Topic: Norton does it again...

[SkyFlyer]

edit: as the main benefit, my old PIII-1000MHz still far outperforms most P4s weighed down by all those on-demand scanners.

If you have a decent heatsink you can get that up to 1.1ghz easy.

[Bonk]

Overclocking equals reduced processor lifetime even with improved cooling. a 100MHz gain is not worth it. I don't really have a need for it. I have a cheapy 1.8GHz AMD machine sitting unused in the shed.

[Nemesis]

Link to full article

A critical software bug has been discovered in several of the most widely used anti-virus programs. It could be exploited to take control of a computer or to steal information, according to an analysis produced by the independent security analyst who made the discovery.

The glitch affects 39 different Symantec products - including both home and enterprise versions of its anti-virus software. It resides within the Symantec anti-virus library, which is used by all of the packages.

The analyst, Alex Wheeler, discovered that a critical error occurs when the Symantec anti-virus library decompresses files from "RAR" format for analysis. An attacker could exploit the loophole to load unauthorised code onto a computer, and potentially to crack open its defences, he says.

[Bonk]

Not suprising. Norton AV chokes horribly on compressed files of any type I have noticed. Thanks for the news Nemesis.

[SkyFlyer]

Overclocking equals reduced processor lifetime even with improved cooling. a 100MHz gain is not worth it. I don't really have a need for it. I have a cheapy 1.8GHz AMD machine sitting unused in the shed.

well if you don't need to overclock, then don't


If the processor lifetime is diminished... well it lasts 7 years instead of 10.


Personally, i need to overclock it to run source (counterstrike)

[Bonk]

And Norton does it yet again:

http://safer-networking.org/en/news/2006-01-07.html

  

One day they will get what they have coming.

Lets look at a typical malware identification checklist:

- resist uninstallation (x)
- persist after uninstallation attempts (x)
- reinstall after uninstallation or "by the roots" removal ()
- hide from the user (x)
- hide from the operating system (x)
- hide what they are doing * (x)
- damage the operating system (x)
- replace, interfere with, spoof, or hijack functions such as DNS resolution, home page, file associations and toolbars (x)
- create problems in order to sell you a "fix" for them (x)

Yup, there you have it...

Symantec - The David Hannum of PC software marketing... 

[Sirgod]

Wow that article from Sbybot S-D was scathing.

Stephen

[Nemesis]

Due to my hi-jacking of the latter half of the thread I split the thread.  The other part is now Microsoft hero or villain have your say. Also Windows vs Linux.

[Bonk]

Thanks Nem, good job.    I'll join in over there shortly...