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Nimrod

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Jul 30, 2005, 07:30 AM
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Originally Posted by Bas
Erm, yeah, my Norton really calls it a "Trojan Horse", not a "Hack Tool", and turning off protection from HackTools doesn't stop it...
As me and Boggy mentioned in the other thread, its not a Trojan horse. I also mentioned in the other thread if you go round accusing it of being one like you are, your gonna end up stopping people from taking this up, therefore leaving more servers open to attack.

Nortons actual response is:
http://securityresponse.symantec.com...ktool.wpe.html
Notice "HackTool" not "Trojan Horse"

What is a HackTool, according to Norton?
Tools that can be used by a hacker or unauthorized user to attack, gain unwelcome access to or perform identification or fingerprinting of your computer. While some hack tools may also be valid for legitimate purposes, their ability to facilitate unwanted access makes them a risk.

The reason Norton may class this as a HackTool is its ability to monitor/record packets. It needs to do this to allow people to make efficent filters to block packets which cause halm (eg: ASD Silent Attack).

Then again, Norton also told me a program i use for sharing desktops called Remote Administrator needed to be removed as it COULD be used for naughty purposes. I'd say take Nortons warnings with a pinch of salt or consider a AntiVirus package which actually only deals with real threats, like AVG AntiVirus available at: http://free.grisoft.com
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Last edited by Nimrod; Jul 30, 2005 at 08:16 AM.