Norton power eraser
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dampat
July 15, 2011 3:04:57 AM
Hi,
I have questions regarding the results I got after I ran Norton Power Eraser. It came up with 2 bad files:
omci.sys (driver)
gamemon.des (service)
Norton could not fix either of these problems. So my questions would be, what are these files, and do I need to do something with them?
I have questions regarding the results I got after I ran Norton Power Eraser. It came up with 2 bad files:
omci.sys (driver)
gamemon.des (service)
Norton could not fix either of these problems. So my questions would be, what are these files, and do I need to do something with them?
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Rusting In Peace
July 15, 2011 11:09:27 AM
I fundamentally distrust any Norton product but these seemingly could be malformed files.
I believe omci.sys is a driver for Dell systems. Think gamemon.des is for Gameguard?
Try using MalwareBytes instead and see if you get better results / can actually remove them.
I believe omci.sys is a driver for Dell systems. Think gamemon.des is for Gameguard?
Try using MalwareBytes instead and see if you get better results / can actually remove them.
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http://www.processlibrary.com/directory/files/gamemon/4...
http://www.file.net/process/omci.sys.html
They are legit , not a virus or spyware!
http://www.file.net/process/omci.sys.html
They are legit , not a virus or spyware!
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Rusting In Peace
July 15, 2011 12:41:54 PM
dampat
July 15, 2011 11:39:07 PM
878103,2,447046 said:
I fundamentally distrust any Norton product but these seemingly could be malformed files.I believe omci.sys is a driver for Dell systems. Think gamemon.des is for Gameguard?
Try using MalwareBytes instead and see if you get better results / can actually remove them.[/quotemsg
R I P
You are correct, these files are as you identified as. When I Googled them I did find some articles that said they could be used to hide rookits. That is why I questioned them. I ran malwarebytes. It found two different items, but not these, so I am going to assume that the 2 files are ok.
I also downloaded and ran ccleaner. Now I will tell you that I know just enough about computer to do some real damage to them. With that in mind, how much trouble can I get in if I trust ccleaner and let it clean up whatever it comes up with, which seemed like a whole hell of alot.
Any advice?
Ken
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dampat
July 16, 2011 12:09:55 AM
SR-71 Blackbird said:
Because Norton Power Eraser uses aggressive methods to detect threats, there is a risk that it can select some legitimate programs for removal. You should use this tool very carefully.That is why Norton has this warning on the eraser download page ^
A51
As I just posted, my knowledge of computers is rather limited, which is why I rely on software like Norton to help me out. You are correct, that warning is there and I do respect it. I would appreciate your advice on ccleaner as well. It came up with alot of bad items on my computer, which is several years old, and for the most part I have no idea of what these bad items are. I have not had it do any cleaning yrt.
Ken
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CCLEANER is a great free windows and registry cleaner and totally safe to use!
I use Malwarebytes and Superantispyware.They are great free tools also !
* Malwarebytes Anti-Malware Free
http://www.malwarebytes.org/products/malwarebytes_free
* Superantispyware Free Edition
http://www.superantispyware.com/index.html
I use Malwarebytes and Superantispyware.They are great free tools also !
* Malwarebytes Anti-Malware Free
http://www.malwarebytes.org/products/malwarebytes_free
* Superantispyware Free Edition
http://www.superantispyware.com/index.html
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Rusting In Peace
July 16, 2011 3:30:45 PM
dampat said:
I also downloaded and ran ccleaner. Now I will tell you that I know just enough about computer to do some real damage to them. With that in mind, how much trouble can I get in if I trust ccleaner and let it clean up whatever it comes up with, which seemed like a whole hell of alot.
I've used CCleaner plenty of times and I've just let it delete whatever it finds. If you also have it clean up the registry I believe it is configured out of the box to ask you if you want to back up the registry before making changes.
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dampat
July 17, 2011 2:24:04 AM
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