Norton PIFTS.exe
Tags: Software
There is a big conspiracy theory sweeping the Internet today about a Norton file called pifts.exe that apparently is trying to access a server at Symantec. Symantec has apparently quenched any debate about it in their forums, which seems to have fanned the fires. Now, I've never been a big fan of Symantec anyway - I much prefer AVG. I spend a lot of my time uninstalling Norton, installing AVG, and cleaning up the mess that Norton left behind. But if you are unfortunate enough to still be using Norton, this big pifts.exe scare is probably nothing to really be worried about. It looks like it probably is a routine part of Norton that DOES "phone home" but doesn't look any more malicious than any other Norton product.
There is a big conspiracy theory sweeping the Internet today about a Norton file called pifts.exe that apparently is trying to access a server at Symantec. Symantec has apparently quenched any debate about it in their forums, which seems to have fanned the fires. Now, I've never been a big fan of Symantec anyway - I much prefer AVG. I spend a lot of my time uninstalling Norton, installing AVG, and cleaning up the mess that Norton left behind. But if you are unfortunate enough to still be using Norton, this big pifts.exe scare is probably nothing to really be worried about. It looks like it probably is a routine part of Norton that DOES "phone home" but doesn't look any more malicious than any other Norton product.
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