Norton power eraser failed to remove

All 3 of those files are actually Symantec files. And that is why the files could not get removed. Norton Product Tamper Protection is protecting the product in the same way it would stop malware from disabling it. As they say, the "devil is in the details". Hey peterweb and dbriseendine, let me get the logs from stephenNy Back to top. Registriert: Danksagungen 0. Ich habe die gleiche Frage 0.

Skip to main content. Norton Power Eraser found ccsetx What now? Are these false positives? First of all never run Norton Power Eraser unless you are infected or suspect you are. Secondly Norton Power Eraser has a big false positive rate.

All 3 of those files are actually Symantec files. And that is why the files could not get removed. Norton Product Tamper Protection is protecting the product in the same way it would stop malware from disabling it. As they say, the "devil is in the details". Hey peterweb and dbriseendine, let me get the logs from stephenNy NPE pops up ant tells me the removal results. Failed to remove every single threats. Does not give me an explanation or more information.

Now I feel unsafe. Here is a link to a screen shot I took so hopefully someone can help me fix my problem. It has a 3. NPE is not allowed to remove critical Windows files. If this happens, the infection will be gone, but so for the most part will the ability to boot. The files or drivers left behind by NPE should be considered to be as the result of a much more serious infection.

NPE removes these "threats" after a reboot and before windows loads so they will not be in use or locked. Thank you for sharing information on this thread about issues seen with Norton Power Eraser and removable drives.

While we may not have full information about this specific issue, an upcoming release may include fixes to various related conditions involving file handling.

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