Hackers Released Norton AV Source Code, Says Symantec

[f-gomes]

[citation][nom]bunnywanny[/nom]What about Microsoft Security Essentials? Is it a good reliable anti-virus program?[/citation]

Yes it is. It is based on Forefron Client Security, which is also IMO a solid AV. No AV is perfect, though, always gave 2 or 3 around your office in case your "main one" doesn't find a particular virus.

 

[bin1127]

[citation][nom]dragonsqrrl[/nom]Norton Antivirus 2006? Really? Lulz...[/citation]

That would be the same code in Norton 2013.

 

[Microgoliath]

Avira and m$ security essentials best free AVs out atm compared to all this other crap. Got no back story as to why, just see more people moan and complain about the others, + Avira has been known to be rock solid.

 

[waethorn]

[citation][nom]f-gomes[/nom]Yes it is. It is based on Forefron Client Security, which is also IMO a solid AV. No AV is perfect, though, always gave 2 or 3 around your office in case your "main one" doesn't find a particular virus.[/citation]

Most security companies use the same scanning engine and definitions for their corporate & consumer antimalware products. Microsoft isn't unique in that respect, as McAfee, Symantec, et al work the same way. How Microsoft is unique is that they now use the same UI for all of their products. Microsoft Security Essentials, Forefront Endpoint Security (the predecessor, "Client Security", looks like Windows Defender), and Intune Endpoint Protection all use the same UI, engine, and defs. The only real difference is the add-on centralized management features for the corporate versions. Also, in the Diagnostics and Recovery Toolkit (DaRT), Standalone System Sweeper looks like the old Defender, but lacks on-access scanning, and includes antivirus.

Then there is the new Windows Defender included in Windows 8. It looks and works like MSE, but unlike previous versions of Defender, it now includes the antivirus out of the box, so Windows 8 will be the first Windows that isn't lacking any antimalware protection from the start. The reason they called it Windows Defender is because a) "Microsoft Security Essentials" is a long-winded name, and b) "Windows Defender" has been the name of the *included* protection software in previous Windows versions. MSE will be unnecessary to download if you have Windows 8. Third-party certified antimalware software will be listed in the new Windows Store though, but it's unknown whether it will be available as a downloadable Metro app (dunno if it will have enough low-level access as a sandboxed Metro app), or only advertised, since Desktop apps will not be installable from the Store (unless antitrust regulators step in and force them to).

 

[shafe88]

[citation][nom]f-14[/nom]norton in the mid to late 2000's sucked, it couldn't find a virus even if it replicated infront of it's nose. that's why everybody was recommending NOD when it came out.norton has since scrapped it's code based in that era and had to rewrite everything just to get a respectable product back on the market that wasn't losing share by the 10,000's per day[/citation]
I agree norton in the mid 2000's did suck, but as of lately norton has been doing a lot better. I have the latest edition of norton from comcast and it has served me well so far.

 

[wooodoggies]

more propaganda trying to turn the public against the only ones really trying to help us.

 

[sporkimus]

Norton hasn't released a decent product since '99... maybe 2000. After that, it's all been bloatware that did more harm than good to a user's computer.

 

[n3ard3ath]

I've yet to see a useful action made by those "activist" hackers, like taking down Facebook, even just one day, but preferably forever. But I guess that's too much to ask.

 

[n3ard3ath]

And what about the recent takedown of multiple website by the FBI? What can they do about that? I can't even watch free streaming hockey anymore. Forced to pay an outrageous monthly fee to watch hockey Online on my already overpriced, capped Internet connection, which I am canceling next month by the fuck. Fuck the greed.

 

[cathode]

I haven't use Norton in over 4yrs and so far so good. MSE and Malware bytes it's all I need along with common sense. So they hack the source code for Norton 06 is that code still use by the newer versions? cus if it isnt, what was the point then?

 

[nebun]

[citation][nom]silver565[/nom]The irony of a security software company being hacked is quite amusing[/citation]
so why do people still use NORTON? Avira all the way

 

[husker]

Anonymous is despicable. They wish to affect everyone, yet answer to no one. Good intentions are no excuse for setting yourself up as demi-gods.

 

[n3ard3ath]

[citation][nom]cathode[/nom]I haven't use Norton in over 4yrs and so far so good. MSE and Malware bytes it's all I need along with common sense. So they hack the source code for Norton 06 is that code still use by the newer versions? cus if it isnt, what was the point then?[/citation]

MSE and MalwareBytes here too. Great softwares. MSE is far from bullet proof though, but it's fast, have a nice interface and is somewhat reliable, can't really ask more of a free AV. MSE is probably thwe best Free AV out there, along with Avira.

 

[n3ard3ath]

By the way, give me affordable broadband, and I'll pay for whatever copyrighted shit they want me to pay for. What can Anonymous do about that? Nada. (I know, off topic..)

 

[eddieroolz]

Hacker groups got nothing out of this except some irony, but I don't think I would've went to this length for your 15min of glory.

 

[waethorn]

One thing you shouldn't forget: even though Microsoft antimalware products don't necessarily detect every single new threat out there (I can submit daily samples on new variants - usually just based on existing malware - for home PC's that come into my shop for cleanup), they still have FREE 24/7 phone support for the help of removing malware: 1-866-PC-SAFETY. They'll walk through troubleshooting complete steps to remove the primary malware from the system, get it booting properly, get it back connected to the Internet, and get it fully scanned and cleaned.

 

[cathode]

[citation][nom]n3ard3ath[/nom]By the way, give me affordable broadband, and I'll pay for whatever copyrighted shit they want me to pay for. What can Anonymous do about that? Nada. (I know, off topic..)[/citation]

I'm not sure about avira way to many false positives, avast on the other hand it's alright

 

[blazorthon]

[citation][nom]n3ard3ath[/nom]I've yet to see a useful action made by those "activist" hackers, like taking down Facebook, even just one day, but preferably forever. But I guess that's too much to ask.[/citation]

Sorry, but taking down a child pornography site does seem at least a little important. Besides, it's almost impossible to take down Facebook with DDoS attacks; they would need to find a huge vulnerability and be smart enough to know how to exploit it. However, that simply doesn't seem to be their preferred method. Anon needs more good hackers and clearer goals if they want to get anywhere.