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Eric - 28 Jul 2005 04:39 GMT

Hi, i recently found the trojan byte verify" found it when I did adaware scan
,norton didnt pick it up".Ok i could not do repair it so I quaranteed it and
deleted it.I fiqured it must have come in when I updated java?I am always
checking for windows updates"weekly" but it still got in?Now I cannot do a
live update Norton,it shows that the live update starts then the window
closes.I tried almost everything to fix this,"PLEASE CAN YOU HELP ME" Sorry
for being so long winded. Thanks and have a great week. Oh I have win98 2nd
edition

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Rob Giordano (Crash) - 28 Jul 2005 04:45 GMT

Dump Norton...it sux.
Live Update usually fails at least 1 a month for me...finally gave up on
it...and it's a real pain to uninstall too.

> Hi, i recently found the trojan byte verify" found it when I did adaware
> scan
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> 2nd
> edition

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... et al. - 28 Jul 2005 06:30 GMT

>> Hi, i recently found the trojan byte verify" found it when I did
>> adaware scan ,norton didnt pick it up".Ok i could not do repair it
>> so I quaranteed it and deleted it.I fiqured it must have come in
>> when I updated java?I am always checking for windows
>> updates"weekly" but it still got in?

Probably not from updating your Java software but from websurfing sites
that made use of java.

I got 'byte verify'-trojan containing *.class files in the past from
surfing around with java turned on. Turned out that the on-access
component of my anti-virus software scanned *.class files but DIDN'T
SCAN *.jar files by default[1]. (Java Class files are often found inside
Java Archive (*.jar) files.) Somehow this made a difference and the
trojan went undetected until i did a full Virus-scan, even though the
trojan *.class files were also present individually in the java cache.

I suggest that whatever Anti-virus software you choose to use in the
future to check that *.jar files are scanned by its on-access component.

If you use M$ Java Virtual Machine (JVM) be sure you have latest/last
version: msJMV 5.00.3810 (ByteVerifier Patched).
Open a DOS-window and enter jview to see version.

>> Now I cannot do a live update
>> Norton,it shows that the live update starts then the window
>> closes.I tried almost everything to fix this,"PLEASE CAN YOU HELP
>> ME" Sorry for being so long winded. Thanks and have a great week.
>> Oh I have win98 2nd edition

What the others said. ;-)

Ref:
[1] I used and still use AntiVir <http://www.free-av.com/>
AntiVir's default settings are now changed so *.jar files are scanned by
the on-access component. I did add that file-type manually for a while.

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Gary S. Terhune - 28 Jul 2005 04:48 GMT

Tried reinstalling Norton?

Note: I'd prefer to uninstall Norton entirely and use something else,
like AVG or eTrust EZ Antivirus. Consumer versions of Norton products in
the last few years are an abomination, and the latest versions are
*maybe* 1% compatible with Windows 9x systems.

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> Hi, i recently found the trojan byte verify" found it when I did
> adaware scan
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> win98 2nd
> edition

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Eric - 28 Jul 2005 14:34 GMT

Thanks everyone.Sounds like to me I should dump Norton"their support sucks
anyway,they want $29.95 US to help me fix this through their on-line
support"?Think I will take your advice and dump it and try something else.Tc
and Thanks again

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Gary S. Terhune - 28 Jul 2005 16:23 GMT

Check out the "Security" article in my sig for suggestions.

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http://www.grystmill.com/articles/cleanboot.htm
http://www.grystmill.com/articles/security.htm

> Thanks everyone.Sounds like to me I should dump Norton"their support
> sucks
> anyway,they want $29.95 US to help me fix this through their on-line
> support"?Think I will take your advice and dump it and try something
> else.Tc
> and Thanks again

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Rex - 31 Jul 2005 11:52 GMT

> Thanks everyone.Sounds like to me I should dump Norton"their support sucks
> anyway,they want $29.95 US to help me fix this through their on-line
> support"?Think I will take your advice and dump it and try something else.Tc
> and Thanks again

Methinks you may be back asking how the heck to uninstall it.
Personally, I still cant believe one of the Norton Reps doesnt come to this
newsgroup to at least Try and defend the product.
cheers.

..Rex..

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