- Apr 17, 2021
- 453
Agree. I submitted three samples to Norton almost four hours ago. Not surprisingly, Norton is still unable to detect any of them.
Do you think Avira and/or Avast technologies will be integrated into Norton products?
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- Aug 22, 2013
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That's the problem with signature based security solutions in general. You find most and miss some. Avast too is not a 100% it too misses samples here and there.
I don't see how a lot of cherry-picked technology would NOT be integrated, along (they hope) with the loyal user base and choice personnel. For example: when Sophos acquired SurfRight, HitmanPro.Alert was integrated into Sophos' InterceptX but SurfRight still maintained its brands and a lot of its autonomy. Mark Loman, co-founder of SurfRight , is now chief engineer at Sophos, they say
This autonomy seems is still in effect when Sophos was acquired by Thoma Bravo holdings for almost 4 billion USD. It also owns part of McAfee.
But that's Sophos. At this point, we're speculating about Norton et al.
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This autonomy seems is still in effect when Sophos was acquired by Thoma Bravo holdings for almost 4 billion USD. It also owns part of McAfee.
But that's Sophos. At this point, we're speculating about Norton et al.
Edit: off topic
I just happened to look thru the various companies Thoma Bravo owns a stake in and one jumped out: SolarWinds. Didn't that get majorly hacked some time ago? Made the news. Probably lawsuits are ongoing.
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- Jun 22, 2020
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Forgive me for what I will say, but do you really think that a small company like Avsst is superior in protection to a giant like Norton? If so, Avast would have bought Norton.
It shows with REALEAS tests, that Norton is not able to detect this ransomware. Sonar is much more robust than Avast's behavior blocker.
- Jun 22, 2020
- 189
I sent some samples to Avast about 2 weeks ago and they have not been detected either ...Agree. I submitted three samples to Norton almost four hours ago. Not surprisingly, Norton is still unable to detect any of them.
I just checked and the 3 samples you post are detected by Norton (Symantec).
- Feb 8, 2016
- 537
Size of a company ≠ technical capabilities.
Example: Compared to Facebook WhatsApp, Telegram is a small company, but it is clearly superior in terms of functionality (please ignore the security feud since both are poorly placed, etc.).
Norton/Symantec aim is to acquire both technology and a user base by making acquisitions.
Would you be able to share the hash of the samples?
Note: Broken samples will not be added to the database or cloud.
- Jun 22, 2020
- 189
Of course, Greetings.
hash sample: fd765103cd948bd0099cc05782348f2b425441a87a7f38f1bfcdb185aecca84d
ab63fe3355304293e22988a124e6c1bbbd169153f51511bc3c98275228d7c810
- Dec 12, 2016
- 1,287
Awaiting bloated malware called next gen AV blah blah blah
That will fill your pc with ads and mine not just your data but crypto
Hmm who knows maybe in the future the would include a wiper to wipe the mess windows is and leave you without headache and to save the environment
That will fill your pc with ads and mine not just your data but crypto
Hmm who knows maybe in the future the would include a wiper to wipe the mess windows is and leave you without headache and to save the environment
- Apr 17, 2021
- 453
Avast's threat analysis is basically automated.
fd765103cd948bd0099cc05782348f2b425441a87a7f38f1bfcdb185aecca84d - This sample is signed, which may cause it to bypass Avast's analysis system. Also, since it is a Trojan downloader, I am not sure if it still did its job and displayed malicious behaviors at the time of your submission.
ab63fe3355304293e22988a124e6c1bbbd169153f51511bc3c98275228d7c810 - Not detected by ESET and Kaspersky and I guess it might not be 100% malicious.
Well, it is quite unusual for Norton to respond to entirely new threats and add them to the threat definition in less than an hour. Norton's normal processing time is 12 to 36 hours, according to my experience. But Avast rarely fails to respond to new threats in a timely manner.
