Nark!

I smell a nark.

Just installed Norton AntiVirus 2007, so on the turntable of emotions, side A is happy that I’m now protected for another year. Woo!

However side B is a little concerned. Not only did the software ask me to uninstall the “incompatible” firewall I was running (probably to try to presuade me to buy Norton’s), but it then:

a. Asked to connect to the Internet to verify it’s key WITHOUT a firewall in place. but also

b. Now constantly reminds me the the Windows Automatic Updates program is set to notify me of important updates but not automatically install them. It wants to automatically install them.

Problem a is SUICIDAL. Connecting to the Internet without a firewall is like leaving for work without locking the house. In addition, my firewall is perfectly compatible with Norton AntiVirus.

Problem b is a choice! Not a problem you nark! I choose to be notified and choose which updates to install, because mad as it may sound, I like to maintain a level of control over what is installed on my PC and when.

So in the words of Norman Stanley Fletcher in Porridge: ‘Naff off!’