Uninstall PAV

[flanflinger]

Me old man has a program called PAV (Personal Anti Virus) and nortons has not removed it and I have no idea how to get rid... will it fuck un-install or anything... any help appreciated chaps

[coin-op]

Usually the first suggestion is a 2-pronged attack using combofix and MBAM.
Dunno if this is what he needs, since I've never heard of PAV before.

A quick google suggests yes to MBAM
http://malwarecrawler.com/?tag=remove-pav

[flanflinger]

cheers doodles!!!!

[Possy_99]

worst case scenario, boot in safe mode and delete PAV folder from program files - I've seen this quite a few times already. MBAM is a wise choice also

I would also suggest AVG Free for anti-virus and get shot of bloody notron

[flanflinger]

cheers

[Nibb]

Get NOD32 and get regular updates from here!

http://ess.nod32sky.com/

Norton sucks balls ...AVG free aint much better....NOD32/ Malwarebytes/ Comodo...nuff said!

[Possy_99]

never tried nod myself, i figure alot of people aren't aware on how to hunt down serials, cracked exe's etc, and with a software product such as anti-virus which is critical to maintain and update regulary and hence piracy countermeasures are very easy, I tend to find most people [who ask for help because they don't know the subject] are better off with a non-pirated application () which is far more easily maintained.

sit down with your 'ol man an go through a scan with malware bytes, while viruses continue to be a problem, spyware and rouge anti virus products are becoming just as serious and even more widespread in my opinion (although a different nature of threat) but unlike viruses you don't really need constant protection, a scan once a week with malware bytes will clear out any junk before it becomes a major issue, there's really only about 6 clicks to remember, start scan, ok, close notepad, remove selected, ok/yes.. but if you dad can learn those steps then life will be easier for both of you.