how can i check if there's a virus in my computer? ATTN: NORTON ANTIVIRUS USERS?

Question

how can i check if my computer is being hacked/spammed? i have norton antivirus, and i scan my computer constantly and it always has this:

attention required: 1 - cookie tracked...low risk.

then i would click on "fix and remove problem" and 10 mins later when i run the norton scan again, it would find the same "cookie".

i also updated the program...and that same thing has been popping up everytime. is that a virus? somehow my computer has been running soooo slow lately.

norton is supposed to be really good right?

okay i just ran it again. this is exactly what it says:

risk name: tracking cookie
risk type: cookie
risk level: low
dependencies: no known dependencies
cookie: [e-mail]/

Answer 1

Have you updated Norton Virus Protection? If you click on the icon in your tool bar, the Norton program should come up. Update it, then try to run NVP again.

Now, I have used Norton Systemworks which included Virus protection for years....and I will say Norton does not keep up with spyware like it should. I run PC Tools Spyware Doctor as well as Norton. It does a much better job with the two of them running together. You can go to the website and do a free scan on your computer to see if it has any spyware.

http://www.pctools.com

The other possibility is that you may need to run a disk cleanup. Go to Start, All programs, accessories, then system tools and finally click on Disk Cleanup. Run that and see if it helps.

Good luck!

Answer 2

Norton isn't that good at finding spyware.

Try running an online scan from f-secure. Also try any of the spyware/AV programs the look for "root kits".

With Norton you have to tell it to fix the problem or it doesn't do anything.

Answer 3

Cookies are not normally a real threat. You can use the programs below to get this issue under control.

Update and run your Anti-Virus program. Don't have one? You can run a free online scan from CA.
http://www3.ca.com/securityadvisor/virusinfo/scan.aspx



Run Spybot and Adaware weekly.


Download, update and run Spybot---http://www.safer-networking.org/... . Don't forget to use the Immunize feature.

Download, update and run Adaware---http://www.lavasoftusa.com/software/adaw...

Now to prevent spyware from being installed in the first place....

Download SpywareBlaster---http://majorgeeks.com/download2859.html
SpywareBlaster doesn't scan and clean for spyware - it prevents it from ever being installed.

It's main features include:
- Prevent the installation of ActiveX-based spyware, adware, browser hijackers, dialers, and other potentially unwanted pests.
- Block spyware/tracking cookies in Internet Explorer and Mozilla/Firefox.
- Restrict the actions of potentially dangerous sites in Internet Explorer.

Answer 4

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Answer 5

first off norton is NOT good at all, i use AVG free and Comodo Firewall (both are free from download.com and comodo.com respectively)

second of all your problem is an internet cookie, clear your temporary files using Ccleaner (from download.com) and that should fix the problem.

Answer 6

It probably could care less about that cookie,