Windows XP and Norton Antivirus 2003 conflict

[Digger]

My 2 week old Norton Antivirus 2003 just started to crash. It seems to
have happened after a recent Windows update. It worked well for 2
weeks.

It is definitely conflicting with msiexec16 in the startup.

I have uninstalled and installed many times the Norton to no avail.

It will only install in safe mode with msiexec NOT loaded. It works
fine in this mode.

When I boot normally many problems arise due to msiexec being loaded
as well. But mostly autoprotect is disables and will not re-enable.
And any action/window auto closes after 15-25 seconds.


Please help.

 

[Lance Joiner]

Here's some info..
msiexec16 - msiexec16.exe - Process Information
Process File: msiexec16 or msiexec16.exe
Process Name: Troj/OptixP-13 Trojan
Description: Added to the system as a result of the Troj/OptixP-13 Trojan.
This Trojan is a backdoor virus that can be used to gain unauthorized remote
access to the computer over a network.
Company: N/A
System Process: No
Security Risk ( Virus/Trojan/Worm/Adware/Spyware ): Yes
Common Errors: N/A