Norton hijacked my computer......

[ENFORC3R]

Some how Norton Security Scan installed on my computer, so i uninstalled it, now when ever i restart my pc it re installs super fast in the background and puts the short cut icon on my desktop, any ideas as to why and how to get rid of it?

[[THANATOS].Metal]

start>run>regedit>hkey_local_machine>Software>Microsoft>Windows>CurrentVersion>run: This part of your registry tells your computer what to execute when it boots up the OS.

Remove the Norton key(s) from this part of your registry. Don't remove anything you want to have start when you boot your computer.

[Spluff]

Quote:Norton

There's your problem.

[ENFORC3R]

i didnt install it in the first place spluffy, it haxored me

good idea metal never thought about doing that thx <3

-- Sun Mar 08, 2009 12:27 am --

weird, not showing up there, tried msconfig as well not there either.<br /><br />-- Sun Mar 08, 2009 12:38 am --<br /><br />downloaded a program called Revo Uninstaller, uninstalls stuff for you but also looks into your reg after runnning the regular progam uninstall to catch anything leftover, got the nss.exe reg file, so hopefully it worked.

[[THANATOS].Metal]

If revo doesn't work, you're going to have to manually delete every key in your registry related to Norton.

I recently did this with quicktime (It insisted that I update it every 30 seconds, needed to uninstall for the update, bitch wouldn't completely uninstall. Then I couldn't re-install it because it didn't uninstall all the way), over 500 keys to manually delete was loads of fun. Fuck QT, and fuck apple. I use a third party program that plays QT files now.

The process for this will involve opening up regedit, edit>find. Put a field in the search that you know keys for norton have in the title. Then proceed to hit "f3, delete, enter" a shitload of times.

[Packy]

yeah, i quit using Norton along time ago, they got so big, and use
alot of resorces on your computer. I listen to a computer show on
saturdays, they recomment either webroot or CA for your virus
scans. Right now I am using CA, probably gonna switch over to
webroot, when my subscription runs out.

[[THANATOS].Shiver-]

Avast and SAS ftw. (courtesy of Metal)

[[THANATOS].Metal]

Yeah, that too. Gotta get the bloatware off Enfo's PC before we start talkin' good free software.

[ENFORC3R]

i use avg, ad aware and ccleaner but i never scan for viruses unless something is weird on my pc

[[THANATOS].Teo]

i run free avast home and it works fine for me

i really like the dude who tells me that its been updated too

[[THANATOS].-Hades]

ESET nod32, the best.

[ENFORC3R]

shit didnt work /wrists, guess im stuck with it cause im not going to download the symantec uninstaller and get stuck with that now.

[[THANATOS].Shiver-]

Wow Norton sucks so bad... cocksuckers.

[[THANATOS].Teo]

they really do

[Spluff]

The Norton removal tool actually seems to work properly - it may be the only symantec product that does.