Norton Internet Security / Norton AntiVirus

[bjm_]

Hello ITGraduate05

see my post ... regarding your comment > 15 people for 1 small area of the software does seem a bit much.

My post in this thread was to point out the obvious... maybe one or two features of 2011 were blended from a Norton partner. 

[Floating_Red]

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Garret_Polk wrote:

It is updated about once a day.

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Hi,

I got multiple Updates for this yesterday and today; any reason for this?

[artfreak]

Floating Red: I agree with you, Ive seen multiple updates for the "threat map" and I have a pc that is low on resources so for me its a concern no matter how small, Id prefer a button to disable updates the map.

[Garret_Polk]

I was just trying to give credit to all the people on the many teams that helped put this feature together and not claim I invented it myself. It wasn't 15 full time people, I wasn't even on it full-time on it, and the number 15 was a guess.

There are hundreds of people that work to put together and maintain the Norton products. The number of person/hours that go into our products is staggering. I think it's some of the best value for money in the software business.

[bjm_]

Hello Garret_Polk

Any chance the hundreds of people at Norton had a meeting with the hundreds of people at PC Tools.

Can you share if Symantec/Norton and PC Tools have collaborated in any way.....towards NIS/NAV 2011

[Tim_Lopez Administrator]

Hi bjm_,

Please keep this thread on topic with the original post.

Thanks!

[huwyngr Norton Fighter]

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Garret_Polk wrote:

I was just trying to give credit to all the people on the many teams that helped put this feature together and not claim I invented it myself. It wasn't 15 full time people, I wasn't even on it full-time on it, and the number 15 was a guess.

There are hundreds of people that work to put together and maintain the Norton products. The number of person/hours that go into our products is staggering. I think it's some of the best value for money in the software business.

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And to get some idea of this click on Support / About and watch the credits roll .....

What's really nice is to spot the names of Norton Staff and others we know from here in the Forums -- this is really a mammoth joint effort and that Norton saw fit to include some of the volunteers here makes me very proud!

Hugh

[elsewhere]

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Garret_Polk wrote:

Hi all,

I'm the developer that designed the Theat Map (along with about 15 other people).

The Threat Map data download size is about 70 KB. It is updated about once a day. By contrast the HTML from this web page is 190KB without images or CSS, etc. The map is only loaded from disk when you open the Main UI and is unloaded when closed.

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This feature belongs on your website, not in the product. You could then provide a lot more analytical capability than what's currently present in the Activity Map. It would also be 'query on demand' rather than the 'push to everyone' model that you've implemented now.

Just to put things into perspective, the 70 KB download is the amount of data sent to each one of your users every time Liveupdate updates the Activity Map data. So if we multiply the 70 KB by the number of product users you have (I'm guessing millions), we end up with a staggering amount of data being sent out on a regular basis to support a feature that is of questionable usefulness.

I'd also suggest that you check the update frequency. According to my Liveupdate History, I've had 5 Activity Map updates today already...

[bjm_]

OK...back on Topic'

How do I turn the Threat Map OFF ?

How do I stop the updates ?

What do I do with the information presented via the Threat Map ?

How do I use the information to protect me ... to protect my system ?

Why was ThreatFire and Spyware Doctor singled out as having to be uninstalled....

 (Ooop! that may be off topic)

[Tywin7]

I think threatmap is an unnessary feature... the least you can do is put it as an on demand view. As of now, BJM, I doubt there is a way to turn off the map or stop the map updates...  At least you get to enjoy a light show :D Enjoy the flashing lights that show which place of the world is viruses most found.