Norton sees DVDfab decrypter as security risk

I saw Norton anti-virus quaranteend DVDfab decrypter as security risk. classified as winfixer.
http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/winfixer.html
According to the description any software that prompts you to purchase now has winfixer? and would be removed!!

I was forced to remove norton several years back when it reported itself as a security risk. A false report indeed but if it can report itself as being untrustworthy I must uninstall it.

Add me to the list of Norton haters. I used to love their product. It was a pain in the ass to remove too. Had to edit my registry! Currently I am using AVG Free and have been satisfied so far.


Darryl

I wouldn't run a Symantec product on my PC if you paid me. The installed app's intrusion into your sytem (even if you do complete uninstalls) is legend.
Avoid all eye contact!!

How about these articles?

New rootkit found in Symantec software:

http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20060112-5960.html


Symantec rootkit:

http://blog.slaven.net.au/archives/2006/01/13/symantec-rootkit/


Symantec Closes Rootkit Hole:

http://www.enterpriseitplanet.com/security/news/article.php/3577181


Symantec denies it uses rootkit in software:

http://www.itnews.com.au/newsstory.aspx?CIaNID=21755

Virus checkers that run in the background cause a significant impact on computer performance as well. If you have a virus checker that runs in the background and have grown accustomed to your computer's performance, you will think you have a new faster computer if you uninstall it. Everyone has their own preference, but I prefer to follow four rules:

1. Don't click on email attachments unless you are SURE that it is legitimate. Simply recognizing the apparent sender isn't enough. One of the most common modes of virus' spreading is a virus that highjacks a computer and sends a copy of the virus by email to everyone in the address book on the highjacked computer.

2. Install Windows updates in a timely manner. The security updates block newly discovered exploits and vulnerabilities.

3. Do frequent virus scans with a non-resident virus scanner. There are a couple of good free ones - Trend Micro's House Calls and Panda virus scan.

Do frequent scans for spyware and other "malware" with scanners such as Adaware or Spybot Search and Destroy. A lot of the stuff that these tools remove can slow your system down because they run in the background.

System resident virus scanners can also cause a false sense of confidence. A number of virus’, Trojans and other malware knock out the virus scanner as a first order of business when they attack a computer. The system user meanwhile is fat, dumb and happy thinking that Mr. Norton or Mr. MacAfee are taking care of them – BUZZZ, WRONG!

The rootkit is in Norton Systemworks....not necessarily Norton Antivirus. I've never had any false positives on my old computer and have always used Norton Antivirus since 2002.
I recently had to upgrade to Norton AV 2006 because my 2002 version was just too damn old.
I've run every version of DVDFabDecrypter since it came out....never a hit on that software either.

OK...now what?
Scanned my "downloads" folder where all of my past and
present DVDFabDecrypter .exe's are kept....nothing found.
Definitions are up to date as you can see.

Originally Posted by hech54

OK...now what?
Scanned my "downloads" folder where all of my past and
present DVDFabDecrypter .exe's are kept....nothing found.
Definitions are up to date as you can see.

[sarcasm on] I guess you have nothing to worry about. Norton is very trustworthy. [/sarcasm off] :/

I gave up on Norton too. Their 2003-2005 versions are all bloated memory hogs and CPU hogs. I recently talked a friend into switching too, once he found out how good his computer ran without Norton. Switched to Outpost Pro Firewall and Avast Antivirus. Less bloat, daily SMALL kb updates, and a lot less CPU usage. And if these programs ever become memory/cpu hogs, I will switch yet again to something else.

Boot up time also significantly drops when all Norton products are removed.

Yea...my Evil crappy old Dell machine with Evil crappy
Norton Antivirus has such CPU usage problems...
Not to mention those false hits on Norton too.

I stopped using Norton AV when I purchased my sound card. Apparantly, it conflicted with the drivers from my Audigy 2 Platinum sound card and as a result, the auto-protect would never be enabled. Tried all fixes suggested by Norton, still no solution, so I switched. I use AVG and would never go back.

Originally Posted by hech54

Yea...my Evil crappy old Dell machine with Evil crappy
Norton Antivirus has such CPU usage problems...
Not to mention those false hits on Norton too.

I agree 100% with those statements.

Originally Posted by INFRATOM

I saw Norton anti-virus quaranteend DVDfab decrypter as security risk. classified as winfixer.
http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/winfixer.html
According to the description any software that prompts you to purchase now has winfixer? and would be removed!!

You must mean DVDFab & not DVDFab Decrypter, because DVDFab Decrypter is free and does not prompt you to buy it

And i have never had a problem with any of the last 17-18 or so versions of DVDFab Decrypter or hits on it from norton & i run norton ISP 2004 & 2005 on 4 of my local machines.
And many friends use them also and i have never experianced or known anyone to have experianced any of this stuff being said

And my system resource meters look like hech54's.

Just so you know, DVD Fab Decrypter can be set to do an automatic check for available updates when you load it. This is a selectable function in DVD Fab Decrypter. This may be a trigger with some virus checkers.

@ RottenFoxBreath
I was actually refering to INFRATOM's comment,

Originally Posted by INFRATOM

According to the description any software that prompts you to purchase now has winfixer? and would be removed!!

Because it does not prompt for you to purchase.
Even with the auto update i don't think it prompt's you, it just does it in the background.
But i don't know, it does not show any problem's here & never has....

@ SCDVD,
Oh yeah!! as soon as it loads for the first time, that's the first thing i always uncheck, as i do with any program, automatic updates!!
If i want something updated, i'll do it myself 8)
And i have yet to have my firewall not catch anything trying to connect and ask permission before allowing it to.... even during instalation.

AVG rules.its free,light on CPU usage

McAfee is no better than Norton

At least McAfee doesn't slow you down and when it's uninstalled, it's uninstalled.

and that is true .lol

Thanks for all the info. on Norton in this thread. Last night, scanning, it picked up multiple "threats". Turned out to be DVDfabdecrypter.. Priceless!!.