Admiral Refuge Posted March 10, 2009 Author Share Posted March 10, 2009 http://chrysler5thavenue.blogspot.com/2009/03/piftsexe.htmlRead the link. Last night Norton AntiVirus' update included a strange .exe. This exe apparently takes note of your Internet History and some Google information and relays it to outside sources (in Africa some say, also in Washington DC).To be honest it feels like a real life conspiracy unfolding before our eyes. Any topic about this .exe in Norton forms is promptly deleted and nobody can make any headway on their phone service. Also topics about the .exe on Yahoo Answers are being deleted.If anyone has Norton I would advise you to delete it and pick up some free AntiVirus off the net.Possibly the scariest part: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magic_Lantern_(software)* * *This is why I do not trust anti-viruses…**update**After some looking on the net, I found afew more things come uphttp://www.tech-linkblog.com/2009/03/conspiracy-theories-run-rampant-due-to-piftsexe.html/ (has pictures and stuff)http://blogs.howstuffworks.com/2009/03/10/what-is-piftsexe/Someone on yahoo answers said it was in this area:C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Symantec\LiveUpdate\Downloads\Someone else on YA said this:_C:\WINNT\Temp (or similar depending on your OS) you may find a .txt file which contains a line of information starting with: "the ping url is http://stats.norton.com/n/p?module=…" The text file will have a name similiar to Norton_PIFTS [Date]_ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alster Posted March 10, 2009 Share Posted March 10, 2009 This is why I use a bunch of free antiviruses.At present I have 10. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
munro Posted March 10, 2009 Share Posted March 10, 2009 My Norton didnt update…. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kris_hole Posted March 10, 2009 Share Posted March 10, 2009 mcafee is still good tho? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
munro Posted March 10, 2009 Share Posted March 10, 2009 This is probably some stupid conspiricy theory. I read that, it has no real proof. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheatking Posted March 10, 2009 Share Posted March 10, 2009 @Munro:> My Norton didnt update….Or mine :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
munro Posted March 10, 2009 Share Posted March 10, 2009 The a computer search says there's no pifts.exe on my computer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admiral Refuge Posted March 10, 2009 Author Share Posted March 10, 2009 After some looking on the net, I found afew more things come uphttp://www.tech-linkblog.com/2009/03/conspiracy-theories-run-rampant-due-to-piftsexe.html/ (has pictures and stuff)http://blogs.howstuffworks.com/2009/03/10/what-is-piftsexe/Someone on yahoo answers said it was in this area:C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Symantec\LiveUpdate\Downloads\Someone else on YA said this:_C:\WINNT\Temp (or similar depending on your OS) you may find a .txt file which contains a line of information starting with: "the ping url is http://stats.norton.com/n/p?module=…" The text file will have a name similiar to Norton_PIFTS [Date]_ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
munro Posted March 10, 2009 Share Posted March 10, 2009 Theres no pifts anything on my computer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anna Comnena Posted March 10, 2009 Share Posted March 10, 2009 People still use Norton? Norton has always been crap, it's practically malware itself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
azkanan Posted March 10, 2009 Share Posted March 10, 2009 I just run a scan with ad-aware every once in a while. I don't tend to catch viruses.. I stick to a very few select websites =]. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xeross Posted March 10, 2009 Share Posted March 10, 2009 Posted an entry on my blog about this.http://blog.xtech.selfip.com/2009/03/10/piftsexe-a-mysterious-file-downloaded-through-symantec-update/Will update with more info. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unnown Posted March 10, 2009 Share Posted March 10, 2009 weird shit dude… Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xeross Posted March 10, 2009 Share Posted March 10, 2009 Yarr, ill keep updating my blog as i get more info Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZelconGames Posted March 10, 2009 Share Posted March 10, 2009 Hoax, anyone? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xeross Posted March 10, 2009 Share Posted March 10, 2009 Well can't be hoax if norton deletes every post about it on their forums.They even blocked new users from posting messages to stop the flood of questions about this Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
munro Posted March 10, 2009 Share Posted March 10, 2009 Just looks like a problem their having. And a million conspiricy theories poped up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xeross Posted March 10, 2009 Share Posted March 10, 2009 Well the problem obviously is sending info of your own computer to multiple servers. and you dont know what info is sent through it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdrianC Posted March 10, 2009 Share Posted March 10, 2009 Norton is crap. Always was, always will be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xeross Posted March 10, 2009 Share Posted March 10, 2009 Also if it would just send harmless stuff like norton version why don't they say so on the forums. Instead they ban everyone that asks about it and delete all the posts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrNova Posted March 10, 2009 Share Posted March 10, 2009 @Munro:> Just looks like a problem their having. And a million conspiricy theories poped up.I'd tend to agree, but questions about it on Yahoo awnsers are being deleted, nortons deletes everything from their forums and blocks those people from reporting or replying, ect. To much weirdness to be something benign Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
munro Posted March 10, 2009 Share Posted March 10, 2009 The fourms maybe thats wierd. But Yahoo answers always deletes questions when they get asked a million times. People just notice it more when the think its wierd. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xeross Posted March 10, 2009 Share Posted March 10, 2009 Hmm, Still doesnt explain the forum banning, post deletion and new member posting block Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LRgamer Posted March 10, 2009 Share Posted March 10, 2009 I do not use things like antivirusprograms on my motorbike, they're simply not needed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrNova Posted March 10, 2009 Share Posted March 10, 2009 Worthless post ^ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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