Basic Virus Questions...

[royalelephant]

If my Norton detects and then deletes a virus, do I still have to act as if I'm infected and check the registry and/or directories for added .ini or .sys files and the like? Then, say, after Norton deletes a virus and I run another scan that shows no viruses, does that mean that there is no infection from any virus and I don't need to check around the registry, find/delete anyother added files, etc.?

A second question... If my Norton is auto-protect enabled and automatically scans in-coming and out-going emails, how do viruses get onto my hard drive and show up when I do a virus scan? I'd assume that Norton is watching everything coming in over the Net.

[Reflect]

A second question... If my Norton is auto-protect enabled and automatically scans in-coming and out-going emails, how do viruses get onto my hard drive and show up when I do a virus scan? I'd assume that Norton is watching everything coming in over the Net.

Keep in mind the DATs get updated nightly. So if you are using Live Update you miss the daily updates. Intelligent updates run nightly. Search for my prior responses on what this is and how do you set it up (It's quite easy).

Also, at least here, we get some e-mail virii prior to it being added in the DAT. Like on the 29th Symantec issued three DATs in under 12 hours to combat Beagle.XXX.

On the first question...search Symantec's KB articles. Some remove some do not. On version 9.x they have started catching AdWare but the techs. @ support state most finds can only give you notice, not remove. they keep stating new legislation will help on thier side. They state the license for the first program click means acceptance of the backdoor (?OK...not).

Take care,

Brian

[royalelephant]

Thanks Brian. I musta been out to lunch, overlooking the answer. It's like I shoulda known that. Sorry for being temporarily dense.