Is Norton/Symantec doing NSA things?

16-Oct-2013 | 2:34PM orangedog posted "Hidden NIS 21.0.2.1 Rootkit after uninstall". Maybe he is wrong with the rootkit, as intesec replied on 16-Oct-2013.

But second and further "Replies are locked for this thread", and so orangedog's question "Is Norton/Symantec doing NSA things??" remains unanswered.

Now again:

Is Norton/Symantec doing NSA things??