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Thread ID: 92266	2008-08-04 00:09:00	"Symantec strives to deliver simple security"	johcar (6283)	PC World Chat

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694741	2008-08-04 00:09:00	I envision a new Tui billboard! Link (computerworld.co.nz) Initial tests indicate it's faster, but will it still catch the nasties?? One particularly big performance boost in NIS 2009 comes from Norton Insight, a technology that identifies trusted files that don't require a scan. Using data from millions of Norton Community members, Norton Insight lets Norton security products avoid scanning files that are found on most computers and statistically determined to be trusted. Won't that just mean that virus writers will target those file types?	johcar (6283)
694742	2008-08-04 00:54:00	Cleverness lies in detecting the difference between the effects of Nortons trash and a virus. (Other than the price of course.) ;)	R2x1 (4628)
694743	2008-08-04 01:27:00	In fact R2x1, you described the Norton marketing machine in the first two words of your post... :lol:	johcar (6283)
694744	2008-08-04 01:37:00	Seeing will be believing but will it still catch the nasties It misses a lot now, or has a lot of false positives - so it will need to improve in that area. The interface will need to be a lot easier for the average user - there are too many times what it thinks is right actually stuffs things up and causes problems.	wainuitech (129)
694745	2008-08-04 04:39:00	We always used to hear about Virii doing all sorts of damage,not so much today?	Cicero (40)
694746	2008-08-04 05:03:00	its more malware these days rather than outright destructive virus's. a virus that does a lot of damage usually doesn't go far as it kills its host therefore it won't spread much. however the big thing these days is making $$$ from infecting pc's. years ago it was the bad coding which trip up most of the malware but these days they are getting substantially better. after all the less impact it has on a system the more likely it won't be noticed therefore more chance of doing the job.	tweak'e (69)
694747	2008-08-04 05:14:00	They can just keep on striving.... :cool:	wratterus (105)
694748	2008-08-04 05:14:00	its more malware these days rather than outright destructive virus's. a virus that does a lot of damage usually doesn't go far as it kills its host therefore it won't spread much. however the big thing these days is making $$$ from infecting pc's. years ago it was the bad coding which trip up most of the malware but these days they are getting substantially better. after all the less impact it has on a system the more likely it won't be noticed therefore more chance of doing the job. So what are the lads who wrote virii doing with themselves today I wonder. I have Nod 32,rather disappointed it doesn't bother to mention It has expired.	Cicero (40)
694749	2008-08-04 05:22:00	I have Nod 32,rather disappointed it doesn't bother to mention It has expired. It does mention it - What version do you have ? Pre 3.0 ( 2.7) would pop up with ONE warning that you have X number of days till it expires, most people either read it and go - I'll sort that later - then forget, or the more common event is they click it, don't read it and then go what was that I just clicked and said OK to :confused: I see that ALL THE TIME. One other way it warns you is if you purchased it - you will get a reminder in an email stating you have so many more days till it expires, usually 30 days, then another with two weeks to go, unless you have already renewed it. So the person WAS told/warned. The latest version 3.0.XXX has what I call a green eye in the icon tray, approx a month before it expires you start getting warnings almost daily, it also changes color from green to orange,then finally red when it expires.	wainuitech (129)
694750	2008-08-04 05:43:00	We always used to hear about Virii doing all sorts of damage,not so much today? I can send yuou reports on knackered files if you like, I see plenty. Although its malware in general rather than specifically viruses.	pctek (84)
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