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Symantec Launches Anti-Spyware Beta
daria42 writes "Symantec has launched the beta test version of its anti-spyware application, which will be sold from June as part of Norton Internet Security 2005. The company's Norman Kohlberger said the main aim of the new combined product was to make PC security as easy as possible for the end user. 'The computer is not a toy anymore. It has turned into a toaster and microwave -- it has become an integral part of the home environment,' he said. 'We have to reduce the complexity. People do not want privacy software, firewall, antivirus, spyware, adware and blended threats. The average individual is saying I don't want this anymore. Just fix it. What we are doing is reducing the complexity.'"
" It has turned into a toaster and microwave "
Between the heatsink and the wifi card.. hes not wrong y'know!
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-- Jobsy
Is that it keeps detecting itself as spyware and removing itself.
Sounds like a great idea!
Windows with all network code removed.
Windows XP NN?
'Once scientists, even the dim-witted social scientists, get muzzled, the Western Civilization is finished.' - oldhack
If it runs as slow as their dog-slow antivirus solution, then their anti-spyware solution bundled together with their existing antivirus software would create one of the best anti-spyware/antivirus solutions out on the market.
You don't believe me?
Running both tools on the same box would lead to absolutely no CPU cycles left over for either virus or spyware to run...
I was shocked to find out that it doesn't drop ICMP requests. Every other firewall I've ever used can do that even the Windows XP one.
Does a Christian soccer team even need a goalkeeper?
According to popular Internet news/blog site Slashdot (http://slasshdot.org/), well-known companty Symantec has, in an unprecedented act, issued a press release in order to promote its products.
"This is truly a breakthrough in marketing approaches," said a Slashdot employee who asked not to be identified, "never before has a company gone to such lengths to promote a product. Slashdot is proud to break the news of this historic event." While some believe that this was an inevitable extension of current marketing approaches, many more are stunned by the sudden change in tactics.
Mary Weatherspoon, a seasoned marketing consultant, is one of those surprised by Symantec's sudden release. "The whole industry has been turned upside-down. We'd heard inklings of using mass-media to promote products, but none of us had ever thought about treating new products -- especially products that aren't really groundbreaking -- as actual, hand-to-god news," she said.
Slashdot management did not respond to requests for comment before deadline.
We may not imagine how our lives could be more frustrating and complex—but Congress can. – Cullen Hightower
Yup...just follow this simple guide:
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~ |rip/\/\aster /\/\onkey
I've got a Mac ;-)
Ok, so the virus thing is a minor threat, but seriously - I live within an acceptable level of risk, all things considered.