[meteorite-list] [OT] Re: Norton behind the Virus (!?)

From: azaware <azaware_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 10:07:00 2004
Message-ID: <00d801c271d2$af6507e0$0101a8c0_at_msn.net>

 Below is a weeks worth of emails sent to me with viruses. I will grant you
there really are some real lunatics out there, but what are we talking about
a couple ok 5 all right 10 a week. The reason I get so many is because this
Email is 7 years old, so I'm on every kind of list out there. I remember
when we didn't have viruses or Norton and now we have Norton and viruses. I
wouldn't be surprise if Norton the company were started from the guys who
started sending virus. I remember the first viruses, I can see it now the
guy thought wow I can give this guy a virus then he can call me to fix it.
And now you can call Norton on the phone and for $35 + $99 will help you get
it off. You almost sound like you work for Norton and this is something
Norton would not want to get around, because until now they was this great
savor. Ok have the big guy at Norton give me a call I could be quit for a
price! Other wise I going to expose those s.o.b's. Now you see all these
emails. I hardly think kids or these other people are going to go to this
great length to take the time to send out this many viruses with all these
different email address.


bogdanka_at_polj.ns.ac.yu
susan49842_at_hud.ac.uk
love_at_friends.org
kb922p_at_mailpride.com
mppmg_at_bolt.com
greg8835_at_yahoo.com
txbtm_at_care2.com
notbyyou_at_yahoo.com
toall_at_mce.co.jp
ptrkm8_at_lycos.com
bmw0mr09348r_at_hotmail.com
dnmle_at_ea.o
KIMMY_at_msn.com
test_at_hotbot.com
freeser_at_hotpop.com
smeer_at_bbs.mtlebanon.k12.pa.us
Trifecta01.10_at_reply.mb00.net
jhall_at_linkii.com
aaffds3_at_yahoo.com
abamba_at_nesda.org
jclgSam_at_mail.com
liveandnasty_at_email.com
optindeals.12_at_reply.mb00.net
jej_220021458_at_msn.com
Trifecta01.17_at_reply.mb00.net
Kelly.Evens4648_at_eudoramail.com
urggralbo56_at_rocketmail.com
danwilder_at_arabia.com
loliulretnamt_at_hotmail.com
vhypnosis_at_yahoo.com
kjjked333_at_qualitymail.com
optindeals.11_at_reply.mb00.net
freescreensaver_at_love4u.net


----- Original Message -----
From: <geoking_at_notkin.net>
To: <meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Sent: Saturday, October 12, 2002 12:18 AM
Subject: [meteorite-list] [OT] Re: Norton behind the Virus (!?)


> Dear Ken, Kim and List:
>
> I realize this is more than a little OT and probably wasting some
> people's time -- so I apologize in advance -- but I just couldn't
> resist. Of all the weird things I've seen on the M-List (and there
> have been plenty), accusing Symantec of creating new viruses in order
> to sell their own products is one of the nuttiest . . . right up
> there with the Frass meteorite even!
>
> Kim posted:
>
> > Norton has to behind this, who else is making out.
> > Norton paying these guys to this.
>
>
> Ken posted:
>
> >I agree with you, Norton was behind this!
> >I vowed then and there not to buy their product!
>
>
> People create viruses for all sorts of reasons: Kids do it for fun;
> anarchists do it because it's anarchistic; hackers target companies
> they don't like; disgruntled employees ditto; and so on. In the
> hacker subculture it is a major status symbol to have created a virus
> that's caused international mayhem. You may not have encountered
> these types of characters in real life but I have, and I assure you
> they are active, numerous, and damn clever. I suppose you could say
> they are the digital age's version of the neighborhood prankster.
> Some have eventually been employed by our own government, in a sort
> of "If we can't beat them, get them on the payroll" scenario.
>
> Symantec -- the company that manufactures Norton Antivirus, Norton
> Utilities, Systemworks, etc. -- is an excellent outfit and in my
> opinion vital to the professional computer user. I couldn't have kept
> my numerous computer stations running all these years with them. I've
> employed nearly all of their products for as long as I've been using
> computers for a living. They've helped me root out all kinds of virus
> trouble, hardware problems, prevented hackers getting into my
> systems, and on and on.
>
> I don't want to waste the List's time with OT discussions, but -- no
> offense intended -- your statements are absolute nonsense, and could
> actually be damaging by negatively influencing List subscribers who
> might otherwise buy these useful products. Hence the rebuttal.
>
> We all get angry over virus issues, and really I do sympathize with
> you guys, but posting preposterous statements about one of the few
> companies that combats the problem is not going to help. If you would
> like to discuss this further, please write to me off-List. I would be
> happy to furnish you with additional information on the subject that
> may be useful to you.
>
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Geoff N.
> www.notkin.net
> www.paleozoic.org
>
>
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Received on Sat 12 Oct 2002 05:35:19 AM PDT