Time Machine and Norton Anti Virus

I started getting error messages from Time Machine after I installed Norton Anti Virus. Norton found virus issues on the Time Machine Disk, but on on the Mac from where all the files originated.
Are there particular settings I need to use them together?

Don't allow Norton to touch your TM backup volume. Unless your employer requires you to use anti-virus software I would recommend uninstalling it. There are no Mac viruses. The software is really not necessary.
If removing it is not an option for you, then be sure Norton does not attempt to check your TM backup volume. If it does it will misunderstand the content of certain files used by TM. If it makes any changes as a result of this your entire TM backup will become useless (and may be so already.)

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I found out that whenever, we ,in the company, try to use OLE2 with word97, calling from forms, we will have problem if the workstation is using norton antivirus. In most of the word97 OLE, we have to disable "enable Office Plug-in". Otherwise the forms will give error when we call the OLE2 function. Any solution for this. We Want to ensure that the workstation is protected with norton and can use OLE2 at the same time
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Don't allow Norton to touch your TM backup volume. Unless your employer requires you to use anti-virus software I would recommend uninstalling it. There are no Mac viruses. The software is really not necessary.
If removing it is not an option for you, then be sure Norton does not attempt to check your TM backup volume. If it does it will misunderstand the content of certain files used by TM. If it makes any changes as a result of this your entire TM backup will become useless (and may be so already.)

MacBook Pro and Norton Anti Virus

I recently recieved an email in my junk folder that I reported to the internet crime bureau. I am new to Mac computers but I have heard that you do not need a anti virus program, Norton, on your computer because Apple runs on a UNIX system. Should I install Norton? I have not had anything "weird" or anything out of the ordinary pop up or happen on my computer. Just want to be cautious. Any and all suggestions are appreciated.

The general consensus is that you should not need to install any anti-virus software on your Mac. As you can also run Windows on a Mac, you would still want to install an antivirus program within Windows.
You'll see lots of people that recommend that you stay away from Norton AV. If you do wish to install an antivirus program on your Mac, the most common recommendation (and it's free) is ClamXAV:
http://www.clamxav.com/

ITunes 7.1 and Norton Anti-virus do not get along!

Sounds like Itunes 7.1 is causing hella problems for everyone out there. Add me to the list. My Itunes works, my library is there, but this update, unlike every previous update Itunes has done, is not recognized by Norton Antivirus. Every 2-3 seconds I get an Internet Worm Protection Notice about Itunes, asking me if I want to allow it access. I of course say yes.....and then the same window pops up again. Extremely annoying.... I've also lost the ability to view other people's libraries over my local area network...not cool.
Any suggestions of what I can do within either Itunes or Norton Antivirus (2005....all latest updates) to regain my sanity?
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i'm with CoJeff on this one.
typically it's the firewall with NIS 2005 (or standalone Norton Personal Firewall) that causes grief with iTunes. (we've had these issues dating back to the iTunes 4.8 days with NIS 2005), but every now and then i see reports of that worm protection feature causing grief in similar ways.
the amount of reports of problems with NIS 2006 and 2007 are literally a couple of orders of magnitude less than with NIS 2005. so it may be worth just upgrading to one of the more recent versions.
... if you'd prefer to stick with your 2005, though, let us know and we can try running through a few of techniques we've used to deal with this.

Norton anti-virus slows down the start up time in Windows Vista

Hi,
please help, i am being driven to distraction by the slow start up time of my laptop.
I've only had it for a few weeks and don't use it for anything beyond producing word documents etc.
It has gradually been getting slower on startup and i suspect it has something to do with the Norton anti-virus software on it and the updates for norton that i have downloaded (thinking that this was the right thing to do).
Looking at the problems and solutions log on the computer the date that it really started to slow down coincides with downloading a norton update, which i have been unable to uninstall to check if this really is the problem.
Further i have tried doing a System Restore, my laptop was not able to complete.
I am stuck on the DOS screen for 10 mins with the message:
PXE-E32 FTFP open timeout
I have no idea what this means but the Problems and Solutions log says something about a system hang?
I have looked on the web for other anti-virus software and they all seem to have one problem or another and slow computers down on startup.
Does anyone know of a solution or do i just have to make a cup of tea when i switch my computer on and lace it with vodka till it has booted up completely!
I am a novice when it comes to using computers so would welcome any non-technical advice.
thanks
laura

Hi guys
I would like to add some words about my experience using the Symantec Norton Antivirus software.
I have used this software 3 year long. It was great because it supports one of the best virus filtering options BUT it really slow downs the operating system.
I didnt use it on with Vista preinstalled notebook but on Win XP and I have to say that the notebook boot process was halted for about 30sec-1min till the whole parts of Norton Antivirus software has started It was very annoying
However, I switched to AntiVir. This is software described by marina4000 and Im really happy because the boot performance increased.
So finally I would also recommend removing this Symantec Norton Antivirus software and to switch to the other free AntiVir software ;)
Bye

Norton AntiVirus 11, Time Machine, and Time Capsule

When Time Machine starts Norton AntiVirus begins a scan of all 700k+ files on my Time Capsule. I cancel the scan but wonder if I am doing the right thing?

