Absolutely in agreement. Reverting to V22 is (hopefully) a stop gap but time will tell.
There have been some discussion on this forum about the scope of data being accessed by N360. Don’t know how other A/V apps compare. Some users aren’t disturbed while others aren’t too comfortable. Some examples-----
Since the new UI for Norton 360 was installed on a number of my PCs I am experience Norton 360 considering files (executables, dlls and scripts) that I have created as suspicious and uploading them to its servers without asking me first.
As a software developer I create many executable files/scripts for systems on my home network and these contain private information such as authentication names/passwords, IDs as well as proprietary code.
Taking these files from my machines is not acceptable a…
I’ve been tracking my internet traffic using my router’s traffic reports and there’s been a fourfold increase in outbound traffic from my computers to Avast servers. Anyone else experiencing this? If so, any idea why?
I know Norton and Avast had merged awhile back. Maybe the traffic volume is totally unrelated but I’m a little uneasy since Avast was cited in February 2024 by the FTC for selling browsing data of its customers.
“The Federal Trade Commission will require software provider Avast t…