Symantec patches product activation problems

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Symantec Facing Problems With Product
Activation

Symantec Facing Problems With Product
Activation 10/30/2003 11:46 PM
At least Intuit realized what a waste of time and money it was to put product activation technology into their software. Once they realized the pointlessness of it, they issued a very public apology on the matter. Unfortunately, other companies aren't quite so enlightened. Symantec is having all sorts of trouble with their product activation technology, that is preventing many legitimate users from using the software they paid good money for. Symantec is now saying that they're working on it, but can't figure out what the problem is, and can't suggest a date when they'll offer a fix. Here's a simple solution: follow Intuit's lead and ditch the activation technology altogether. The simple fact is that the software is still getting pirated. You see offers for it all the time - and it only takes a hacker a little while to figure it out. So, the only people this is really impacting are the legitimate users of your product - and you're making their lives worse. Most of these people are going to go to a competitor, and will be quite vocal about why they would never purchase anything else from Symantec. Thus, it does nothing to solve the problem, angers your customers, and drives people to competitors. How does this make sense?

Symantec issues patch to fix product
activation problems

Symantec issues patch to fix product
activation problems 12/04/2003 12:11 AM
The patch will fix the problems in Norton AntiVirus, SystemWorks and other products.

Symantec Hit by Product Activation
Glitch

Symantec Hit by Product Activation
Glitch 11/01/2003 11:51 AM

Symantec Fixes Product Activation Bug

Symantec Fixes Product Activation Bug 12/03/2003 11:03 AM

Product activation glitch hits Symantec

Product activation glitch hits Symantec 10/30/2003 08:16 PM
A few of the 1.2 million customers that have installed the software company's latest Norton security package complain that product activation is failing.

Symantec product activation causing
headaches

Symantec product activation causing
headaches 10/31/2003 05:14 PM
The problem affects Norton AntiVirus 2004, the latest version of Symantec's desktop antivirus program, and has not yet been resolved.

Symantec fixes product activation glitch

Symantec fixes product activation glitch 12/02/2003 03:44 PM
ZDNet Dec 2 2003 3:25PM ET

Symantec fixes activation glitch

Symantec fixes activation glitch 12/02/2003 11:32 PM
globetechnology.com Dec 2 2003 10:49PM ET

Symantec confirms activation problem on
Norton AntiVirus 2004

Symantec confirms activation problem on
Norton AntiVirus 2004 11/03/2003 08:53 AM
Computer Weekly Nov 3 2003 8:18AM ET

MYOB Product Activation

MYOB Product Activation 12/02/2003 12:40 AM

The Great Product Activation Massacre

The Great Product Activation Massacre 10/29/2003 10:19 AM
One of the worst recent offenders is Macromedia, with a scheme so absurdly irritating that I have to speak up. By Gene Steinberg (Mac Night Owl via MyAppleMenu)

Sniptools °| Tips/Tricks | Reinstall
Windows XP without product activation

Sniptools °| Tips/Tricks | Reinstall
Windows XP without product activation 01/22/2004 02:11 AM
http://sniptools.com/vault/reinstall-windows-xp-without-product-activa tion.htm Isn't it galling that we need to contact Microsoft for "permission" if we choose to reinstall a product that we already legally own and use, and have "stamped" so before?! Well, no worries, there is a trick for getting around product activation for Windows XP when reinstalling. If you have successfully activated the OS already, and if you are reinstalling it on the existing hardware,...

Symantec patches Firewall and Antivirus

Symantec patches Firewall and Antivirus 05/13/2004 11:01 PM
When a vendor has to patch for a third time in a year a hole in it's battle armor that...

Patches: Adobe, Macromedia, Symantec

Patches: Adobe, Macromedia, Symantec 06/17/2005 03:39 PM
eWeek Jun 17 2005 1:43AM GMT

Symantec patches Norton AV against DoS
threats

Symantec patches Norton AV against DoS
threats 03/31/2005 03:05 PM
Computer Weekly Mar 31 2005 4:36PM GMT

Symantec, Norton need vital patches in
next 24 hours

Symantec, Norton need vital patches in
next 24 hours 05/13/2004 09:42 AM
Almost the entire range of Symantec Corp. security software, from Norton Internet Security through to the Symantec Firewall require urgent updates, the company has warned, after a series of four extremely critical vulnerabilities were found by security company eEye Digital Security Inc.

Symantec patches four critical firewall
flaws

Symantec patches four critical firewall
flaws 05/13/2004 09:40 AM

Symantec patches critical firewall flaws

Symantec patches critical firewall flaws 05/13/2004 09:35 AM
ZDNet May 13 2004 1:36PM GMT

Symantec patches more Norton AntiVirus
flaws

Symantec patches more Norton AntiVirus
flaws 03/31/2005 03:28 AM
ZDNet Australia Mar 31 2005 7:05AM GMT

Symantec patches two anti-virus holes

Symantec patches two anti-virus holes 03/31/2005 09:03 AM
TechWorld Mar 31 2005 1:38PM GMT

Symantec Patches 'High Risk' Flaws

Symantec Patches 'High Risk' Flaws 12/31/2004 02:12 PM
Vulnerabilities in Nexland Firewall appliances put users at risk of security bypass, manipulation of data and denial-of-service attacks.

