I have Norton AntiVirus software. There is a security alert that says my virus protection is out of date?

Question

this happens even after doing the liveupdate. and the window also does not go away. how do i fix this problem. Tks.

Answer 1

I've also had this happen to me.

I "took a chance" and un-installed Norton and then re-installed it (provided that you have the installation disk available). After I was done the system was okay again. Every now and then Norton will "corrupt" itself.

When you do this (un-install) and (re-install), Norton will be completely in RED and alert you that EVERYTHING is not up to date. You will have to run a full scan as well as a live-update again.

I hope this helps you along.

Have a lovely rest of the evening.

Answer 2

get the following, all are free for a safe surfing experience,
install in SAFE mode with networking ( hit F-8 at boot time ), run them all in SAFE mode
with networking as you'll need it for the updates all the programs below will need.


ANTI VIRAL

AVG (free) http://free.grisoft.com/


FIREWALL

ZoneAlarm http://www.zonelabs.com/store/content/company/products/znalm/freeDownload.jsp

WEB BROWSER - http://www.mozilla.org/products/firefox

EMAIL use thunderbird. It has a good built in spam filter and learns when you teach it. http://www.mozilla.org/products/thunderbird

SPYWARE

http://www.lavasoftusa.com/software/adaware/

http://www.safer-networking.org/en/index.html


and if you have a wireless router follow these tips,


1. Use WPA encryption (WPA-PSK) it's less crackable then WEP.

2. Make a passphrase that is upper & lower case and has some numbers thrown in there as well, again harder to crack.
some like mAkE1t5eCurE0rel53 and as long as possible.

3. Use MAC access control so only you or authorized PC's can connect (even if you do have encryption turned on)

4. Turn off DHCP use static addresses.

5. Turn off SSID (and change it) unless your card really needs it (some do)

6. Change username/password of access unit front end

7. Ensure you have the usual firewall enabled on your PC.

8. Paranoia rules, turn WLAN off if your not using it :)


one last tip
control panel---administrator tools--services--messenger

right clik on it
stop the service
then disable it
save changes

Answer 3

it sounds like your subscription to the updates has expired. yes, norton hits you up for about 40 bucks a year to renew your update subscription.

i'd look at some of the free options. i'm tired of putting money into Peter Norton's wallet.

Answer 4

Forget about Norton!!!

Try any of these,

Free Anti-virus:
http://free.grisoft.com/doc/1
http://www.avast.com/eng/avast_4_home.html
http://www.trendmicro.com/hc_intro/default.asp

And don't forget about these,

Free Spyware protection:
http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/hosts.htm
http://free.grisoft.com/doc/1 Get ewido!!!
http://www.safer-networking.org/
http://www.download.com/Ad-Aware-SE-Personal-Edition/3000-8022_4-10045910.html?part=dl-ad-aware&subj=dl&tag=top5
http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/spyware/software/default.mspx
http://www.superantispyware.com/

Free Firewall:
http://www.zonelabs.com/store/content/company/products/trial_zaFamily/trial_zaFamily.jsp?dc=12bms&ctry=US&lang=en&lid=zaskulist_trial
http://www.comodogroup.com/products/personalfirewall.html
Window XP SP2 Firewall

Host File Protection:
http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/hosts.htm

Free Popup Blockers:
Internet Explorer in windows xp has one builtin.
Firefox has one builtin.

http://toolbar.google.com/
http://toolbar.yahoo.com/

Free Registry Repair:
http://www.download.com/Eusing-Free-Registry-Cleaner/3000-2094_4-10561828.html?tag=lst-0-9

Have fun but be safe.

I have seen the light of 1000 stars,
but none so bright as the light within!

Answer 5

You must have a glitch in the system then...I would delete Norton, and get the free AVG or AVAST! Norton isn't that great anyway...

Answer 6

Get rid of norton. it's the worst crap there is. and XP security center doesn't like it for some reason, that's where you're getting that warning from.

get free Avast antivirus. 3 virus-free years for me.

http://www.avast.com

Answer 7

Norton is JUNK. I recommend antivir free edtition

Answer 8

click on update for your nortons

Answer 9

perhaps it is not a Norton message. Could be ad/spyware instead.

Answer 10

Than update it.