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Norton 360 Security/Scanning vs. ca yahoo anti-spy

post #1 of 10
7/8/09 at 10:49pm
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how come ca yahoo anti-spy found a Trojan, but when i did a quick scan with norton, it couldn't find it?!

its kind of scary.. i paid for norton 360 too! and if i removed it with the yahoo scanner, and it does not show up anymore, does it mean that it is completely removed from my computer?

thanks!
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post #2 of 10
7/9/09 at 10:19am
Antivirus Apps are hit and miss, from one to the others. Sometimes one would catch a virus where the other(s) misses.

Moved to Software General.

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post #3 of 10
7/9/09 at 12:49pm
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so i think i know where i got it from... a memorial pack download from a blog site... the extension to the pack was a ".rar". never heard of the file... and couldn't open it. could this be the source of the problem?
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post #4 of 10
7/9/09 at 3:32pm
Hard to say. Were you able to scan it first? Do not know if this would help, but Firefox (I use it) would scan the download before saving it.

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post #5 of 10
7/9/09 at 8:22pm
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i use firefox too! and it did not find anything wrong with it...
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post #6 of 10
7/10/09 at 9:10am
Back to your OP - Is the file now gone, with yahoo scanner being removed? Have you tried a 2nd scan with the yahoo scanner?

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post #7 of 10
7/10/09 at 4:21pm
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yep, didnt show up!
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post #8 of 10
7/10/09 at 4:31pm
Good new!

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post #9 of 10
7/16/09 at 11:16pm
Quote:
Originally Posted by sniper8752 View Post
so i think i know where i got it from... a memorial pack download from a blog site... the extension to the pack was a ".rar". never heard of the file... and couldn't open it. could this be the source of the problem?
".rar" is the extension for the archive tool Winwar: http://www.rarlab.com/

It's just like Winzip (probably better in some areas). I'd forget about Norton and CA.... and go with Avast, Avira or AVG.... they're all free and all have good reviews.
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post #10 of 10
7/19/09 at 7:44pm
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i'm thinking of migrating to avg after my subscription from norton expires...
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