cmkeller,
I use the Norton program and have had no problems.
My only suggestion is this … if you decide to stick with Norton, look for deals – you can find rebate deals for Norton SystemWorks (that includes the NAV program) that reduce the cost to nothing or almost nothing.
In my experience, Norton is very good at keeping you safe, but it’s a resource hog. In all the years I’ve used it, it’s never let a virus onto my computer. Keep the virus definitions up-to-date, and it won’t let you down.
scan with AVG and see if it may have let in a trojan downloader.
I just ditched Norton for AVG, and i’m really happy with the switch.
If you’re having trouble with Java, you might also try downloading Opera. One version comes with Java, and installs it during the Opera installation process.
No, it’s not advisable.
I have NAV, with System Works, and have had no problems. I also use their firewall. I don’t think NAV is such a system hog if you don’t use all their utilities (such as system resources) at start-up. I have ME, many times have been on my computer for hours (mostly playing chess), and haven’t run out of memory for a long time (computer memory, that is, not mine).
Firefox is made by the same company as Mozilla, and I believe Mozilla is a spy; at least, it’s name is on my Lava Ad-Aware. Anybody know about these free utilities being spies?
How’d you uninstall NAV?
I’ve had fits.
Clarify: You mean when you run Adaware, it “finds” Mozilla?
I ran Adaware just now and I got only four tracking cookies, and I have Firefox.
realmedia
servedby.net
tickle1
pbh.adbureau
The virus that I got on my computer this week was called spybot. Had nothing to do with spybot, of course.
I’m sorry, it’s Spybot that checks for Mozilla. It’s one of the spy names it checks as it runs through the list.
I’ve been running NAV & AVG concurrently for a few days now w/o any glitches.
Avast won’t run with NAV still running. Nav’s not been cooperative about uninstalling though. I’ve not the energy to figure out how to get rid of it yet, so, for now I’ll just keep NAV & AVG and try Avast later.
I just ran Spybot, and I didn’t see “mozilla” in the list. However, it’s not entirely outside the realm of possibility that some malware humorist has called his critter “mozilla”, the same way there are viruses out there called “spybot”.
The word Mozilla is indeed in the Spybot detection database, but there is no more information about what this object is or why it presents a threat. I would not assume that this means the Mozilla products are spyware vectors.
It is a major pain. The last time I wanted to get rid of NAV, I wound up just doing a clean re-install of Windows XP
Reason for this is the first time I tried to get rid of it took several reboots, crossed fingers and still a lot of detritus left behind in the registry.
And why do you make that assumption?
Oh? :rolleyes:
What makes you think Windows will let you uninstall IE? :dubious:
Muahahahahahahahahahahha!!! 
I’ve been running Norton AV for years and have never had a problem with it. I have discovered that if your subscription is up, all you have to do is uninstall NAV and then re-install it and your subscription will be “renewed”. I have NAV 2002, so I don’t know if Symantec has fixed that bug or not.
The advice I followed from Avast was to uninstall using the uninstall program provided by Norton. Do not use the Windows Add/Remove Programs functionality because it will indeed leave stuff in the registry that may conflict with other anti-virus programs like Avast.
I said I **would not ** assume that Mozilla made spyware, for the simple reason that I have seen no evidence that it does. An entry in a database does not a spyware make.
Why would Mozilla be an entry in the database if it’s not spyware? I don’t mean to be litigous, but why would it scan for Mozilla if it weren’t spyware?
Muahahahahahahhahaha!!! 
It’s probably some piece of crap software that some idiot NAMED ‘Mozilla’, but is not the ACTUAL Mozilla.