zubi55 Posted October 19, 2006 Share Posted October 19, 2006 I would be grateful for advice on the following problem:When I open up my Symantec Antivirus application the following message appears:"The feature you are trying to use is on a network resource that is unavaiable.Click OK to try again, or enter a alternative path to a folder containing the installation package 'symantec Antivirus.msi in the box below"Then there is a drop box which has been defaulted to: F\AV\SAVPlease can anyone help on this matter. ThanksZ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ner Posted October 19, 2006 Share Posted October 19, 2006 Look here its a registry problemhttp://service1.symantec.com/SUPPORT/share...dd?OpenDocument Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zubi55 Posted October 19, 2006 Author Share Posted October 19, 2006 Thasnks NerBUT,If I remove Norton, how do I go about re-installing it.AS my friend gave this PC with Norton already on it. He said that it was the Norton that companies used and it should not expire.I am worried that If i uninstall it, I won't hbe able to re-install it again. I have no idea how he put the Norton on this machineThanksZ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeremy Posted October 20, 2006 Share Posted October 20, 2006 Consider it a godsend for your PC not to cooperate with Symantec/Norton anymore. Sure they detect a lot of viruses with the massive definitions databases they have, but they are highly problematic and resource-heavy.There is actually a freeware tool that detects more viruses than Symantec, and it's more suitable for home PCs than something like Symantec. It's called AntiVir (That's the direct download link.)If you're willing to pay for anti-virus the two overall best products are Kaspersky and NOD32. Don't believe me?www.av-comparatives.org. Best site for comparative/stats on how anti-virus products perform.There are several things you can do to pre-secure yourself. If you plan on searching the web, download and install freeware Sandboxie (latest version). Run your browser Sandboxed, grab a nasty bunch of malware, close the browser, right-click on the Sandboxie icon, click 'Empty Sandbox'... where'd the malware go?Also, don't open unknown e-mails (no matter what) hell, call/IM the person if it's known and ask them if they just e-mailed you.Don't click everything on a site, but as I said, if you want to, run it Sandboxed.Get a good router to protect yourself from incoming debris.Use harddrive imaging software! Norton Ghost, Acronis true Image.Things like that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LLXX Posted October 21, 2006 Share Posted October 21, 2006 Nod32 > Norton. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoffeeFiend Posted October 21, 2006 Share Posted October 21, 2006 Nod32 > Norton.More like:everything > norton junk The only half-decent thing Symantec makes these days is their antivirus removal tool, and even then...NOD32's definitely a good choice anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeremy Posted November 6, 2006 Share Posted November 6, 2006 (edited) Actually, people confuse Symantec products and Norton products to be one in the same. There's Norton Anti-Virus and Symantec Anti-Virus. Processes and info below.Norton Anti-Virus 2006 Processes (When only running in the background with default settings)Symantec Anti-Virus Corporate Processes (When only running in the background with default settings)NAV2006 Stats (Approx)Mem Usage - 33,828Peak Mem Usage - 101,276VM Size - 43,856SAVCE Stats (Approx)Mem usage - 60,256Peak mem usage - 70,312VM Size - 46,600Remember, these aren't from after a scan, but before. Edited November 6, 2006 by Jeremy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LLXX Posted November 7, 2006 Share Posted November 7, 2006 I don't have a screenshot since I'm not running it right now, but NOD32 uses approximately 15Mb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tasslehoff Posted November 7, 2006 Share Posted November 7, 2006 (edited) lol, I used to be a McAfee fanboy until the 2007 viruscan suite came out, you should have seen my reaction the first time I opened up my task manager . It didn't affect peformance too bad but geez, 10 services/14 processes, I'm a neat freak and couldn't handle that. Edited November 7, 2006 by Tasslehoff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeremy Posted November 7, 2006 Share Posted November 7, 2006 I don't have a screenshot since I'm not running it right now, but NOD32 uses approximately 15Mb NOD32 v2.70.9 Beta Idle, Running in the backgroundNOD32 v2.70.9 Beta After a Full System ScanApprox:Before Scan:Mem Usage - 23,124 MBPeak Mem Usage - 29,132 MBVM Size - 19,428 MBAfter Scan:Mem Usage - 43,848 MBPeak Mem Usage - 62,768 MBVM Size - 37,644 MBI'm beginning to think "Peak Mem Usage" isn't an important stat to record since it seems like an initial spike that isn't again met by the application's overall memory usage during normal operations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tarun Posted November 7, 2006 Share Posted November 7, 2006 It's a shame that the Task Manager does not reflect memory accurately.Read more Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeremy Posted November 7, 2006 Share Posted November 7, 2006 I think Task Manager is still good enough to give users a general perspective of how much a program more or less uses. You show me something that does accurately display memory usage statistics and I will gladly redo all the screenshots for all 18 anti-virus programs I have currently tested. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LLXX Posted November 8, 2006 Share Posted November 8, 2006 (edited) I don't have a screenshot since I'm not running it right now, but NOD32 uses approximately 15Mb NOD32 v2.70.9 Beta Idle, Running in the backgroundNOD32 v2.70.9 Beta After a Full System ScanApprox:Before Scan:Mem Usage - 23,124 MBPeak Mem Usage - 29,132 MBVM Size - 19,428 MBAfter Scan:Mem Usage - 43,848 MBPeak Mem Usage - 62,768 MBVM Size - 37,644 MBI'm beginning to think "Peak Mem Usage" isn't an important stat to record since it seems like an initial spike that isn't again met by the application's overall memory usage during normal operations.I was talking about v2.51. The later versions are getting worse ...and Tarun, find a more official source. A wiki with no citations, or other references just looks a little suspicious... Edited November 8, 2006 by LLXX Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tarun Posted November 8, 2006 Share Posted November 8, 2006 I think Task Manager is still good enough to give users a general perspective of how much a program more or less uses. You show me something that does accurately display memory usage statistics and I will gladly redo all the screenshots for all 18 anti-virus programs I have currently tested.Personally, I prefer using ProcessExplorer. Never had a problem with it and use it at work constantly.LLXX, there's no need for citation when biznatchio not only wrote the article, he also knows plenty about Windows memory management. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LLXX Posted November 9, 2006 Share Posted November 9, 2006 (edited) LLXX, there's no need for citation when biznatchio not only wrote the article, he also knows plenty about Windows memory management.That's what you think... according to you someone could write a huge, verbose, official-looking essay claiming anything and you would probably believe it because the author "seemed to know much on the subject".Having no references makes it all the more suspicious.After searching the Internet a few times to see if this information has been published somewhere else, (e.g. http://www.google.com/search?q=%22task+man...art=10&sa=N ) there is nothing else that supports the claims found in your source.From what I've seen, Task Manager is reporting accurately. See http://www.msfn.org/board/index.php?s=&...st&p=581316 for one example of calculating a memory usage. Edited November 9, 2006 by LLXX Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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