Spamwatch: Top Ten Tips
- Be wary of Norton branded software offers that come from a source not recognized as a legitimate reseller.
- Do not respond to suspicious spammed emails. A response only confirms the accuracy of your email address, and may result in even more messages filling up your In-box.
- If you are suspicious, do not click on the link asking to be taken off the sender's list, as the senders often use that as a ploy to confirm the recipient's address, resulting in even more spammed email.
- Never submit your credit card details or other personal information to non-secure Web sites (there should be a locked padlock icon that appears in yellow, or in a yellow box, on the bottom bar of the order form Web browser).
- Use spam filtering or spam blocking software.
- Do not send your email address through chat rooms, instant message services or Internet bulletin boards and newsgroups.
- Report suspicious online promotions of Symantec/Norton branded software by e-mail to piracy@symantec.com. You may also connect with the local contact of the Business Software Alliance (check the contacts list at www.bsa.org). In the US, you can also file a complaint with the Federal Trade Commission about a spam email that you have received
- If you are referred to an online store for Symantec or Norton products, check the official Symantec Web Site to confirm your information
- Do not give out your primary email address for online registration or on e-commerce sites. Have another free email address to use more publicly.
- Do not forward chain email. This special type of email is considered spam. It is unsolicited, intrusive and may clog up email servers and slow down Internet traffic