Hi gumsie, I can include much more than a line about being vigilant.
While there are no known viruses that attack Mac OS X at the present time, it is possible for spyware to get onto your Mac.
So I go to lenghts to protect my user. A hosed system can be replaced but a compromised user folder is compromised forever. Along with all your important data like bank records, credit cards, ... I.e. your "identity" stolen.
The best way to avoid that is by using your built-in firewall which is industrial strength and/or a hard wired router, downloading only from "trusted" sites, installing all security updates and being careful about what you give administrative power to. It is also recommended to run day to day tasks from a non-admin account.
Don't use Limewire or any other P2P service to download your software, get it from reputable sources. In addition, always keep at least your users backed up, preferably a clone of your entire system on a separate disk. And put your sensitive passwords, bank accounts, credit card numbers in a "secure note" in a new keychain or in an encrypted folder.
If and when a Mac virus does appear it will be headline news and you can download the AV software then. If you feel you have to run an AV program I'd suggest ClamXav a mac friendly freeware app that is very stable with Tiger. It will check for known virus signatures at any rate.
Hope this allays your fears;-)
-mj

Norton Anti-virus and burning Appendable CDs: possible with Automator?

I want to build an automator workflow that would export selected photos from iPhoto, create a disk image, and then burn the image to a CD, leaving it appendable. I also would like to be able to turn Norton Anti-virus off at the beginning of the workflow and back on at the end. (It sometimes interferes with the creation of a disk image).
I find no Automator actions for Disk Utility (to burn a disk leaving it appendable) or Norton Anti-virus. Am I out of luck?
An earlier (now archived) post implied there was a non-automator way to do this, but I didn't understand the geekspeek. Can it be done with AppleScript? If so, can someone either walk me through the steps or point me to a good intro to AppleScript?
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I want to build an automator workflow that would export selected photos from iPhoto, create a disk image, and then burn the image to a CD, leaving it appendable. I also would like to be able to turn Norton Anti-virus off at the beginning of the workflow and back on at the end. (It sometimes interferes with the creation of a disk image).
I find no Automator actions for Disk Utility (to burn a disk leaving it appendable) or Norton Anti-virus. Am I out of luck?
An earlier (now archived) post implied there was a non-automator way to do this, but I didn't understand the geekspeek. Can it be done with AppleScript? If so, can someone either walk me through the steps or point me to a good intro to AppleScript?
Thanks!

Youtube video is not playing on my macbook pro laptop. I have norton anti virus and firewall installed on it.

youtube video is not playing on my mac pro laptop. Just a blank screen shows up where the video should be playing. I have norton anti virus and firewall installed on the laptop. Could it have something to do with it?

unless you have a partition for another operating system, such as Windows or Linux, most mac users would agree that any a/v software is completly unnecesary and will do more harm than good. There is a free a/v in the appstore called "ClamXav. Have you installed all software updates and also have you tried youtube using different browsers (chrome, safari, opera, etc)?

Norton Anti Virus for Mac? Does it do anything?

I didnt know where to post t his so sorry if it's in the wrong place. Im just wondering if there's any reason to use Norton for Mac. My internet service provides it for free so I had downloaded it. (Antivirus/Firewall/LiveUpdate) But I don't know if it's even doing anything. A Mac is supposed to not get viruses etc.. On my PC, I saw it running scans every so often; I don't see that on the Mac (I dont know if I have to change settings but I haven't touched a thing). It only seems to turn on when I try to start itunes or Time Machine, and those instances, I just hit cancel because I know those are safe. Apple store employees have told me to go ahead and uninstall it but said that they heard that can be difficult. They said that it is only taking up space and slowing down my system by having it on the computer.
I have to think it is doing something if they sell the product...Im not paying for it so I might as well use it but I don't know what its doing..and Symantec apparently has no support except for an automated website bot.
So does anybody know if it's worth having? Should I delete it? Keep it if its not hurting anything and its free? Is it slowing things down?

