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  • 1.  Need help with the FIX on the symantec screen.

    Posted Jun 29, 2011 10:38 AM

    I have a WARNING on the SYMANTEC screen for the Antivirus/Antispy---It is stated to hit the fix and download--to up-date the out-dated

    Protection definitions that are out of date for the Antivirus and the Antispyware. The fix button or the options due not take care of the problem. I am also fighting the Vista antispyware 2012 virus. I need some help please.



  • 2.  RE: Need help with the FIX on the symantec screen.

    Posted Jun 29, 2011 10:51 AM

    I would start with downloading the latest Rapid Release definitions.

    Once you have the new definitions, boot into safe mode and run a Disk Cleanup (right-click the C drive, Properties, Disk Cleanup) - that will delete all the files that are in these temporary locations, as well as IE's temporary files, etc. Perform a full system scan in safe mode.

     

    If the above steps fail to detect and remove the threats, here are useful tools that Symantec provides to help with finding those hard to detect threats.

    1. The Power Eraser Tool eliminates deeply embedded and difficult to remove threats that traditional virus scanning doesn't always detect.

    2. The SERT (Symantec Endpoint Recovery Tool)is useful in situations where computers are too heavily infected for the Symantec Endpoint Protection client installed upon them to clean effectively.

    3. The Load point Analysis Tool generates a detailed report of the programs loaded on your system. It is helpful in listing common loadpoints where threats can live.

    Rapid Release Virus Definitions –http://www.symantec.com/business/security_response/definitions/download/detail.jsp?gid=rr

    Support Tool with Power Eraser Tool included –http://www.symantec.com/business/support/index?page=content&id=TECH105414&locale=en_US

    How to use the Load Point Analysis within the Symantec Support Tool to help locate suspicious files http://www.symantec.com/business/support/index?page=content&id=TECH141402