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Password to remove Symantec AntiVirus

I’m just in the process of installing Microsoft Windows Live OneCare on my Mum’s laptop but first of all I needed to remove Symantec AntiVirus 8 Corporate Edition. I had some trouble though as it needed a password for removal and the password I use for managing the anti-virus infrastructure here wasn’t working. [...]

This is how easy it is to fall into the malware trap

Last year, I wrote about the perils of being an IT professional – namely being expected to fix family and friends’ PCs for free… well, for the last 24 hours, I’ve been removing malware from what was possibly the worst-infected PC I’ve ever seen!
Some time ago, I gave an old laptop to my Mum and [...]