The best, most effective, least instrusive software you can use on your Mac for Anti-malware exists between your ears.
Unix is very secure. Not doing stupid things is even more secure.
Don't enter your admin password in response to a random request from som software you didn't install.
Ignore messages that pop up on your browser telling you it found a virus--big hint: IT CAN'T.
Don't install the "special" codec that allows you to view p*rn. There are no "special" codecs for video streaming.

Norton anti virus

I just got the new imac with OS X 10.4.8. I moved my stuff from my old mac running OS X 10.3.9 via the firewire as asked during set up. The problem I am having is the Norton Anti Virus I was running in 10.3.9 will not run in 10.4.8. I removed the Norton folder from my applications and to the trash, but the yellow and black ying-yang symbol remains in my upper tool bar and it still wants to scan. I have to turn off the scan feature every time I sign on or I keep getting an error message till it is off. I can't find any way to uninstall this stupid thing, and I can not remove it from the toolbar at all. I sure hope someone can help me.
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baltwo wrote: "One other data point, NAV 7.0.2 is compatible with Tiger. "Not according to the following Symantec documents:
• "Compatibility between Symantec software and Mac OS X."
• "Symantec product compatibility with Mac OS X 10.4 (code named Tiger)."
The latter document states:"Currently, the following products are compatible with Mac OS X 10.4 (code-named Tiger):
• Norton AntiVirus 10.x.x for Macintosh
• Norton Personal Firewall 3.1 for Macintosh
• Symantec AntiVirus 10.x.x for Macintosh (enterprise product)
• Symantec Administration Console for Macintosh 1.0.1 (enterprise product)"NAV 7 was for Mac OS 9.
Good luck!
Dr. Smoke
Author: Troubleshooting Mac® OS X

Norton Anti-Virus Poping This Message

Hello all.
On and off these few days, when I start up my mac while a few apps start up, like Mail and iTunes (when I plug in my iPod), I will get this Norton Anti-virus Pop-up Message:
Norton AntiVirus Repair Alert
The compressed archive 17096.emlx is infected. It cound not be repaired. (OK Button)
Sometimes this message will pop up a few times continuosly, clicking OK and no more will pop up.
Here's a sample of the message:
http://web.mac.com/howwow/iWeb/howwow%27s%20Apple%20Discussion/Main.html
Can anyone tell me what is going on? Is this harmful or harmless?
Thanks and cheers

Welcome to Apple Discussions. In fact, welcome to the Discussions for the new iMac Intel Core Duo!
You may get a better/quicker response from folks with a Mac like yours.
Here is a link to the correct forum for your post;
iMac G5

How do I remove Norton Anti-Virus

I purchased my MacPro Early 2008 used, and it had Norton Anti-Virus on it. I deleted all the folders a number of months ago when I got repeated prompts on startup that the program needed to be upgraded, but apparently that did not uninstall it. I just tried to use the RemoveSymantecMacFiles https://support.norton.com/sp/en/us/home/current/solutions/kb20080427024142EN_En dUserProfile_en_us, but it will not accept my admin password. I'm guessing it wants the admin password of the previous owner, who I have no way of contacting.
Any suggestions for a work-around? Apparently it is keeping Super Duper from being able to back up my Mac hard drive so I need to figure this out.

When you buy a machine used, if it comes with the previous owner's stuff on it, the first thing you need to do is erase the hard drive and start fresh. You don't need the hassle of working through all the problems someone else has created - especially someone who would install Norton on their Mac!
Although written from the seller's perspective, rather than the buyer's, this should help:
How to prepare your Mac for sale

Downloading installer works, but installation does not. Nothing happens. New laptop with Win 7 (no earlier Firefox version) & Norton Anti-virus. 3rd Firefox

When I click button to install now, it only restarts the EZ download installer again. I've gone through the process at least 15 times now. I installed FireFox twice before on Windows XP with no issue. I've tried by turning off Norton, computer shut down & restarts, searched Internet Explorer settings for a setting to change, and still no success. I see no one else having this problem in the troubleshooting files, so it must be me.
New laptop with plenty of harddrive space. Internet Explorer version 9.0.8112.16421. Bing search - yech

