[ale] OT: Symantec subscription'Nag' screen

[aaron]

fdisk
Install Ubuntu.
Machine cured of all diseases and associated embedded
commercial harrasment from parnter virus manufacturers.
Problem solved.

It seriously boggles the mind that anyone puts up with
all the commercial abuses that come embedded in all
the pre-infected, off the shelf windblows machines.  The
adware viruses are all so invasive and pervasive and
perpetually annoying that the above is the only realistic,
efficient way to deal with them.

peace
aaron


On Tuesday 09 September 2008 08:53, John Mills wrote:
> ALErs -
> 
> A H-P Vista desktop has joined the family and (so far) does what is 
> expected of it. Naturally I had to toss out a bunch of apps that screamed 
> "Buy Me!" from time to time, but I've been grinding my teeth about one of 
> those I have kept, and would appreciate some pointers.
> 
> The Symantec/Norton anti-virus installation claims to have two parts: one 
> permanently licensed, even updatable, and the other "anti-phishing" 
> protection which had a 30-day update subscription. This subscription has 
> now expired.
> 
> Every day or so I get a "nag" screen recommending I renew the 
> subscription, with only two options in the pull-down: 'Renew Now' and 
> "Remind Me Later'. *(__)$$##(*&^!!
> 
> I would like to dump the anti-phishing and its nag, and keep the long-term 
> AV part installed. I haven't turned up any clear answers on net searches, 
> nor (naturally) from Symantec.
> 
> Does anyone know how to accomplish this?
> 
> TIA.
> 
>   - Mills
> 
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