Spotify.exe ???????

[windy]

I've had a security alert from my Norton internet worm protection thingy saying that, C:\Program Files\Spotify\spotify.exe has attempted to access my computer.

Please, excuse my ignorance, but as i use spotify on a regular basis and i don't want to loose it or owt, am i supposed to delete it or allow it?

Ta for any advice....specially if it's helpfull,like.

[lewis1404]

my spotify on my pc has disappeared and everytime i install it the shortcuts are pointing to C:\Program Files\Spotify\ as the spotify.exe seems to be deleted, i suppose it must be the anti virus deleting it???

[zimmer]

False positive, move along.

[windy]

Ta very much, but does that mean i should block it or allow it?

[KiteForce]

What do you think?

[windy]

What do you think?

Oi! I'm asking the questions. lol.

[KiteForce]

Allow

[windy]

Allow

That's what i thought.

Cheers for the positive positive affirmation, Mr. force.
Hope you have a top jolly weekend.

[Steve]

Keep Spotify Mark, and get rid of bleedin Norton! It's more of a virus than most viruseses out there. Get rid and use 'Avast!' antivirus. Although getting rid of Norton is not as easy as it should be - I think you have to download some removal tool or something complicated I don't feel qualified to talk about in any detail whatsoever.

[windy]

To be honest, i thought i'd shut it off, or it had stopped working, i haven't had one of those notifacation for flippin' ages

[KiteForce]

He's right, if you had norton on your pc you are better off if you make a clean re-install and then get something like nod32 or avast. Your pc will probably run faster too.

[windy]

He's right, if you had norton on your pc you are better off if you make a clean re-install and then get something like nod32 or avast. Your pc will probably run faster too.

It came, already installed, when i bought my laptop.
I'll see what i can do to get shot of it.

[Afro]

where should you get avast from?

just deleted norton (we'll see if it stays deleted after the restart), but there's a few websites like, and i'd assume some of them are phishers giving you viruses

cheers

[Steve]

Here ya go Afro:

http://www.avast.com/eng/download-avast-home.html

Go for the free one. You have to register and subscribe in order to get a activiation key, but it is indeed all free. You have to re-subscribe every year too, but again, still free.