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gazonk · 03-10-2009, 08:57 AM

Originally Posted by ftpaddict

Immediate removal of all Norton products is strongly advised if you care about your privacy.

Ouch. Norton is not a good idea anyway, it can suck the life out of the fastest PC - so I sometimes wonder what malware is worse - Norton or those programs that it's supposed to remove? And now it seems to contain spyware too...

Edit: Good link: http://isc.sans.org/diary.html?storyid=5992

03-10-2009, 08:57 AM	#3
gazonk Loyal Member Location: Oslo area, Norway Gallery Photos: 8 Posts: 372	Originally Posted by ftpaddict Immediate removal of all Norton products is strongly advised if you care about your privacy. Ouch. Norton is not a good idea anyway, it can suck the life out of the fastest PC - so I sometimes wonder what malware is worse - Norton or those programs that it's supposed to remove? And now it seems to contain spyware too... Edit: Good link: http://isc.sans.org/diary.html?storyid=5992