Is Norton Antivirus 2005 LiveUpdate installing spyware - adware?

[Alice Clagett]

Hi, all,

I just used LiveUpdate to update my Norton Antivirus 2005. It took longer than usual (DSL connection), so I ran Spybot Search and Destroy after the download, just for the heck of it.

Spybot found the following spyware - adware: TagASaurus, AdRevolver, Azoogle Ads, BlueStreak, MediaPlex, Omniture, Statcounter, and Zedo.

Could Norton Antivirus 2005 LiveUpdate have installed these programs? Should these programs be removed, as Spybot suggests?

Thanks,

Alice

 

[TimeParadoX]

By all means... Delete Norten! go here
https://www.techspot.com/vb/topic57112.html

Then get Avast! Antivirus for it instead because Norten is a piece of crap

Also... Welcome to Techspot!

The link to Avast! is here http://www.avast.com/eng/download-avast-home.html
and if you would please check out this and download the Antivirus / Antispyware from this
https://www.techspot.com/community/...lware-removal-preliminary-instructions.58138/ if you dont already have

Also sorry howard if I got to speak with Alice Clagett befor you =)

 

[howard_hopkinso]

Hello and welcomwe to Techspot.

is Norton Antivirus 2005 LiveUpdate installing spyware - adware?

No it most certainly isn`t. However, I agree with TimeParadoX that it`s a bag of crap.

I suggest you do the following, before doing anything else.

Go and read the Viruses/Spyware/Malware, preliminary removal instructions. Follow all the instructions exactly.

Post fresh HJT and AVG Antispyware logs as attachments into this thread, only after doing the above.


Regards Howard :wave: :wave:


This thread is for the use of Alice Clagett only. Please don`t post your own virus/spyware problems in this thread. Instead, open a new thread in our security and the web forum.

 

[Alice Clagett]

Hi, TimeParadoX and Howard,

Thanks for the heads up re Norton. I've tried uninstalling it before, and I'd have to say it's not something I would want to try to do again with a head cold. I see by your link that there is a program to uninstall it, so thanks for that.

Actually, I know it sounds absurd, but I'm honestly thinking that Norton Antivirus LiveUpdate installed that adware on my laptop. I say that because the same thing happened when I used LiveUpdate on my desktop, then ran Spybot.

Most people trust Norton completely -- like they trust their medical doctors. Who runs a spyware program to check up on Norton? Nobody, right? So what gives here? I thought Norton was playing David to Microsoft's Goliath. Could Norton have started playing like the big boys?

 

[howard_hopkinso]

I still don`t think Norton is responsible for putting spyware on your system. I mean comeon, think about it, if Norton actually did that kind of thing, can you imagine the fallout it`d create? Also, I`ve never heard of anything like that happening and I deal with virus/spyware issues everyday. I think it`s probably just a coincidence.

Follow the instructions in the link I gave you and I`ll advise you further.

Regards Howard

This thread is for the use of Alice Clagett only. Please don`t post your own virus/spyware problems in this thread. Instead, open a new thread in our security and the web forum.

 

[Alice Clagett]

Howard,

Thanks for your reply. I appreciate your advice. However, I'm actually not interested in changing my spyware removal software.

I was just wondering if anyone else could confirm or disprove my thought that Norton Antivirus might be installing adware.

Thanks again for your help,
Alice