[Polly1016]

Aside from disliking Norton in general I think this is pretty wreckless of them.

I might be the only one just hearing out about it but I will never own any other Norton Security products!

Here is a list of google sites that are discussing it.

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q...=Google+Search

[poochee]

That's very irritating!

[ACTU]

That is scary that people spend that hard earned money for that garbage.


I discourage folks from Norton. Because of several reasons such for 1 it is a system hog.

[hewee]

Good it is not on my systemworks 2001.

http://securityresponse.symantec.com...006.01.10.html

[AdrianClarke]

That is just LOW!

This is suppose to be a program to HELP your computer and yet its creating rootkits?!

I think I smell a lawsuit!

[Polly1016]

Originally Posted by AdrianClarke

This is suppose to be a program to HELP your computer and yet its creating rootkits?!

Some will say that it's only a rootkit by "strictest definition", but as I see it, a Rootkit by any other name is still a Rootkit!!!!!

[Super-D-38]

hmm.... I had it before my last reformats.. but now don't have any AV...
I was told to try F-Secure.. But that craped up my system worse than Norton.. Had to reformat to get that one out too..

Any good AV's that don't "hijack" your system?... I've heard AVG has issues with Roxio.
Norton..... Well, it's Norton..
F-Secure... System hog.

Not sure if the AV software is worse than the potential viruses... OK, some can smoke hardware.. but as for system slow down... You think for the money they can make it less bloated and faster..

Ahh, rant over for now.

[Space Cowboy]

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[blues_harp28]

Hi..No fan of Symantec..any thoughts about this..
http://www.pc101.com/showthread.php?...hlight=brother

[Lurker1]

Hi blues_harp28

It sounds like a hoax to me. Most computers are made overseas and would require that the unit be disasembled to install the chip when it arrived in the USA. Then you would need some kind of way to interface the chip to the hundreds of different keyboard connectors. Finally you would need a way to connect the chip to the system so that it could be accessed remotely and you would need software which would interface with Microsoft Windows to control the transfer of data over the internet. Its just too complex a scheme to be real.

[Polly1016]

Originally Posted by Super-D-38

Not sure if the AV software is worse than the potential viruses... OK, some can smoke hardware.. but as for system slow down... You think for the money they can make it less bloated and faster..

I agree! It seems careless of a so-called "Security Program" to install things that become rooted on your computer. I don't think it was in their EULA so I think it was just a major goof and Symantec should hang there head low on this one! No wonder the darn thing is so hard to uninstall.

And you're right, Super-D-38, ... to add injury to insult you pay a bundle for their stuff!!!!

[blues_harp28]

Hi..Lurker1 you are no doubt correct..too complex to arrange..
I started a separate thread on the question in the Do it yourself forum..just to see what others may think..who says Im paranoid!

[Stoner]

Originally Posted by blues_harp28

Hi..No fan of Symantec..any thoughts about this..
http://www.pc101.com/showthread.php?...hlight=brother

The claim Dell was incorporating keyloggers came up in Civ Debate.
It was a hoax.
http://www.snopes.com/computer/internet/dellbug.asp

[Super-D-38]

Originally Posted by Space Cowboy

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Anyone else say yes to that?.. I'm curious, but with all the crap out there...
Supposedly, F-Secure was good for detecting rootkits, but being the system hog it is, it's not worth it..

[hewee]

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