Startup program entry details:

NortonAntiBot (NortonAntiBot.exe)

This page expands upon the information already available for this entry in the Pacman's Portal Windows start-up programs database.

Normally leave to run at start-up - typically required for the program to function properly or for security/safety reasons

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Description:

Control Center for Norton Antibot from Symantec - which "provides advanced, real-time protection against emerging threats, including bots that are used to perpetrate identity theft and other online crimes" and "protects your PC from unauthorized access and tampering, detects and stops attempts by hackers to take remote control of your computer, and delivers extra protection against emerging 'zero-day' threats." Designed to work with existing antivirus software but now discontinued

Startup information:

Registry (Start → Run → regedit)

• Key(s): HKLM\Run
• Name: NortonAntiBot
• Data: "C:\Program Files\Symantec\Norton AntiBot\agent\bin\NortonAntiBot.exe"

MSConfig (Start → Run → msconfig → Startup)

• Startup Item (XP): NortonAntiBot
• Startup Item (Vista/7): Norton AntiBot
• Command: "C:\Program Files\Symantec\Norton AntiBot\agent\bin\NortonAntiBot.exe"

Windows Defender (Start → All Programs → Windows Defender → Tools → Software Explorer)

• Name: NortonAntiBot
• Startup Value: "C:\Program Files\Symantec\Norton AntiBot\agent\bin\NortonAntiBot.exe"

HijackThis (HJT) log examples:

O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [NortonAntiBot] "C:\Program Files\Symantec\Norton AntiBot\agent\bin\NortonAntiBot.exe"
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [NortonAntiBot] "C:\Programme\Symantec\Norton AntiBot\agent\bin\NortonAntiBot.exe"
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [NortonAntibot] C:\Arquivos de programas\Symantec\Norton AntiBot\agent\Bin\NortonAntiBot.exe

Other information:

• File location: %ProgramFiles%\Symantec\Norton AntiBot\agent\bin
• File properties "Description": Norton AntiBot application
• Purpose: Anti-malware
• Program disable option: None
• Shortcut(s) available: Start Menu
• Vendor/Publisher: Symantec Corporation
• Product(s): Norton AntiBot
• Tested: Yes

Note:

• %ProgramFiles% - refers to the Program Files folder; typically the path is C:\Program Files
• HKLM refers to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE

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