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    Symantec and disabling it's "Tamper Protection Alert"

    Discussion in 'Security and Anti-Virus Software' started by mobius1aic, Dec 1, 2009.

  1. mobius1aic

    mobius1aic Notebook Deity NBR Reviewer

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    Hi, I got this issue where my Symantec security software displays the message "Symantec Tamper Protection Alert" when I start up many of my games, in particular Battlefield 2. It does it every time I start up the game, forcibly opting out into the desktop displaying the image, and I have to click my tab in the task bar to back into the game. Normally this wouldn't be too big an issue but it is when you're in game, or changing servers. BF2 is notoriously alt-tab unfriendly, and since the notification forces you out of the game to display itself, I can't get back into BF2 without killing the program in the task manager manually and having to start up the game again altogether, with it happening again at some point. Is there anyway to disable the notification, so it doesn't cause me such problems anymore? Frankly it's quite an interruption to my gaming experience, and if I can't fix this I'm probably just going to uninstall it altogether.
     
    mobius1aic, Dec 1, 2009
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  2. Baserk

    Baserk Notebook user

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    Wait for Michael York from Symantec support to pop in or contact him directly.
    (He frequently visits the NBR forum).
    I assume you've paid good money so you're entitled to good support.
    His sig is;

    " Michael York
    Norton Authorized Support Team
    Symantec Corporation
    http://service.symantec.com/priority     "
     
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  3. Michael York

    Michael York Company Representative

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    Hi mobius1aic,

    This is Mike from the Norton Authorized Support Team..

    Can you please tell me which Norton product and version you currently have installed, or are you using s Symantec AV product? I only provide support for Norton consumer products, and if you are using one, please let me know the product and the version and I would be happy to help you out.

    Thanks,
    Mike
     
    Michael York, Dec 11, 2009
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