I certainly agree with Dave. I don't much care for Norton anti-virus. However, that said, its is possible to simply add an exception so that Norton 360 stops complaining about the program. There are actually quite a few free anti-virus programs including a very nice package from Microsoft. Many of these free programs have very good reputations. My favorite is AVG. I also use Microsoft Security Essentials which is about the simplest to use of any of them. Norton was once the top dog. In fact, from a pure security standpoint, it still is. But it has become extremely bloated after 2+ decades of "enhancements".
Doug KØDXV On 8/25/2010 6:31 AM, David Robertson wrote: > Dick, John and everyone, > I have a very small business maintaining computer systems for local small > businesses and several private customers. In almost every situation involving > Norton 360 resulted in either the inability to share printers over a network > or false alarms with virus detection in known good applications. The solution > was to uninstall the Norton 360 and install a different antiviral software. I > have nothing against using Norton products, just stay away from 360. It was > also my experience that Norton 360 was very difficult to uninstall. I > actually had to go to the Norton web site in order to get the application to > properly eliminate 360 from the system. > > Dave KD1NA > > I'm the programmer of the Windows P3 Utility. It was virus scanned before it > was offered on the Elecraft web site. Yours is the first report of any virus > report. Assuming you got the P3 Utility from the Elecraft FTP site or > Elecraft web site then you are trying to install what I wrote. > > I don't have Norton Antivirus (earlier experiences led me away from it) but > there are web sites that will scan a suspicious executable with a good number > of virus detection tools. Perhaps one of those would help you decide who to > trust here. I could find one, but from a trust standpoint it would be better > for you to find it yourself or from someone else. > > I don't know what I could change to satisfy your Norton software. > > I can tell you that the P3 Utility includes an FTP client, and in order to do > its intended function, it must be allowed to contact the Elecraft FTP site in > order to copy P3 firmware from Elecraft's FTP server to your computer. All > the Elecraft Utilities (K3, W2, K144XV and P3) include thus function. > > Dick, K6KR > > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Aug 23, 2010, at 5:51 AM, "John E. Reiser"<[email protected]> wrote: > >> Hello Elecrafters, >> >> I have been trying unsuccessfully to install the P3 Utility (Windows Version >> 1.3.7.22). My virus protection program, Norton 360, will not allow it. >> Norton pops up a message that a serious security breach has occurred. Then >> I'm asked to restart my computer. >> >> I tried the install a couple of times on each of two different computers, >> one running Windows XP, and the other running Vista. The results were >> exactly the same. >> >> I know, I know, turn off the Norton 360. But hold on a minute, Norton 360 >> is just doing its job Something is wrong with the way the latest P3 Utility >> is coded. Norton 360 has never before objected to any program installations >> on these computers, including several versions of the K3 Utility. >> >> I am hoping that the programmer of the P3 Utility reads this and fixes the >> problem with the code. >> >> I have received notification that my P3 is about to be shipped, so I need >> the Utility to be working on my computer soon. >> >> Many thanks and 73, >> >> John, W2GW >> > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:[email protected] > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
