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A Bad Week for Symantec

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the seen-better-days dept.

Evan Hughes writes "NeoSmart Technologies has published a scathing editorial regarding 3 high-profile mistakes by Symantec Corp. — all in less than a week. In what seems to be a string of stupid mistakes culminating in the infection of CNN-parent Turner Broadcasting Systems by Rinbot— a virus dedicated to the eradication of Symantec from the known world."

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  1. Re:AVG by TheRealMindChild · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    What the HELL are you doing that you need to reboot your Windows machine daily?

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  2. Re:How much will it take? by tb3 · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    This has been disproved so many times it's not even funny. you must be a complete fucking idiot to make such a statement.

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