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pinkcloud
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« on: February 19, 2009, 10:29:03 PM »
When I got my new XP SP3 PC about a year ago I uninstalled the Norton Anti Virus trial software through Add/Remove programs.

Today I have started to get a message in a balloon on the Taskbar

“your computer might be at risk. Norton Internet Worm Protection is turned off. Click this balloon to fix this problem”
 
I cannot find any Norton anywhere on my PC.

Can someone please help me with what this is and how to get rid of it

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« Reply #1 on: February 19, 2009, 10:39:24 PM »
Download and then run this removal tool:
http://majorgeeks.com/Norton_Removal_Tool_SymNRT_d4749.html
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« Reply #2 on: February 19, 2009, 11:13:27 PM »
Quote from: neonwizard on February 19, 2009, 10:39:24 PM
Download and then run this removal tool:
http://majorgeeks.com/Norton_Removal_Tool_SymNRT_d4749.html

Thanks Neon

Did this and it did work.

The PC restarted and up came a different balloon also with the Norton type icon in it

"Your computer might be at risk. No firewall is turned on. Click this balloon to fix the problem"


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« Reply #3 on: February 20, 2009, 12:12:01 AM »
Quote from: pinkcloud on February 19, 2009, 11:13:27 PM

Thanks Neon

Did this and it did work.

The PC restarted and up came a different balloon also with the Norton type icon in it

"Your computer might be at risk. No firewall is turned on. Click this balloon to fix the problem"


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Please forget this. It was the Windows firewall that had got turned off

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