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Of course NAV hooks the operating system. That's the only way a modern
virus detector can work. And FYI, the OS is designed to be hooked.
And you may get your wish with respect to Microsoft banning Symantec as a
certified vendor. A few weeks ago, Gates & Co purchased an eastern European
anti-virus company. So if you think AV software is bad now, wait until
Microsoft starts supplying it. And by the way, they will "hook" the
operating system, too.
Kent Rollins
NAV, 3 years, active Live Updater, 0 problems.
----- Original Message -----
From: "John Blucar" <blucar@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "Preston Morrow" <prestonm@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: <omega-list@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, August 14, 2003 11:37 AM
Subject: Re: Beware of Norton Updates . . .
Preston:
The spontaneous REBOOT you had is EXACTLY what I was suffering on my DSL
box ---- did not even have TS on the box that was rebooting.
It screwed my communications / ports I think.
Now that I have deleted Norton from both boxes ---- on my box with TS2000i
my dialer will shut down now and not destroy my data in GS and my charts in
charting. I lost a lot of charts I had to rebuild.
On my other box (my DSL box) I have lost the ability to have my Linksys
router split my DSL connection --- everything else working OK now but that.
Norton is a very dangerous product because it places "hooks" in parts of
your core OS in Win2000.
For instance, now when I click on start > run> type command and hit enter a
menu appears that this function no longer works and it points to a missing
.dll in a deleted symantec directory. That is DIRECT evidence Symantec has
coded features in their software to take over core features of the OS. I'm
surprised Microsoft has not banned them from being a certified vendor.
I will no longer use ANY of their products.
On Wed, 13 Aug 2003 14:32:21 -0500 , "Preston Morrow"
<prestonm@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>due to corrupted data, Juan (omega... always helpful & competent) assisted
>me in a complete reinstall of 2000i... but the new install would not read
my
>old data... so,... history bank seems to be working today... so guess i'll
>be spending some download time... haven't been able to use HBank for about
a
>year, as somewhere along the interned route (11th stop), it always
>(presviously) stopped cold. today it works thank goodness. no known
>viruses. had not heard that live update could be a problem... i use it for
>norton virus checker.
>
>only problem left is now my computer decides to spontaneously reboot when a
>2000i command or a windows (2000 PRO) command is called. may have to take
>it to the shop for an oper. sys. reinstall also... when does it end?!
>
>preston morrow
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "John Blucar" <blucar@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>To: <omega-list@xxxxxxxxxx>
>Sent: Wednesday, August 13, 2003 11:20 AM
>Subject: Beware of Norton Updates . . .
>
>
>> I'm using Norton systemworks 2002. Just performed a liveupdate last week
>that updated the software on both my boxes (not just the virus def's).
>>
>> Now on my DSL box the LinkSys router will no longer function --- had to
go
>back to direct connection.
>>
>> On my TS2000i box whenever I connect to the internet , but then try to
>close it down the Windows 2000 connection to internet hangs ---- TS2000i
>charting corrupts half of my charts, and today data from GS was corrupted.
>>
>> I suspect it's that nasty little bugger called Live Update.
>>
>> Beware.
>>
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