Norton Paranoia ??

[mjf]

I've got 6 days left on my 2011 NIS license. I bought a boxed copy of 2012 NIS on special for replacement. (Their online renewal is dearer).

Now Norton keeps reminding me to renew or the world will end... That's ok but it's quarantining activity seemed to have spiked. eg. lists a java script from a reputable source as high risk and keeps getting rid of it. When I read it, it doesn't look suspicious.
Could this be a game to encourage renewal? What do you think?

 

[Animal5150]

I went from 2011 to 2012 (well I used the 2012 key to keep 2011 for now) and although I did have the nagging I went down to the last day and did not notice any quarantine activity changes

 

[Wishmaster]

mjf, I have had my Norton give those warning when renew time is near as well.

I can not recall a spike in activity though, so I honestly do not think thats it. That would be pretty dirty on thier part


But, it could be a false positive due to a new update.
I rememer SONAR flagging the LA Noire.exe as a posible threat for a while.
Then, it decided it was all OK after a update.


If you are positive that file is good, and has not been tampered with, then it very well may be just a false positive.
I haven't had mine do anything like to me come time for renew, although I suppose anything is possible.

 

[torre]

May want to scan with malwarebytes for a second opinion.

 

[Wishmaster]

May want to scan with malwarebytes for a second opinion.

MB is always a good idea

I would agree, just to see what it says.

 

[Qdos]

I don't necessarily believe that any of Symantec's products are as safe as all that in the light of recent confessions from the company, admitting hackers had in fact obtained far more of their code than they admitted initially. If I were using their products I certainly wouldn't be continuing to any longer, even if they offered them free of charge.

Symantec 'fesses up: 'Code theft worse than we thought'

 

[bassfisher6522]

It's all about the money....and to those that do use it will have that false sense of security. I won't ever go back and use them. But back in the day when Norton was Norton....it was the best on the market, hands down in my opinion. When you get your palms greased then the next thing you know is, everybody has there hands in the cookie jar and they all want to get paid. It's a very sad thing when politics gets involved in the software business with the best intentions but end up with the wrong reasons. I digress because I'm venting/ranting now...my apologies.

 

[mjf]

Malwarebytes was fine with the Java script (I checked before posting). I'm just about to install NIS 2012.
I'm generally happy enough with NIS as it is presently. Any proof of stupid games and my business is gone forever.
Thanks for the responses.

 

[Animal5150]

Malwarebytes was fine with the Java script (I checked before posting). I'm just about to install NIS 2012.
I'm generally happy enough with NIS as it is presently. Any proof of stupid games and my business is gone forever.
Thanks for the responses.

Let me/us know how 2012 is. A few people in the Norton forums are saying to stay with 2011 until the fix the bugs. I am about to upgrade to 2012 soon as well

 

[Solarstarshines]

Well i kicked Norton Mcafee to the curb , I will always say and use Webroot spysweeper + antivirus been running it for about 4 to 5 years now

I'll just leave those other guys alone

 

[Wishmaster]

2012 did have a few issues a while back.

I recently moved back to 2012 and havent had any issues though.
The few minor annoyances that were there seem to have been fixed. Nothing buggy that I have noticed since coming back to it.

 

[mjf]

2012 did have a few issues a while back.

I recently moved back to 2012 and havent had any issues though.
The few minor annoyances that were there seem to have been fixed. Nothing buggy that I have noticed since coming back to it.

Good to hear. I just installed it after removing NIS 2011 via (Norton Removal Tool) and will feedback any issues that may be of interest.

 

[Qdos]

I've got a fair few clients on Endpoint, and a number using PC Anywhere, and they will be getting alternative software very shortly as there's no excuse for Symantec deceiving the media and their customers. They have certainly not contacted them as yet regards patching or reinforcing security as they've alleged they're doing in the news.

This isn't the first time elements of their code have fallen into the wrong hands. I'm not convinced that we've ever really been told the truth in the past either. Symantec refer to a loss of their code back in 2006, and alleged just a week ago that the present intrusions related to data which also dated from the same period.

