xeross Posted March 10, 2009 Share Posted March 10, 2009 @Yusei:> I do not use things like antivirusprograms on my motorbike, they're simply not needed.WutWut ?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
azkanan Posted March 10, 2009 Share Posted March 10, 2009 @DrNova:> Worthless post ^I think it was a mockful metaphor o-o… Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keebler Elf Posted March 10, 2009 Share Posted March 10, 2009 Someone should just send a virus through the program to screw them over. Im sure there are smart enough people out there who can do it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kris_hole Posted March 10, 2009 Share Posted March 10, 2009 and the moral of the story is, if its from symantec, why do you have it anyway? lolbut surely the more they just say nothing about it and threads disapear just expect symantec customers to drop, give it a few months and they'll be posting stuff about their apologies on how something happened to the database and they want there valued customers back, and so on Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xeross Posted March 10, 2009 Share Posted March 10, 2009 A database error doesnt delete posts and ban people Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xeross Posted March 10, 2009 Share Posted March 10, 2009 > Update 5:According to Jeff Kyle, group product manager for Symantec consumer products it was a diagnostics patch for some older norton products that they forgot to sign. [Source](http://news.cnet.com/8301-1009_3-10192899-83.html)As quoted from [http://blog.xtech.selfip.com](http://blog.xtech.selfip.com/2009/03/10/piftsexe-a-mysterious-file-downloaded-through-symantec-update/)This seems to be the end of the conspiracies Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admiral Refuge Posted March 10, 2009 Author Share Posted March 10, 2009 > The company pulled the patch after three hours and then unwittingly laid the groundwork for conspiracy theorists after it started deleting forum posts related to the matter. The company was not censoring the posts, but fighting off a spam attack, according to Kyle.> > "At the same time we were pulling down the patch a spammer created a new account on our forum and minutes after that there were 200 new users all targeting the same thread," he said. "Within the first hour there were like 600 posts to that thread. Obviously it was a bot creating this."> > The posts were written with poor grammar and broken English and some were vulgar and nonsensical. It is possible, though, that Symantec could have inadvertently deleted some legitimate posts while it was purging the spam, Kyle said.> > "There is no conspiracy theory. There's nothing we are hiding at all," Kyle added.> > Meanwhile, Kyle said he isn't sure whether or when Symantec will redistribute the patch, but if they do, he said, it will be signed.All is right with the world? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xeross Posted March 10, 2009 Share Posted March 10, 2009 Yar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
munro Posted March 10, 2009 Share Posted March 10, 2009 See, I told you guys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keebler Elf Posted March 10, 2009 Share Posted March 10, 2009 I dont believe them. I think they just finaly found a way to cover it up. I think this was something they were gonna release that couldent be found but was. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hippoman789 Posted March 11, 2009 Share Posted March 11, 2009 i have norton on my computer right now.about 6 months ago someone told me it was a virus withen its self.i cant delete do to the fact that my bro downloaded it…also i think he got rid of it...i havent seen it in a while...or anything about this update.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keebler Elf Posted March 11, 2009 Share Posted March 11, 2009 Ya my dad who is rely computer smart dosent trust the program cause it gave him more problems then it fixed. So he deleted it and sticks to better stuff now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hippoman789 Posted March 11, 2009 Share Posted March 11, 2009 my dad doesnt know shitz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admiral Refuge Posted March 11, 2009 Author Share Posted March 11, 2009 My dad use to use his last name for his paypal password Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hippoman789 Posted March 11, 2009 Share Posted March 11, 2009 LOL!! i dont even use my last name on internets Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xeross Posted March 11, 2009 Share Posted March 11, 2009 http://pifts.com/ < Plants ??? this sounds like some asian folks pulled this of to expand their client base Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devogen Posted March 11, 2009 Share Posted March 11, 2009 www.free-av.com ftw, never failed me in years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 11, 2009 Share Posted March 11, 2009 i just use trend Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kris_hole Posted March 11, 2009 Share Posted March 11, 2009 i do :P anway didnt i just say about how they would apologize and all that crap :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xeross Posted March 11, 2009 Share Posted March 11, 2009 Official norton post http://community.norton.com/norton/board/message?board.id=nis_feedback&message.id=39119 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrNova Posted March 11, 2009 Share Posted March 11, 2009 aww :(Now we have to find something else to make up conspiricy theories about.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 11, 2009 Share Posted March 11, 2009 lol meh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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