- Jul 15, 2016
- 321
Avast and Avg cloud response it's about 10-15 minutes.
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- Feb 8, 2016
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ab63fe3355304293e22988a124e6c1bbbd169153f51511bc3c98275228d7c810 It's just an FP. It's windows.exe packed in UPX (read more here: https://www.mrg-effitas.com/research/machine-learning-evasion-contest-the-av-testers-perspective/)
fd765103cd948bd0099cc05782348f2b425441a87a7f38f1bfcdb185aecca84d seems to be whitelisted by CrowdStrike (Free Automated Malware Analysis Service - powered by Falcon Sandbox)
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- Jan 26, 2021
- 69
There is no more Avast-AVG, forget it! And yes just Norton, from now on when you mention Avast or AVG you are actually talking about Norton.
This must hurt for Avast/AVG fanboys
IDP is inherently a more robust but FP prone behavior blocker while SONAR is more like a cloud whitelist on steroids. That's the case from what I have seen so far.
- Jun 22, 2020
- 189
SONAR is much better than IDP. EVERYONE knows how bad Avast is as an antivirus, I don't know why they defend it so much. I just tried AVAST, I ended up unlinking it due to the slowness it produces, especially at the beginning.
- Mar 25, 2021
- 515
I actually like avast as it has a modern UI, and a lot of features. But I hate that it has ad everywhere.
- Apr 17, 2021
- 453
Well I respect your idea and agree that Avast IDP is not as good as SONAR in some cases. But you seem to compare a free anti virus product with a paid one. It is unfair.
I tried Avast Premium last month and I didn’t notice any annoying ads and performance issues….
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- May 29, 2018
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You can remove ads, and there is really not that many ads out there wich will bombard you continiously
Only thing wich drives me away is scareware inside their antivirus ui '' get full protection from HACKERS'' might make some person think they are vulnerable at the moment even they are not
- Mar 16, 2019
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Overall, Avast is faster than Norton at responding to new threats. This is a fact. Norton's cloud and machine learning algorithm is more prone to false positives.
Avast and Norton both may not add signatures for items that are threat artifacts meaning malware related files which are not malicious itself, while some other AVs are much more aggressive at adding signatures. Bitdefender for example kind of add everything I submit to them while Avast, Norton, ESET don't always do that.
For submitting files to Norton, better use this Symantec page instead of Norton's own. Their response is faster this way, and they also reply attaching a nice PDF report of the submitted threat.
symsubmit.symantec.com
Avast and Norton both may not add signatures for items that are threat artifacts meaning malware related files which are not malicious itself, while some other AVs are much more aggressive at adding signatures. Bitdefender for example kind of add everything I submit to them while Avast, Norton, ESET don't always do that.
For submitting files to Norton, better use this Symantec page instead of Norton's own. Their response is faster this way, and they also reply attaching a nice PDF report of the submitted threat.
Sample Submission | SymSubmission
Symantec provides security products and solutions to protect small, medium, and enterprise businesses from advanced threats, malware, and other cyber attacks.
symsubmit.symantec.com
- Mar 25, 2021
- 515
well...... When I try a smart scan it tells me my computer is slow and tell me to buy their system speedup. Also, there will be a huge banner down there telling to buy their vpn.
Edit: I recall my memory... I also got pop up telling I am at risk so I have to buy their hack check and stuff.
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As of about 2 yrs ago, Symentec gave you a tracking number with your submissions. In this case, the item was whitelisted in about 3 hours. Despite the automation, you can tell people are looking at these closely and "triaging" the submissions. In this case, it was a compoenent of the Edge DEV build--something that maybe got priority over more esoteric submissions.
Has this turn-around time improved any since 2019? Three hours for a mainstream browser component seems a little high. If AVAST can whitelist in 15 min, that would be an asset for sure.
Has this turn-around time improved any since 2019? Three hours for a mainstream browser component seems a little high. If AVAST can whitelist in 15 min, that would be an asset for sure.
