14 DAY TRIAL // Symantec is continuously brought in the spotlights and this is not due to its famous security solutions but to some funny incidents that took place at a recent conference at the company. As Virus Bulletin reported, it all happened at a special event where a Symantec presenter tried to introduce a new solution and describe its features using a PowerPoint file. However, the presentation was interrupted by an auto-update notification sent by the antivirus. If you're probably thinking that it was Norton Antivirus, you're wrong because it was Kaspersky. That's right, the big rival's solution!
"During a presentation to announce Symantec's latest product, a spokesman for the company delivered an enthusiastic pitch to a roomful of big name clients. Indeed, such was the emphasis on the "uniqueness" of his company's offering that attendees could have been forgiven for thinking that no one else made anti-virus software," ComputerWeekly reported. "During the wrap-up to his presentation, the spokesman was forced to query collective laughs, and quite possibly shouts of "it's behind you", by turning to face his presentation screen."
As I said, it was Kasperky Antivirus, the main rival for the famous Norton Antivirus, the solution created by the folks at Symantec.
As Virus Bulletin reported, this is not the first time when Symantec is brought into trouble because one month ago, its antivirus solution flagged some important Windows files as dangerous. Also, it quarantined them and that caused serious problems with the operating system. Although it happened only in China and only to a limited number of users, it damaged the image of the company that was recently forced to offer free licenses in order to improve it.
Symantec is one of the most powerful companies in the world because its security solutions are installed on millions of computers. However, it was proved several times that Symantec's applications are vulnerable to attacks and sometimes they can even harm the systems due to more or less critical flaws.