Norton evading questions?

[Blackshear]

Google 'Pifts.exe'
Come here.

Discuss.


On Nortons forum site, any posts mentioning pifts.exe is deleted within seconds of being posted. Norton/Symantec will not say anything about it.

Guys/Girls, what the hell is going on?
It's an undeleteable file. That's no biggie, but Norton sure is going head over heels trying to ignore this.

[Blackshear]

Also, any threads involving this filename are deleted, and the username banned.

CONSPIRACY THEORISTS UNITE!

[Sollyboy]

I thought Norton stop making bikes years ago , who remembers that cool rotary?

[Blackshear]

I thought Norton stop making bikes years ago , who remembers that cool rotary?

There's a new rotary on the block, budday.

[The Pastor]

i found this on the internet

"From what I understand it seems to be some kind of a virus that is linked to terrorism. If you disassemble it you can see that the IP it connects is in northern africa. A cyber attack may be imminent. Back up your data, folks"

it certainly fits the bill.

http://www.tech-linkblog.com/2009/03/conspiracy-theories-run-rampant-due-to-piftsexe.html/

[Blackshear]

i found this on the internet

"From what I understand it seems to be some kind of a virus that is linked to terrorism. If you disassemble it you can see that the IP it connects is in northern africa. A cyber attack may be imminent. Back up your data, folks"

it certainly fits the bill.

http://www.tech-linkblog.com/2009/03/conspiracy-theories-run-rampant-due-to-piftsexe.html/

I'm not trying to be a tinfoilhatman, but it seems as if Nortons servers were messed around with, and a not nice man could have just slipped through...
There's a shitload of ruckus about it.

[Ixion]

Please do not use the holy name of Norton when you are not referring to a motorcycle !

Call it Symantec.

[nallac]

Please do not use the holy name of Norton when you are not referring to a motorcycle !

Call it Symantec.

or more simply ...crap

[Cr1MiNaL]

Please do not use the holy name of Norton when you are not referring to a motorcycle !

Call it Symantec.

Norton is a biek??

[wbks]

Dude... I googled the file and loaded a page and it isntantly froze the window's up and brang up a firefox message saying it had to close... Weird... Load it again and again isntantly it freezes up. WTF is up with that? Am I just being a tinfoilhatinhismothersbasement guy or is something going on here lol

[jonbuoy]

Googling the name of an uncured virus might not be the smartest thing to do.

[The Pastor]

yeah i first thought this was about a new norton or somthing, then i realised it was KB bike talk is not allowed

[YellowDog]

But seriously, you need to address this sooner rather than later.

Try starting in safe mode and deleting the file.

Failing that, change the file attributes to remove the read only status use 'attrib -r' from command line.

Failing that, remove the hard drive and clean it from another computer.

Failing that I charge $85/hour.

[Brian d marge]

what's a virus ???? Had scratchy nuts back in the seventies ,,, but mum said it would pass ... what's it got to do with computer???


Stephen

[Headbanger]

But seriously, you need to address this sooner rather than later.

Failing that, remove the hard drive and clean it from another computer.



Install Hijackthis, select delete file, select file, reboot.

No need to remove hard drive simply to delete a file.

[Blackshear]

But seriously, you need to address this sooner rather than later.

Try starting in safe mode and deleting the file.

Failing that, change the file attributes to remove the read only status use 'attrib -r' from command line.

Failing that, remove the hard drive and clean it from another computer.

Failing that I charge $85/hour.


Install Hijackthis, select delete file, select file, reboot.

No need to remove hard drive simply to delete a file.
The thing is...
Yahoo questions questions were just being deleted left right and centre.
Threads involving the file name at Symantec forums are also being deleted within minutes.
Big problem or not, this is fishy, and downright unprofessional to leave thousands around the world in the dark as this is not being addressed in the least.

Noone knows what it is. Norton is not telling anyone. It's new.
No google searches for 'pifts.exe' before around 6 hours ago, according to google trends. It is now around the 29th most popular search.

Again, I apologise for being a tinfoilhatman, just thought I'd bring it to anyones attention that cared in the least.

For a little abckround info... Norton had a virus built into their package that was only cured having purchased/registered their program. When they first appeared on the scene that is. Fair, I guess, but not very nice.

[Headbanger]

Norton's is a virus, You shouldn't use it full stop.

[Dolph]

Norton's is a virus, You shouldn't use it full stop.

Ditto !! :angry2:

[Taz]

I agree Norton causes nothing but trouble.

[YellowDog]

Pobably a silly question however have you tried:

http://housecall.trendmicro.com/

It's free and pretty good at sorting such problems.

[Pixie]

'So you reckon you're a commando,eh? I have it on good authority that you were never even in the army."

"I'm not sayin' nuttin."