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With C-level roles at Symantec and McAfee on his resume, the new chief exec steps in to extend the open source startup's reach. Continue reading...

Hello Windows Insiders! Today we are excited to be releasing Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 15055 for PC and Mobile to Windows Insiders in the Fast ring. Other changes, improvements, and fixes for PC If you have Symantec/Norton anti-virus software installed on your PC, you should no longer...

A vulnerability or two has been discovered in a range of Norton products: Google security researcher Tavis Ormandy has uncovered critical vulnerabilities in a range of Symantec and Norton Antivirus products, which could be exploited by malicious hackers to launch attacks. Here's the skinny...

Original release date: July 05, 2016 Systems Affected All Symantec and Norton branded antivirus products Overview Symantec and Norton branded antivirus products contain multiple vulnerabilities. Some of these products are in widespread use throughout government and industry. Exploitation of...

First and foremost, hello all! I'm new to the forum and it looks like there is a great wealth of knowledge here! Thanks in advance for all your help! Now.. onto the vexing issue I'm having.. I work for a large corporation and we maintain quite a large number of machines across the country. As...

Screen flickers and explorer.exe crashes are being reported by some Windows 10 users. read more Continue reading...

I have installed on my Windows Server 2008 R1 32 Bit a copy of SQL Server 2008 R2 32 Bit and my security solution is Symantec Endpoint Protection 12.1. I am trying to run SQL remotely from workstations running multiple versions of Visual Studio all running the same security solution. None of the...

My apologizes if this question was answered, I did a search with no success. I recently purchased a new Toshiba laptop and it came loaded with Symantec. I uninstalled Symantec and today used the Symantec removal tool. The system consistently resets the Proxy setting to on after each reboot or...

BSD every 1-4 weeks... sometimes more often. I would appreciate any insight. I have uploaded the requested files (minus both evt logs - which although they are below the file size limit - have been giving me problems with the uploads). Please advise if you need to evt logs. I can try to...

Dell OptiPlex's. Windows 7 Pro with the latest SP's. We are on a Windows 2008 domain with 80+ computers. I have 3 users that lose the ability to browse the Internet or connect to new shares via UNC or IP paths. We can ping all over the internal or external devices. We can resolve DNS. Any...

Trying Windows 8 at work and bought new Samsung 700t tablet. Windows 8 works fine with local user (linked to live id) and all our software including Symantec Endpoint 12.1.2. As soon as I join to domain (server 2008) and reboot the live tiles no longer function. Have total reset several times...

Greetings. I have just joined Windows 7 forums today. I have noticed that there may be a few threads regarding 'boot up' in Windows 7. However, after performing some small technical tasks, I decided to post the results for the benefit of everyone. We presently were operating with DSL for...

My Symantec AV has quarantined a file that was a spyware.keylogger kind of malicious file. I know quarantining means to lock up a malicious threat so it doesn't spread, but, in this particular case, does quarantining mean its stopping it from doing what its name implies? Logging...

Hello, I just recently added a .reg file in an attempt to correct a service that was not starting up (BFE.dll). Upon restarting my computer BSODs on startup. unfortunately, I had no restore points or system images to correct the problem. I was trying to get a service running in order to fix a...

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With the advent of Twitter driving the popularity of URL shortening services like Bit.ly, TinyURL, and goo.gl, it was inevitable that some enterprising spammers would cash in on the trend. According to Symantec, that's exactly what they're doing. According to Symantec's May 2011 MessageLabs...

A fake antivirus application is targeting Mac OS X computers using Apple's Safari browser. Cybercriminals pushing MAC Defender, named like the legitimate MacDefender antivirus product, are manipulating keywords to push malicious sites to the top of search results. According to security...

Link Removed Who would have thought it? A free anti-virus program for Apple Macs being named best anti-malware solution ahead of those security products for boring old Windows. Free Antivirus for Mac - Sophos Anti-Virus for Mac Home Edition Well, that's exactly what happened at the SC...

Microsoft has announced a promotion with retailer PC Mall and Symantec, to offer free Symantec protection to small businesses that also purchase Windows 7 Professional. More...