Symantec Sucks: Google Gmail now does virus scanning

2008-05-03

Google Gmail now does virus scanning

Since we moved from dial-up to wireless high-speed Internet access, we've been using only Google Gmail accounts. We don't even have any ISP-based e-mail accounts.

Gmail now does virus scanning.

I first noticed it when I saw an attached filename being replaced with the words something like scanning for viruses on the Gmail page. I looked into the new features and it's right there: Virus Scanning.

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This is huge news - all bad for Symantec.

If I have hardware (router) and software (windows) firewalls, and Windows Defender to scan for malware, and monthly malware removers (that have never found anything), and all my e-mail is scanned to viruses on the way in, then the risk is getting pretty low.

This means that Norton Internet Security is not worth the negatives.

I'm a step closer to removing it from all my systems in advance of its expiry. And I certainly will not be renewing it.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...: As an IT for six offices i hate Norton, memory hungry, expensive, and just sucks.

All my personal system run avg free.

ps. i even remove norton from peoples computers and install avg without them knowing.; May 6, 2008 at 1:48 PM

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Symantec fanboy OkiNava wrote:

"For EVERY blog posting that SSBC posts there will be response from this blog."

In other words, he seemed to be very upset that I dared to criticize his favorite software company. So he promised the world that for "EVERY" post made here, he was going to post a rebuttal on his blog.

He posted three (3) rebuttals. Three.

That leaves about 125 rebuttals to go. LOL.

Perhaps he stumbled across some of the 'priceless' screen captures of blatent bugs and stupid errors and realized that there isn't really any rebuttal to that sort of documentary evidence.

OkiNava has another blog called "Norton Rocks". Almost rhymes with Northern Rock, a failed bank in the UK. Or perhaps he spelled "...Sucks" wrong.

Face facts. Norton Internet Security 2007 edition was indefensibly bad. There's nothing to argue about. NIS 2008 was not much better. One might as well try to claim that Cambodian dictator Pol Pot "was simply misunderstood."

For every action there is a reaction. Symantec screwed up big time with NIS 2007. This blog is a direct consequence of their terrible mistakes and incompetence.

Since they've never explicitly admitted that they sold horrible software and wasted the time of many people, then this blog will remain a semi-permanent record of their utter failings.

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