Re: [libreoffice-users] Rel. 3.6.1 and Norton AntiVirus

I use the free versions of Comodo.  They have free [and paid] anti-virus 
and full security packages that include firewalls.  I use to use the 
free AVG, but then I had to add a separate firewall package, like 
Zonealarm.  Now I use only Comodo's free package that has both types of 
security.  Of course, that is to say that I use Comodo only on my 
Windows systems.

When I only used Windows systems, I maintained a list of free options 
for packages.  This link starts the section on security software.  I do 
not update it [much] anymore, but the list does have some good options. 
http://www.lungstrom.com/list/#thisvirus

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On 08/30/2012 06:13 AM, Tom Davies wrote:
> Hi :)
> Norton used to be completely awesome.  Everything they did was totally amazing and extremely 
> useful.  Then they became corporate and serious.
>
> Nowadays i use AVG or something else but still when a threat is publicised as being particularly 
> nasty and i suspect one of the machines i deal with might have fallen foul of it i still find 
> Symantec a good place to research into it.
>
> One of the first jobs of a threat is to knock-out or dodge all known security so any of the big and 
> famous antivirus' is likely to useless against any decent threat.  Luckily most threats are fairly 
> trivial so even the big and famous antivirus programs can probably deal with it.  If it's 
> non-trivial then there is always the option to nuke your Bios and reinstall your OS.  Still now 
> that AVG is so famous i'm starting to consider other options.
>
> Regards from
> Tom :)
>
>
>
> --- On Thu, 30/8/12, webmaster-Kracked_P_P <webmaster@krackedpress.com> wrote:
>
> From: webmaster-Kracked_P_P <webmaster@krackedpress.com>
> Subject: Re: [libreoffice-users] Rel. 3.6.1 and Norton AntiVirus
> To: users@global.libreoffice.org
> Date: Thursday, 30 August, 2012, 2:27
>
> On 08/29/2012 08:21 PM, Dan wrote:
> > Jeff Hahn wrote:
> > > When I try to upgrade from 3.6.0 to 3.6.1 the Norton AntiVirus program
> > > keeps deleting the upgrade as an unsafe virus. This is the first release
> > > that I have had this type of problem with. Jeff
> >        To make sure I understand: Norton deletes the LO 3.6.1 download file?
> >        Otherwise, you should not have Norton running when you install the upgrade; you should not 
> > be physically connected to the Internet either.
> > Disconnect from Internet, turn off anti-virus program, install LO update, turn on anti-virus 
> > program. ONLY WHEN AV IS RUNNING should you reconnect to the Internet.
> >
> > --Dan
> This is not the first time I have heard of Norton stating valid install files were viruses or other 
> nasties.
>
> I never had any good luck with Norton's AV, so I use the free version of Comodo product[s] for my 
> Windows machines.  I have hooked even PC repair and selling pro's to using it.
>
> As for not having AV running when not online, well that is not what I would tell people.  An anti-virus is needed if 
> you are offline and suddenly there is a trojan or other nasty kicking in and doing a number.  They can be picked up and 
> not cleaned in a few ways other than being online.  I have my Ubuntu system picking up new things from files that I 
> have had on my system for months and suddenly it detects something the AV system does not like.  If I did not have the 
> AV system on 24/7, then those issues might not have been picked up.  The real thing is that the AV systems update their 
> data systems, mostly, after a new "nasty" has been detected.  If your system has that "nasty" on it 
> before that nasty has been added to your AV data system, then you will need to have the other parts of the AV and 
> security system[s] on to detect the traces of it trying to work.  SO do not turn your computer security off.
>
> I have had to deal with too many systems from friends and clients where they did not have their 
> security on 24/7 and kept up-to-date.  Had one system that the AV was on but not updated in over 2 
> years and the guy lost a lot.


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