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bundjean asked in Computers & InternetSecurity · 1 decade ago

What happens to "quarantined" items if/when you uninstall an anti-virus program?

I have an old, remanufactured computer, running a Microsoft Windows 2000 O.S. (5.0, service pack 4, build 2195) with Intel Pentium III. (Copied all this from places I found -- no idea what it all means. Figured y'all would need this to form an answer.) Someone once told me it's a "56-k" (again, no idea). (It's a dial-up system!!!)

I have a Norton Antivirus 2004 program that got a glitch. (Auto Protect off, E-mail scanning error). Went through all the suggested "fixes" to try and get rid of the glitch. I am down to the final suggestion of "un-installing and re-installing" the program.

Decided I would "upgrade" and found that my system would not accept any upgrades beyond the 2006 version. I bought that one and want to install it once I un-install the 2004 one.

But, I am leary of the un-install. What will happen to the quarantined items that are currently there? Will they disappear with the 2004 version, or be put back on my system as the 2004 is un-installed?

Help?

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  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago
    Favorite Answer

    During uninstallation you''ll be asked if you want to delete those items.Chose that.

  • koroly
    Lv 4
    5 years ago

    scvhost.exe is an infection. Your pc ought to were configured to run this application each and each and every time the device starts. Use an anti-secret agent ware application to get rid of the startup get proper of entry to. And, sorry for the previous answer. It changed into incorrect. i changed into puzzled between scvhost and svchost.

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