Symantec has withdrawn an update to its Norton consumer security software that branded Facebook a phishing site on Wednesday. The snafu meant that users of Norton Internet Security were blocked from accessing the social networking site and were told a "fraudulent web page" had been blocked, as illustrated in a discussion …

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Friday 14th October 2011 13:12 GMT Yag

MSE blocking Chrome...

Norton blocking facebook...

At last, antiviruses are getting efficient at finding the real malwares!

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Friday 14th October 2011 13:14 GMT Fred Mbogo

For this and other many reasons

I tell my customer's that Symantec software is considered malware.

Its bloated, consumes memory and sometimes deletes files that your computer needs to work.

Mine is the one with shoe with fits...

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1. Friday 14th October 2011 13:50 GMT Fogcat
  
  The lastest versions 2011 & 2012 are a lot better than they used to be; I considered switching to Norton when my licenses had to be renewed this year, in the end I get a better deal to stay with Kaspersky.
  
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  1. Monday 17th October 2011 12:14 GMT tmTM
    
    True
    
    Norton is considered to be pretty much the best now.
    
    I was shocked myself having removed many older copies from friends home computers over the years.
    
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Friday 14th October 2011 13:17 GMT Anonymous Coward

Sounds about right.

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Friday 14th October 2011 13:17 GMT Jason 24

I wonder...

What the bet was for?

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Friday 14th October 2011 13:19 GMT dotdavid

Malware

"While wags might joke that Facebook is all about persuading punters to supply personal information to a website that ought not to be trusted"

Other wags might joke that Norton is malware that Facebook might be able to warn users about ;-)

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Friday 14th October 2011 13:22 GMT Tom 13

"even so mistakes sometimes occur"? Really?

Whether you like Facebook or not, they should be on the list of known commonly accessed non-malicious websites in the Q&A suite. Blocking them should be only slightly less embarrassing than blocking Google with the same error message.

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1. Friday 14th October 2011 15:06 GMT Anonymous Coward
  
  Seems to me...
  
  ...that blocking BOTH of them would be a good idea...being that they both data mine.
  
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Friday 14th October 2011 13:23 GMT Nathan 13

Norton gets it right shocker!!!

Spot on first time!!!!!!!!

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Friday 14th October 2011 13:25 GMT Bakunin

Facebook Phishing Site

Must ... resist ... jokes ....

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Friday 14th October 2011 13:25 GMT MHZawadi

Yes Facebook is a fraudulent web page

Really, who on this earth has 600 friends?

I think Symantec should have left the update in place, yes before you say it. I'm not on facebook or have 600 friends.

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Friday 14th October 2011 13:37 GMT Anonymous Coward

symantec

it could cause a problem, fortunately i have the cure. the super secret password for uninstalling norton is "symantec"

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Friday 14th October 2011 14:58 GMT Anonymous Coward

"......users were left dazed and confused"

I wonder how many have a new iPhone 4S (PMSL)

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Friday 14th October 2011 19:33 GMT Anonymous Coward

Works for me

Facebook is for people who don't have a life.

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Saturday 15th October 2011 18:06 GMT Winkypop

I won't touch either

Not even with yours.

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Saturday 15th October 2011 18:11 GMT guvna

I wonder how many users complained that the "internet isn't working" just because facebook wasn't available.

More than you might think in all honesty.

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Saturday 15th October 2011 18:17 GMT Sarah Davis

the bland blocking the bland

Symantec ? Really ? Have you ever met anyone who would recommend Symantec ?

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Sunday 16th October 2011 20:08 GMT Anonymous Coward

Google: 'Symantec Sucks'

Some SW is so bad that it deserves a lifetime ban.

Norton AV is the best example in this category.

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Monday 24th October 2011 04:16 GMT Anonymous Coward

Norton got it right!

It should be mandatory for ALL security programs to block Farcebook!

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