Humpty Posted March 10, 2009 Share Posted March 10, 2009 Bit of a kefuffle going on ATM about whether a PIFTS.exe belonging to Symantec is snooping. Symantec seems to be deleting any posts on their message board relating to such. Or is it just a story created to stir up a hornets nest with nothing really in it? Zone Alarm Discussion WARNING - I googled PIFTS.exe with very first two links being hijackers for two rogue apps in Internet Antivirus Pro and the second being System Security. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoKenny Posted March 10, 2009 Share Posted March 10, 2009 I don't know Humpty as I would never use ZoneAlarm nor Semantic anti virus products. There is lots of interesting things that are coming up in Google: http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qi...09204126AAGTEsK http://www.buckeyeplanet.com/forum/compute...-pifts-exe.html "Education is what remains after one has forgotten everything he learned in school." - Albert Einstein IE7Pro user Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators hazelnut Posted March 10, 2009 Moderators Share Posted March 10, 2009 Very interesting story this. As Humpty pointed out take care as to which links you click on if you google this. Support contact https://support.ccleaner.com/s/contact-form?language=en_US&form=general or support@ccleaner.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoKenny Posted March 10, 2009 Share Posted March 10, 2009 Very interesting story this. As Humpty pointed out take care as to which links you click on if you google this. I see Web of Trust (WoT) flags one and hpHosts file blocks experts-exchange.com "Education is what remains after one has forgotten everything he learned in school." - Albert Einstein IE7Pro user Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Andavari Posted March 10, 2009 Moderators Share Posted March 10, 2009 hpHosts file blocks experts-exchange.com Here's the SiteAdvisor details about that site: http://www.siteadvisor.com/sites/experts-exchange.com Strange that SiteAdvisor flags it as "green" with some of the stuff detected. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoKenny Posted March 10, 2009 Share Posted March 10, 2009 Here's the SiteAdvisor details about that site:http://www.siteadvisor.com/sites/experts-exchange.com Strange that SiteAdvisor flags it as "green" with some of the stuff detected. SiteAdvisor is just like other McAfee products that are as nimble as a garden snail and when they leave they deposit stuff that is a bit hard to remove. Unfortunately I paid for SiteAdvisor PLUS a while back when SiteAdvisor was good just after they purchased it but like other companies that borge smaller ones that have a good product it falls into disarray after a while. "Education is what remains after one has forgotten everything he learned in school." - Albert Einstein IE7Pro user Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoKenny Posted March 11, 2009 Share Posted March 11, 2009 Malware authors jump on the PIFTS.EXE bandwagonIt looks like the bad guys are proving that once again they aren't slow to leap on an opportunity. With parts of the internet flustering over the Symantec / PIFTS.EXE debacle, hackers have set out to poison search engines in an attempt to cash in on unsuspecting computer users. We're seeing evidence that websites containing malware are showing up in search engine results when people hunt for more information about PIFTS. http://www.sophos.com/blogs/gc/g/2009/03/1...sexe-bandwagon/ "Education is what remains after one has forgotten everything he learned in school." - Albert Einstein IE7Pro user Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corona Posted March 11, 2009 Share Posted March 11, 2009 Pft. Pshaw. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoKenny Posted March 11, 2009 Share Posted March 11, 2009 Pft. Pshaw. What does that mean? PFT (Pulmonary Function Test) "Education is what remains after one has forgotten everything he learned in school." - Albert Einstein IE7Pro user Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corona Posted March 12, 2009 Share Posted March 12, 2009 "Pshaw" is an antiquated phrase for saying "oh comon' now" or "I don't believe it". Last time I read it in printed form it must've been in the 70s or 80s. Pft is short for PIFT. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoKenny Posted March 12, 2009 Share Posted March 12, 2009 "Pshaw" is an antiquated phrase for saying "oh comon' now" or "I don't believe it". Last time I read it in printed form it must've been in the 70s or 80s. Pft is short for PIFT. I'm still confused PIFT 0.07 sec. Acronym Definition PIFT platelet immunofluorescence test PIFT Protocol Interbank File Transfer http://acronyms.thefreedictionary.com/PIFT Now if you said piffle that would make sense pif?fle (pfl) intr.v. pif?fled, pif?fling, pif?fles To talk or act feebly or futilely. n. Foolish or futile talk or ideas; nonsense. "Education is what remains after one has forgotten everything he learned in school." - Albert Einstein IE7Pro user Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators hazelnut Posted March 12, 2009 Moderators Share Posted March 12, 2009 I have always thought pft was the sort of sound you make before saying yeah...right, to express disbelief. Support contact https://support.ccleaner.com/s/contact-form?language=en_US&form=general or support@ccleaner.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoKenny Posted March 12, 2009 Share Posted March 12, 2009 I have always thought pft was the sort of sound you make before saying yeah...right, to express disbelief. Must be an expression from over your side of the pond as I thought it was the sort of sound you make after a meal of Brown Beans on toast and a cup of coffee: http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/579869 Brings to mind the campfire scene in Blazing Saddles: "Education is what remains after one has forgotten everything he learned in school." - Albert Einstein IE7Pro user Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fireryone Posted March 12, 2009 Share Posted March 12, 2009 I have always thought pft was the sort of sound you make before saying yeah...right, to express disbelief. I understand it the same way hazel, I've all ways seen it as the sound of disbelief. fireryone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corona Posted March 12, 2009 Share Posted March 12, 2009 My favorite is Pthbbbbbbb! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Humpty Posted March 13, 2009 Author Share Posted March 13, 2009 Security firm Symantec has apologised after an unsigned security patch caused panic among Norton users. The diagnostic patch PIFTS.exe was included in the latest update for Norton Internet Security with the purpose of anonymously collecting statistics on the computers using its products, according to Symantec. Unfortunately, "human error" meant the file was unsigned causing firewalls to flag it when it attempted to dial home. Enterprising users discovered the file was attempting to dial out to Norton servers in Africa, and conspiracy theories quickly began to fill the vacuum of silence left by Symantec. IT Pro Article Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoKenny Posted March 13, 2009 Share Posted March 13, 2009 IT Pro Article Best read with this playing in the background: "Education is what remains after one has forgotten everything he learned in school." - Albert Einstein IE7Pro user Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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