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The service providescomprehensive PC help offerings including a Norton PC Checkup Service(available 24x7) to identify performance problems
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I think it was the Shockwave Player update I downloaded and had an option for Norton PC Checkup, I did the checkup thing and used its uninstaller which worked, But every time I restart my computer it opens and downloads again. I have used the built in uninstaller and windows remove programs. Do I have to find the directory on my hard drive to delete it? Anyway Norton Anti-virus is acting like an annoying virus itself!
- ↑ "Norton PC Checkup 1.1". Symantec. 2008-12-29.
We would like to apologize for the delay in responding to anyone who may have experienced a problem uninstalling our Norton PC Checkup tool. There was an unforeseen glitch in the PC Checkup 1.0 tool, which has been fixed as of 11/17/08 and automatically replaced with PC Checkup 1.1. Any person who may have an old version of the PC Checkup tool on their system should receive an update automatically by launching the application. Then, upon closing it, it should uninstall.
