ukbobboy wrote:Dear Dick
This recent error , which is now fix, that seem to affect all NU16 users at the same time has got me thinking, i.e. was this error some sort of unfortunate coincidence or deliberately planted as a (failed) marketing ploy?
You see, it's not unheard for some companies to plant misleading errors in in their products to persuade (re: frighten) users into upgrading their software.
Sorry, just my suspicious nature.
UK Bob
Hi UK Bob,
Symantec / Norton might have problems but I have never found any with their ethics. The computer landscape is dynamic enough to make 'scare' upgrades unnecessary. MS is updating and fixing on a monthly basis. Other security software developers are also trying to get closer to the sources of infections in hopes of protecting their clients more completely.
No single security program can protect you 100% of the time from 100% of the threats that are being released by the thousands daily. This is fact. This is why different products focus on different infections. PUPs and some of the other PITA infections that don't destroy hardware or software slip past the Norton products. Other developers catch them. Using the combination of an active av scanner and an on demand free scanner for the lesser evils will keep your system cleaner and less likely to fail you.
The other fact is that infections are a matter of 'when' not 'if'.
We'll be here when you need us. Til then
Stay well and surf sasfe