 poppsterTell the truth and then run.Premium
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| Avast Partners with Facebook "To Stop Malware-Infected link sharing"
Read more here >> »www.avast.com/pr-avast-partners-···ook.html |
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Mele20Premium
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Hilo, HI
kudos:4 | That Avast page protested that I have javascript turned off...I just installed NoScript a few days ago. |
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So sorta like the same thing with NIS 2013 that everyone over in the Norton forums is up in arms about. Many users are choosing not to upgrade (myself being one) and many are reverting back to 2012 or leaving Norton all together. I'm not planning on leaving Norton but I have no interest whatsoever in having anything to do with Facebook on my security program especially when it is currently not possible to disable it. So till that's changed I'll stay with the 2012 version.
»community.norton.com/t5/Norton-T···p/804724 |
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 jaykaykay4 Ever YoungPremium,MVM
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kudos:22 | reply to poppster
Disgusting news! That takes AVAST out of my thoughts forever. |
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Facebook users need all the real help that they can get.
said by Avast :AVAST’s collaboration with Facebook is a seamless experience for Facebook users. Whenever someone clicks a link within Facebook, Facebook checks the URL in the AVAST cloud, in real time. If the URL is infected, the user sees a message warning of the potential threat. |
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 chrisretusnRetiredPremium
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Philippines
kudos:1 | reply to Mele20
That's what NoScript does. You can enable avast.com either permanently or temporarily. The page reads the same regardless.
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chrisretusnRetiredPremium
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kudos:1 | reply to poppster
I am somewhat surprise that Facebook is partnering vice doing it on it own. I think this is a good thing.
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chrisretusnRetiredPremium
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kudos:1 | reply to MomOfARocker
What does Norton have to do with this?
So Avast is going to provide Facebook with a service to warn users of potential malware, no big deal. Installation of Avast is not required. Having Avast already installed does not automatically mean you have something to do with Facebook now.
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chrisretusnRetiredPremium
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Philippines
kudos:1 | reply to jaykaykay
Why? |
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 jadinolfI love you FredPremium
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said by jaykaykay:Disgusting news! That takes AVAST out of my thoughts forever.
It's the relatively new avast! CEO. He's got to justify his uber high salary.
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 DustynPremium
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kudos:10 | reply to MomOfARocker
said by MomOfARocker:I'm not planning on leaving Norton but I have no interest whatsoever in having anything to do with Facebook on my security program especially when it is currently not possible to disable it. So till that's changed I'll stay with the 2012 version.
»community.norton.com/t5/Norton-T···p/804724
Facebook integration is still a part of NIS 2012. But then you don't have to use it, just like you don't have to use it in NIS 2013. However it is a part of both security suites regardless of which version you use.
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chrisretusn I thought my post was an obvious comparison between the two. NIS 2013 has a similar Facebook Link scanning feature through it's new Share button. I don't have a problem with NIS having this feature but I do have one with not being able to turn this feature off and I am certainly not alone in my feelings regarding this.
Re: Facebook Share on Norton NIS2013 Toolbar
»community.norton.com/t5/Norton-T···64#M3994 |
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I just want to be able to turn it off like many other NIS users. When I can do that I will upgrade. |
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Actually Dustyn it does look like they may be giving us the option to disable the Share button in the future. Just noticed this thread over in the Norton forums with a post by a Symantec employee regarding this issue as well as others:
»community.norton.com/t5/Norton-T···8/page/4 |
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chrisretusnRetiredPremium
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Philippines
kudos:1 | reply to MomOfARocker
OK, so Norton has a toolbar that has a Facebook share button. It all clear now.
Still not sure how that relates to Avast being used as a service to scan links in Facebook.
I don't do toolbars at any rate, nor do I do Norton, gave them up for Lent years ago. 
Norton scans messages and downloads for Yahoo! Mail and I am OK with that. I see no difference with Avast checking links in Facebook. Actually it's about time Facebook did something in that regard. They really are trying to make the service better.
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said by chrisretusn:So Avast is going to provide Facebook with a service to warn users of potential malware, no big deal. Installation of Avast is not required. Having Avast already installed does not automatically mean you have something to do with Facebook now.
Yet.
As long as the relationship doesn't advance, what you describe is fine. But typically things don't stay static, and agreements like this one are a wakeup call.
said by Avast page :
As the world’s most popular antivirus brand, AVAST uses its own CommunityIQ network of anonymous sensors – people who use avast!
Tell me Facebook wouldn't like info on those anonymous sensors to add to their database. |
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chrisretusnRetiredPremium
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2 edits | reply to MomOfARocker
So in other words you do not want Facebook (Avast) to warn you about possible malware links while you are logged in to your account. Who you going to blame if you get hit? Your self or Facebook? Oh wait, you have a prefect anti-malware that works 100%
Just curious, do you have a Yahoo! Mail account? Anti-malware screening is done by Norton,Symantec, would you want to disable that too? (You can't)
I did think on one thing just now, if they make this a Facebook App, then that is another story. I would not enable it. At this point that does not appear to be the case.
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chrisretusnRetiredPremium
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kudos:1 | reply to goalieskates
It says anonymous sensors. While it may be people who use Avast, it does not know "who".
That said Facebook already knows about 1,999,695 people who use Avast. From the Avast Overview page "1,999,695 people like avast! antivirus." and counting....
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Mele20Premium
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Hilo, HI
kudos:4 | reply to chrisretusn
You know some of us care about our privacy. I have not even VISITED the Yahoo website in TEN YEARS. I would NEVER have a Yahoo mail account. I regret that I can't visit one Yahoo list serv but so be it. I will never allow Yahoo to track me. They are more evil than Google if such a thing is possible.
I would be nervous about Facebook and Avast agreement.
My ISP uses SYMANTEC CORPORATE on its gateway Email servers. That is acceptable. Note they do not use Norton (which is a consumer antivirus and far worse than Symante corporate in that it has crap like Facebook on a toolbar, etc. ...junk for the junkies). But the corporate version is ok.
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