I've done everything -- including buying and installing Registry Mechanic -- and the problem remains!
BTW, there's a great old e-mail post that circulated a few years ago that says that MS Windows is a virus. On 3/25/07, Jim Devine <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
thanks. I'll tell you if it works. On 3/24/07, joel blau <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Leigh Meyers wrote: > > Ah Norton, the anti-virus that IS one. Runner-up... ZoneAlarm > > > > OK, I can tell you how, but you'll need to install a registry cleaner > > like Cclean, Registry Mechanic or regvac. > > > > Use it to clean your registry. > > > > With Registry Mechanic, use the defaults. I'm fond of Registry > > Mechanic, it's never done anything untowards to my computer. You > > should be ok with the freebie version that doesn't remove certain > > items. Those items aren't relevant. > > > > Cclean is also good, and it's top quality, professional, free/begware > > <http://www.ccleaner.com/download/>. Check ALL the boxes in the > > 'Issues' section. > > > > I have both and use them regularly... Cclean installs a right-click > > menu on the trash bin. A convienient way to clean temp files and keeps > > the web browsing experience snappy. > > > > Now: > > > > What you do, and I KNOW it sounds brutal, is search your computer for > > the words Symantec and then Norton... no particular order, and DELETE > > EVERYTHING. That's right, folders and all, by the roots. > > > > If 'delete' balks at a file because it's in use, don't fret, skip it, > > it won't be in use in about 15 minutes. > > > > Next, use registry Mechanic, or whichever you choose and scan > > everything that is scannable temp folders, everything. After you get > > the results, clean everything. > > > > Now, reboot... the computer wiill cough and sputter, and you may get a > > bounch of error messages. The computer WILL start. > > > > Now, run the registry cleaner again. > > > > Search again for the N word and the S word. > > > > They should be deletable now > > > > Registry clean one more time. > > > > That should do it. > > > > > > Vaya Con Dios > > > > > > I had the same problem, and the Dell tech person (from India) sent me > > to SmitFraud fix. The viruses disappeared. I'd confirm this strategy > > with someone who knows more, but it did work for me. > > Joel Blau > > > > > > For DOG'S sake, make sure you have SOME antivirus software on tour > > computer. > > > > On 3/24/07, Jim Devine <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> I took Norton/Symantech anti-virus (etc.) off my PC after long > >> frustration. But I still got a message from Norton saying that my PC > >> is vulnerable to worms. So I went to the Norton page and found and ran > >> a program that allegedly gets rid of all Norton programs (created, I > >> think, due to a lawsuit against Norton). But I still get a message > >> from Norton saying that my PC is vulnerable to worms. > >> > >> what to do? > >> > >> -- > >> Jim Devine / "The first derivative is the last refuge of a scoundrel." > >> -- C. P. Kindleberger > >> > > > -- Jim Devine / "The first derivative is the last refuge of a scoundrel." -- C. P. Kindleberger
-- Jim Devine / "The first derivative is the last refuge of a scoundrel." -- C. P. Kindleberger
