me twice before, the other time norton just slowed down my PC to fuck so i uninstalled it and just started using "good" antivirus programs. Norton, mcafee, all the populat ones are CRAP.

NOD32, AVG, AVAST (kinda) are good though.

[zapjb]

Don&#39;t forget KAV personal v5.

[Chewie]

Originally posted by ROSSCO_2004@27 June 2004 - 04:44
NOD32, AVG, AVAST (kinda) are good though.
I&#39;ve got my good friend Ashley&#39;s computer here again resplendant with AVG and, erm... 17 trojans.

Now, I haven&#39;t had a virus for about 8 years and I used Norton for a long time.
Which one is better?
Natch&#33; :)

edit: spelling

[hungrylilboy]

as a matter of interest what date does ur virus database show on norton? cos mine is showing the 25th and says is up to date.

however on softpedia.com they are showing the latest virus database dated the 27th..

now i installed it on the 25th. is it not updating?

[Chewie]

25th.
Symantec often release the update to downloaders before it hits the LiveUpdate site.

[hungrylilboy]

ok. just noticed as well when looking through my protowall log that it had been blocking a range so have unblocked that just to be sure

[peat moss]

Originally posted by hungrylilboy@28 June 2004 - 16:19
as a matter of interest what date does ur virus database show on norton? cos mine is showing the 25th and says is up to date.

however on softpedia.com they are showing the latest virus database dated the 27th..

now i installed it on the 25th. is it not updating?
Mine is set to auto , updates every Wednesday of the month. I think thats when Norton release&#39;s their updates .




Nope I&#39;m wrong I checked mine also ,says 6/25/04. ;)