[70809] in North American Network Operators' Group
Symantec Security Software New Feature Problems or rather making it appear that others have problems
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (P.Schroebel)
Wed May 26 14:07:00 2004
From: "P.Schroebel" <crossfire@smsonline.net>
To: "NANOG" <nanog@merit.edu>
Date: Wed, 26 May 2004 14:03:23 -0400
Errors-To: owner-nanog-outgoing@merit.edu
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FYI, might as well be aware
Norton Internet Security has evidently installed a new feature that =
pre-scans the inline html images prior to writing the images to the temp =
dir and displaying them in the web-browser. This is a good thing, right? =
Maybe or maybe not, as it is purportedly to protect clients from those =
nasty virus filled websites and spimmers. Well, it is also generating a =
huge amount of complaints because the user can see the page until the =
scan is finished, god forbid they pre-load images.
Any hoot, with Norton Security active "verizon's page" loads in 2 mins =
and, when inactive the same page loads in 3 seconds. Same holds true on =
MCI's site and on CNET you can really see it drag. Kinda feels like the =
1200 Baud Days again.=20
In the end we will all hear that the sites are taking far too long to =
load, and the answer is to drop the client side firewall. That still =
doesn't sound good . . . Windows.
Ref: Norton Internet Security 4.0 2002, 2003 & 2004 Windows Client Side.
-Peter
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>FYI, might as well be =
aware</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Norton Internet Security has evidently =
installed a=20
new feature that pre-scans the inline html images prior to writing =
the=20
images to the temp dir and displaying them in the web-browser. This is=20
a good thing, right? Maybe or maybe not, as it is purportedly to =
protect=20
clients from those nasty virus filled websites and spimmers. Well, it is =
also=20
generating a huge amount of complaints because the user can see the page =
until=20
the scan is finished, god forbid they pre-load images.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Any hoot, with Norton Security active =
"verizon's=20
page" loads in 2 mins and, when inactive the same page loads in 3 =
seconds. Same=20
holds true on MCI's site and on CNET you can really see it drag. Kinda =
feels=20
like the 1200 Baud Days again. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>In the end we will all hear that the =
sites are=20
taking far too long to load, and the answer is to drop the client=20
side firewall. That still doesn't sound good . . . =
Windows.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Ref: Norton Internet Security 4.0 2002, =
2003 &=20
2004 Windows Client Side.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>-Peter</FONT></DIV>
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