Microsoft patches three critical
security problems

Microsoft patches three critical
security problems 11/12/2003 01:20 PM
Microsoft announced patches for three "critical" security problems and a fourth labeled "important" in its second monthly summary of security bulletins aimed at making it easier for its customers to staying on top of patch releases.

"Microsoft patches three critical
security problems"

"Microsoft patches three critical
security problems" 11/12/2003 01:21 PM

Product Review – Symantec (PowerQuest)
V2i Protector 2.0

Product Review – Symantec (PowerQuest)
V2i Protector 2.0 05/23/2004 04:33 PM

Symantec sued for labeling product
'adware'

Symantec sued for labeling product
'adware' 08/02/2004 07:04 PM
Small software maker says security giant has crushed business by mislabeling its antispyware product.

Microsoft security boss tackles product
problems, phishing

Microsoft security boss tackles product
problems, phishing 06/28/2004 12:09 AM
ZDNet Australia Jun 28 2004 4:42AM GMT

Activation Agitation

Activation Agitation 04/08/2005 08:13 PM

A close examination of how Adobe went about integrating activation into CS2 suggests that privacy and convenience concerns were very much on the company's mind. By Philip Michaels, Macworld

Automating Windows XP Activation

Automating Windows XP Activation 05/11/2004 04:27 PM

PPC FAQ: MS Reader Activation Data

PPC FAQ: MS Reader Activation Data 02/16/2004 06:46 PM

Product of the Day: Product Spotlight
Supercomputing 2004 - Quadric Network
Hardware

Product of the Day: Product Spotlight
Supercomputing 2004 - Quadric Network
Hardware 12/19/2004 03:17 PM
The following information has been provided by the product vendor and does not necessarily reflect the opinion of Linux Journal.

Editors' Notes: Activation Agitation

Editors' Notes: Activation Agitation 04/08/2005 03:38 PM
Fretting over the activation features added to Adobe Creative Suite 2? You really shouldn’t be.

Kev Warwick cyberkiddie no closer to
activation

Kev Warwick cyberkiddie no closer to
activation 12/22/2003 12:38 PM
15 months on and little Danielle still untagged

PHP-Accelerator Removes Activation Key
Requirement

PHP-Accelerator Removes Activation Key
Requirement 08/05/2002 10:44 PM
PHP-Accelerator, the fastest free opcode cache for PHP has now removed the activation key requirement. Formerly the activation key was a hassle. The fact that Yahoo is using PHP-Accelerator is recommendation enough!

"zeldman.bujo"

Keep your activation status intact when
reinstalling XP

Keep your activation status intact when
reinstalling XP 08/27/2004 10:41 PM

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From the TechRepublic Windows XP Tips newsletter. “Have you ever wanted to reformat the hard disk and reinstall Windows XP on a system but you didn’t want to mess around with Microsoft’s Product Activation after the reinstall? Fortunately, you don’t have to. As long as you aren’t making any hardware alterations, you can back up the activation status files before you reformat the hard drive and then restore them after you reinstall the operating system….

Activation Limit on Microsoft Reader

Activation Limit on Microsoft Reader 06/05/2005 11:36 PM

Thawte Adds Yet Another Product to Its
Extensive SSL Product Range

Thawte Adds Yet Another Product to Its
Extensive SSL Product Range 02/01/2005 09:10 PM
Thawte Consulting (Pty) Ltd, one of the largest global Certificate Authorities and commercial providers of SSL certificates, has introduced SSL Web Server Wildcard Certificates in their Reseller channel. [PRWEB Jan 31, 2005]

Create manual-activation-only Mail.app
rules

Create manual-activation-only Mail.app
rules 12/15/2003 11:45 AM
One feature from Eudora that I've sorely missed in Mail is the manual rules. These rules would never be applied to incoming mail, but only be triggered when the user selected mail manually, then asked for a rules application...

Adobe initiates Activation for Creative
Suite 2.

Adobe initiates Activation for Creative
Suite 2. 04/04/2005 11:58 PM
MacCentral: Ad obe initiates Activation for Creative Suite 2. Of course, the software hasn't been out long enough for people to get bitten by it. (Set a reminder for around May 10th.) But at least Adobe isn't using activation as a way to sneak in more restrictive licensing.

Opinion: How Broken Is Norton 2005
Activation?

Opinion: How Broken Is Norton 2005
Activation? 03/28/2005 10:31 AM
Extreme Tech Mar 28 2005 1:58PM GMT
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