Norton Internet Security / Norton AntiVirus

[mel032901]

Thanks Quads!

I'll just let it continue.  Hoping it gets done at some point.

Have a nice day/night!

Mel

[mel032901]

One more question....should I disable Norton while the scan runs?

And if this is a "duh"....well, I'll have to slap my head in frustration and have a "I should have known that" moment.

[Quads]

No it appears to users in the past here and on other forums to make no difference, although as ESET is about to scan a file Norton may detect it also,

Quads

[mel032901]

Quads,

Just an update.  This scanner is still on 20%.  This time it's been in the Adobe CS3 folder that I have (online download of the Adobe Creative Suite....which is very large, I know).  Last night it was on file 43819 and this morning it's on 43932.

The scanner timer reset itself after 24 hours. 

At this rate, it could be scanning all week.

[mel032901]

One more question....is the computer safe to use until the scan is complete?  I.e., are my passwords safe, etc.?

Mel

[Quads]

You may as well stop the scan., delete everything in the download(s) folder under every working account.

Quads

[mel032901]

Done!  Cleaned up and restarted the scan.

Hopefully it won't be as long!

Thank you!

[Quads]

I hope you have first then deleted the files from in those folders from in the Recycle Bin also.

Quads

[mel032901]

Yes, I did.

It's scanning quicker now but has slowed down considerably in the Application Data folder.  Hopefully it can finish overnight tonight.  I really would like to have my computer back!

Thanks again (I know I keep saying that but you have been awesome in your help).

Mel

[mel032901]

Quads,

Just thought I'd update you today on the progress.  It came to a SLOW crawl at around 43000 files again last night (it's at 17% since before I went to bed at around midnight and is still there this morning).  This time it's in the Application Data files (Sun\Java).

We had a power outage last night so I had to restart the scan but it's been running overnight...12 hours right now.

Anyway, I won't be on again today as it is Independence Day here and we have plans with family. 

Can the computer be used safely during the scan (i.e., can I pay my bills, etc)....or is the malware still present and it wouldn't be a good idea to do anything until you're done cleaning?  Just wondering...I can make other arrangements if needed.

Thanks so much!  Have a good day/night.

Mel