One solid reason not to trust or like Norton

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Besides the Bloat and other hundreds of complaints I have against it I have truely found one rock solid reason why not to trust Norton at least to me its a rock solid reason. I just installed MBAM today updated it and ran a scan just to do a random scan and see if anything turned up and well heres the log after the scan

Malwarebytes’ Anti-Malware 1.25
Database version: 1072
Windows 5.1.2600 Service Pack 3

5:00:45 PM 8/20/2008
mbam-log-08-20-2008 (17-00-45).txt

Scan type: Full Scan (A:|C:|D:|E:|F:|)
Objects scanned: 159729
Time elapsed: 1 hour(s), 41 minute(s), 39 second(s)

Memory Processes Infected: 0
Memory Modules Infected: 0
Registry Keys Infected: 0
Registry Values Infected: 0
Registry Data Items Infected: 0
Folders Infected: 0
Files Infected: 11

Memory Processes Infected:
(No malicious items detected)

Memory Modules Infected:
(No malicious items detected)

Registry Keys Infected:
(No malicious items detected)

Registry Values Infected:
(No malicious items detected)

Registry Data Items Infected:
(No malicious items detected)

Folders Infected:
(No malicious items detected)

Files Infected:
C:\Documents and Settings\Compaq_Owner\Application Data\Desktopicon\eBayShortcuts.exe (Trojan.Agent) → Quarantined and deleted successfully.
C:\System Volume Information_restore{00EFF98B-5705-4D9A-BA78-7681A60AFB54}\RP512\A0044327.dll (Trojan.Agent) → Quarantined and deleted successfully.
C:\System Volume Information_restore{00EFF98B-5705-4D9A-BA78-7681A60AFB54}\RP512\A0044330.EXE (Trojan.Agent) → Quarantined and deleted successfully.
C:\System Volume Information_restore{00EFF98B-5705-4D9A-BA78-7681A60AFB54}\RP512\A0044332.DLL (Trojan.Agent) → Quarantined and deleted successfully.
C:\System Volume Information_restore{00EFF98B-5705-4D9A-BA78-7681A60AFB54}\RP514\A0044360.dll (Trojan.Agent) → Quarantined and deleted successfully.
C:\System Volume Information_restore{00EFF98B-5705-4D9A-BA78-7681A60AFB54}\RP514\A0044361.DLL (Adware.MyWebSearch) → Quarantined and deleted successfully.
C:\System Volume Information_restore{00EFF98B-5705-4D9A-BA78-7681A60AFB54}\RP514\A0044362.DLL (Adware.AskSBAR) → Quarantined and deleted successfully.
C:\System Volume Information_restore{00EFF98B-5705-4D9A-BA78-7681A60AFB54}\RP514\A0044393.dll (Adware.AskSBAR) → Quarantined and deleted successfully.
C:\System Volume Information_restore{00EFF98B-5705-4D9A-BA78-7681A60AFB54}\RP543\A0073623.exe (Trojan.Agent) → Quarantined and deleted successfully.
C:\System Volume Information_restore{00EFF98B-5705-4D9A-BA78-7681A60AFB54}\RP543\A0073676.exe (Trojan.Agent) → Quarantined and deleted successfully.
C:\System Volume Information_restore{00EFF98B-5705-4D9A-BA78-7681A60AFB54}\RP543\A0073739.exe (Trojan.Agent) → Quarantined and deleted successfully.

Am I the only one that finds this very embarrassing and funny on Symantec’s part even though half of the infections are in system restore?

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MBAM usually finds a FP when I run a scan with it. Most of the time the FP is a Trojan.Agent.

I think you should’ve done checks with VirusTotal or Jotti before deleting anything.

3

I prefer SUPERAntiSpyware over mbam. SAS has few FPs & when reported they are quickly fixed. Plus SAS has great detections and some very good tools. I put SAS in the same high quality class of software with avast!, Opera, WinPatrol & ZA.

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eh eh… missdetection of Norton… they’re becoming worse even in this topic, now bloatware and not the better detection, what fame makes to big companies!