finitarry,
Thank you for contributing.
I have downloaded the 607 KB "Firefox_Setup_19.0.2.exe" file four times now from at least three different Mozilla websites via EZDownload. I was very careful about that because one time I did it with Norton Anti-virus temporarily disabled. I double-click on the above file and it opens a new window with various "extra" software options and finally arrives at "Install Now" or "Later" buttons. Clicking"Install Now" brings up a Windows Open File - Security Warning box with "Run" or "Cancel" buttons. Clicking "Run" starts the setup file all over. I'm in an endless do-loop. It never installs Firefox and no new Firefox files show up on my PC.
AliceWyman,
Thank you for contributing.
Before beginning this post, I scoured the Support files and especially the "Download, Install and Migration" help files. Most topics close to mine deal with the Norton toolbar, which seems to have been resolved.
Doing some more looking, I found that my setup file was always 607KB, yet the website says it is 19.6MB. When I download it to my Windows 7 laptop, I have gotten a 607 KB size file four times, even though the process did not seem to be interrupted. However, using my Windows XP PC, I get 19.6MB. That could be the problem. I'll transfer the 19.6MB file from the XP to Win7 and see if that works. Thanks. I'll get back to you.
3/24/2013: It worked. Hallelujah!
Someone might want to verify this only happens to me. Maybe it is one of my settings or a fluke or maybe I'm paranoid, but a brand-new laptop with Windows 7 factory-installed stops the Firefox download at 607KB four times in a row (on different days) with no error message. I have to transfer the file from an old Windows XP PC. That sounds to me like Microsoft is trying to prevent the use of Firefox. It could have been something in Windows 7 Home Premium (service pack 1), Internet Explorer (version 9.0.8112.16421 64-bit), Bing, or less likely, Norton Anti-Virus (because I ran it disabled one time - even though Norton labelled the file as medium risk). Just a thought . . .
Right now, I am happily setting up the rest of my system around the quicker, more efficient, more user-friendly, less restricting, Firefox browser. Thank you. =)

Norton Anti virus for OLD Mac.

Does any one know where I can download ( CD rom died along time ago) a copy of Norton anti Virus poss ver 9 i think thats the one that works with OS 8.1 > .I have a 1400c/166 power book that my wife uses for her MA. etc Some how we have aquired the virus w97M.Thus.gen via a MS word doc and is now corrupting any (poss only MS word doc s) attachments sent out . eg. all of the Ma. work.
please can any one direct me to some soft ware or solution.
Thanks in advance . J J apoligies if I am in the wrong fourm.

I don't know about anywhere Norton can be downloaded but you could try this link to Disinfectant which may work.
http://www.versiontracker.com/dyn/moreinfo/macos/1252
I hope this helps.
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Audigy 2 ZS Platinum Incompatibility with Norton Anti-Virus Prog

After successfully installing the hardware and software for Audigy 2 ZS Platinum, my Norton Anti-Virus Program quite working (it is part of 2004 System Works). I tried all suggested fixes recommended in the Norton Knowledge Base for this problem but nothing works. There is nothing in the Audigy 2 literature or on the box that says Audigy 2 ZS Platinum is not compatible with Norton but obviously Norton knows there is an issue. What can I do to fix this problem.

JohnZS wrote:
Hi all.
Normally I tend to help, but this time the tables have turned and I am looking for help.
My lovely Audigy 2 ZS Platinum PRO sound card was working lovley, no hickups or problems until I upgraded my monitor yesterday.
I have upgraded to a lovely CTX Triniton USB CRT monitor (to replace my old generic 7" monitor).
For some unknown reason EAX console nolonger works. It crashes with an error report.
"AppName: eax.exe AppVer: 2..8.0 ModName: unknown ModVer: 0.0.0.0 Offset: 0082ce85"
Surround Mixer no longer works either, in fact NONE of the Creative applications work, however the card works in games and music applications.
I am completely at my wits end. I uninstalled ALL of the drivers/applications and deleted the Creative directory. I am using the stock drivers and applications off the CD, but even THEY do NOT work!!!
HELP!!!
I reverted back to my old generic 7" monitor, but the problems still persisted!!
What is going on?
I did a full virus and spyware scan and that found NOTHING!!
Any help and advice would be appreciated.
PS I cannot reformat because I am using a RAID0 array which has important data on it.
Thanks
CTX Triniton USB CRT --> does USB mean, there are USB hub/controller(s) 'onboard' --> how many USB controllers more can be seen on device manager? Some of these may share IRQ with Audigy or its 'add-ons'.
Try to disable all those new USB controllers 'comes with monitor' or turn them OFF (from monitor panel) if it's possible. You can then later apply them easily.
<i>Also, did you install some software bundled with monitor. Thse may have changed some files to newer or older versions. Try re-installing SP2/directX/patches for OS.</i>
.jtpMessage Edited by jutapa on 09-08-2005 :23 PM

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