Hi I downloaded Hugin. However my Norton antivirus classes it as untrustworthy, and immediately removed it (before I could install).
I have pasted the information Norton displayed, including tips on how to whitelist the program, below. It would be good if this situation could be avoided. As it stands this naturally makes me very uneasy about recovering Hugin from quarantine and installing it. ~~~ *Updated: * February 15, 2012 3:15:47 PM *Type: * Other *Risk Impact: * High *Systems Affected: * Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows NT, Windows Server 2003, Windows 2000 BehaviorWS.Reputation.1 is a detection for files that have a low reputation score based on analyzing data from Symantec’s community of users and therefore are likely to be security risks. Detections of this type are based on Symantec’s reputation-based security technology. Because this detection is based on a reputation score, it does not represent a specific class of threat like adware or spyware, but instead applies to all threat categories. The reputation-based system uses "the wisdom of crowds" (Symantec’s tens of millions of end users) connected to cloud-based intelligence to compute a reputation score for an application, and in the process identify malicious software in an entirely new way beyond traditional signatures and behavior-based detection techniques.Antivirus Protection Dates - *Initial Rapid Release version *March 27, 2009 - *Latest Rapid Release version *April 20, 2010 revision 025 - *Initial Daily Certified version *March 27, 2009 revision 005 - *Latest Daily Certified version *April 20, 2010 revision 024 - *Initial Weekly Certified release date *April 1, 2009 Click here <http://www.symantec.com/security_response/writeup.jsp?docid=2010-051308-1854-99#> for a more detailed description of Rapid Release and Daily Certified virus definitions. ~~~ *Updated: * February 15, 2012 3:15:47 PM *Type: * Other *Risk Impact: * High *Systems Affected: * Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows NT, Windows Server 2003, Windows 2000 Symantec’s reputation technology system tracks the attributes of software files (applications, drivers and DLLs) from multiple sources, including: - Anonymous data contributed by tens of millions of Norton Community Watch <http://www.symantec.com/about/profile/policies/ncwprivacy.jsp> members - Anonymous data contributed by enterprise customers in a data collection program tailored to large enterprises - Data provided by software publishers - Symantec’s Global Intelligence Network <http://www.symantec.com/business/playerdetail.jsp?cid=enhanced_secur_protection_gin&sg=business&type=videos&lg=en&ct=us&fp=y> The reputation-based system uses "the wisdom of crowds" (Symantec’s tens of millions of end users) connected to cloud-based intelligence to compute a reputation score for an application, and in the process identify malicious software in an entirely new way beyond traditional signatures and behavior-based detection techniques. The system considers many aspects of a file, including file age, file download source, digital signature, and file prevalence. These attributes are combined using a proprietary algorithm to determine a file’s safety reputation. The system maintains a rating for all files rather than just malicious files. Each software file is given a GOOD, BAD or SUSPICIOUS rating. Symantec’s reputation-based security engine continuously monitors all files and over time a file’s reputation may change. ~~~ *Updated: * February 15, 2012 3:15:47 PM *Type: * Other *Risk Impact: * High *Systems Affected: * Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows NT, Windows Server 2003, Windows 2000 *WHITE-LISTING* Software developers who want to accelerate the reputation building process for their new software applications should submit new applications to the Symantec white-listing program. Details of that program can be found here <https://submit.symantec.com/whitelist/>. *DISPUTES* If you believe that a program has been incorrectly classified by the Symantec reputation-based security system, then you may submit a dispute using this Web form <https://submit.symantec.com/dispute/insight/>. *REMOVING A FILE FROM QUARANTINE* It is possible to restore a file from quarantine to its previous location on your computer. This should only be done if you are certain that the file is not malicious. Symantec strongly recommend that you submit the file that was detected even if you choose to restore the file from quarantine. -- A list of frequently asked questions is available at: http://wiki.panotools.org/Hugin_FAQ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "hugin and other free panoramic software" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/hugin-ptx/f7900838-a12a-4045-b354-b15bca9662dc%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
