tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-804714437673009003.post4603675111488791525..comments2024-02-23T09:06:13.967+00:00Comments on Dynamoo's Blog: PIFTS.EXEUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-804714437673009003.post-44266812192101745832009-03-11T14:00:00.000+00:002009-03-11T14:00:00.000+00:00Hi guysEmma here from Symantec, makers of Norton. ...Hi guys<BR/><BR/>Emma here from Symantec, makers of Norton. Just to let you know that this was a human error, now rectified, and you are fully protected and do not need to take any action as a result of this issue.<BR/><BR/>Details are here: http://community.norton.com/norton/board/message?board.id=nis_feedback&thread.id=39119<BR/><BR/>Essentially, Symantec released a diagnostic patch "Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02541907244914211753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-804714437673009003.post-34063601155503791252009-03-10T22:22:00.000+00:002009-03-10T22:22:00.000+00:00Symantec have a statement here. You do see false p...Symantec have a statement <A HREF="http://community.norton.com/norton/board/message?board.id=nis_feedback&thread.id=39123" REL="nofollow">here</A>. <BR/><BR/>You do see false positives and bad updates from AV vendors from time-to-time. What happened here was a PR disaster though as Symantec attempted a cover-up.Conrad Longmorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11751822299235747323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-804714437673009003.post-16715127103964885962009-03-10T20:11:00.000+00:002009-03-10T20:11:00.000+00:00The conspiracy theories are getting out of hand. ...The conspiracy theories are getting out of hand. Someone posted a topic disputing these theories and explaining why the executable has the paddingxxx in it. Found the story here:<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/forums/topic210051.html" REL="nofollow">Debunking Norton pifts.exe conspiracies</A>Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06884073023266891473noreply@blogger.com