Okay i have Norton on my computer and i run it from time to time and PLEASE take in mind I AM "VERY" NEW at computers, okay also for checking things that Norton does not cover i have AdWareSE on my computer, now on the instructions it says Norton anti-spy wear hunts for adware, so does one program conflict with another, i mean if i tell Norton to take out adwear will it remove my AdWearSE program and how "exactly" do i handle this thing STEP BY STEP please thanks.
2007-01-02 04:11:46 · 3 answers · asked by wgr88 6 in Computers & Internet ➔ Security
"so does one program conflict with another, i mean if i tell Norton to take out adwear will it remove my AdWearSE program"
Conflicts and false positives occasionally happen, and depending on what's conflicting, the whole situation might not be very pretty. As a user, there's not much you can do about it, and the programmers for the conflicting programs need to deal with it.
Does Norton and Ad-aware conflict right now? They shouldn't, but if they do, you'll have to find instructions from the Norton and Ad-aware websites. They should have addressed the situation and told you what to do.
If there are no instructions, and they are conflicting, you're in a bind. There's not much you can do, so one of the programs has to go. Choose the one you don't like...Notify the companies that make both products and wait for a response/set of instructions. And hope they get the situation resolved soon.
2007-01-02 04:17:10 · answer #1 · answered by csanon 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No it will not remove the AdAware SE program. It's not a bad idea to have more than 1 adware scanner but no more than 1 virus scanner. Companies of adware sue anti-adware companies claiming thier taking thier business away. But they can't sue everybody, so whatever Norton doesn't pick up, Adaware will.
John
A+ Certified
2007-01-02 12:14:49 · answer #2 · answered by A+ Certified Professional 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
norton for the most part will find and detetc virus's, worm, etc.. adaware or spyware it may detect but not as good as adaware does.
adaware is a good choice for getting spyware etc.. removed from your pc.
they work together in away so dont worry about any issues between the two.
just dont run them at same time (full scan and adaware)
2007-01-02 12:16:58 · answer #3 · answered by great one 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