A Google news search for articles in the year 2006 regarding theft of any of their code reveals precious little; but news reports reveal bickering between them and Microsoft over the way that Vista was obliging them to revamp elements of their own security and remote access software.

User Account Control had reared it's head for the first time.

Data concerning the changes Symantec implemented in 2006 would have been modified to cope with UAC in Vista, and that's not fundamentally all that different in Windows Seven.

It's not so much the anti-virus and internet security products that worry me, although the code will be doing the rounds in cyberpunk usenet groups and underground forums and Symantec's biggest worry is likely to be hackers finding ways to circumvent licensing checks.

What is more concerning is the potential for impact on PCAnywhere users. It could create the biggest ever security risk they'll face.

Remote VPN, Remote Server Access Software, Remote PC Manager | Symantec pcAnywhere.

The code that secures users privacy is likely to be reverse engineered to try and allow criminals to access end user computers where they can then steal personal and financial data, destroy documents and archives, implant a virus, steal passwords, creditcard details, bank urls, user details, and software & gaming serial numbers.

We're supposed to take the word of the thief that the code isn't being put out into cyberpunk land? Yeah. Right.

Symantec are expecting a full frontal assault on PC Anywhere, probably not this week or next, but in the coming months. It will be like a hacker having unrestricted access to your desktop and archives as if he were sat at your computer.

At least end users can uninstall the software to protect themselves until it becomes clear how severe the risks are.

If it were Microsoft saying they had lost crucial code relating to components that granted hackers remote access to Windows Seven PC's would you feel any more reassured?

 

[M1GU31]

i stopped using Norton in 2007. It's a resource hog and couldn't remove a virus that was quarantined. Using avast for a while and i'm happy.So far has stopped threats from entering my system.

 

[mjf]

I didn't want to start another thread about opinions on various paid anti malware products. I don't dismiss the PC Anywhere issues but that is not what I'm on about.
PC Anywhere may be better with a post on that specific issue?

 

[Animal5150]

i stopped using Norton in 2007. It's a resource hog and couldn't remove a virus that was quarantined. Using avast for a while and i'm happy.So far has stopped threats from entering my system.

I use Avast Free on my XP systems and love it as well. What do use for a firewall?

 

[pincushion]

The best thing to do if you do want to use NIS is to ignore the update requests and search around for the best deal you can find (usually a lot cheaper) then just enter the new product code when the old one expires. I've stuck with NIS 2011 for the moment but I could update to 2012 - but I prefer reliability.

:huh:

 

[roban]

I didn't want to start another thread about opinions on various paid anti malware products. I don't dismiss the PC Anywhere issues but that is not what I'm on about.
PC Anywhere may be better with a post on that specific issue?

I agree wholeheartedly.

I have been using NIS since 2010 and now NIS 2012. I have all notifications turned off. The software is NOT a resource hog so if you are running a system with less than 2 GBRAM get in line for the cheapest upgrade you can do...more memory.

At $70.00 a year I feel it's little enough to spend for my peace of mind and NIS is the only AV to catch the latest Fake Alerts on my client's machines. The AV software you use is subjective IMHO. If it works for you sobeit.

 

[dreamer]

I am using NIS 2012 and haven't had a virus attack ever touch wood.For those claiming NIS to be resource hog its totally incorrect.NIS on my system hardly takes any CPU resources and runs silently in background.

Symantec did give us a scare about source code theft.I was relieved when the theft was for older editions.DOnt have any idea about PCanywhere software though

 

[Animal5150]

I have used NIS since 2001 and have never once got a virus. With XP I HAVE been attacked/got at least a minor virus using McAfee (no surprise) & MSEshock. The people that say NIS is a resource hog MAY have used it back a few years ago. NIS 2006 was a MAJOR hog, it did protect but if you did not have a decent PC it really maxed it out. 2007 & 2008 were a bit better, 2009 was major for NIS barely hogged and resources. NIS 2011 in my opinion is the best yet, I have not yet moved to 2012 as pincushion said I prefer reliblity