Threat removal is also performed after restart, on the next boot, to avoid the self-protection of viruses and trojans. The tool also features rootkit scanning, which requires a system restart.

Power Eraser is very aggressive against unknown threats that are not whitelisted and are instead marked for removal or sent for analysis. Instead, the program recommends a 'remote scan', which will upload the file to Symantec's servers to check it with virus definitions. If it is unknown and not in any list, it is reported as suspicious but not marked for removal. If it is in the list of bad applications, it is marked for deletion. Click the Settings tab at the top, and then in the left column, select Detections and Protections, and if not already checked place a checkmark in the selection box for Scan for rootkits. If it's in the list of trusted applications, Power Eraser leaves it on the system. The program matches an application found on the user's computer with a list of trusted and malicious applications. Norton Power Eraser (NPE) is a small portable executable which uses Norton Insight in-the-cloud application ratings to scan a computer system. Other names may be trademarks of their respective owners.Power Eraser, part of Norton Recovery Tools main screen

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