Creepy - What is "NVLX Requires Passphrase?" "symsecondarylaunch"?

[Larry Fransson]

In article <220720032003079997%adsr@amiga.com>,
amiga500 <adsr@amiga.com> wrote:

> Question Numero Uno: What might "NVLX" be? Benign installer that needs
> to finish, or something more sinister? (It's not getting my passphrase
> until I know!)
>
> Question Numero Two-O: Is "symsecondarylaunch" related? If not, should
> it be in login items at all?

The first thing that came to mind was anything Norton.

A google search for "symsecondarylaunch" brought up one web site:
macosx.nl. That's right, it's in Dutch. Watson to the rescue! Here's
the translation of a couple of entries from that site:

The question:
What is this, what does the, from where comes the, is it serious? Just
ago fell it me on that mine emac 700 , 386 with this opstart, can
someone me explain what these for truce/prog is? Meanwhile thanks

A response:
You have probable Norton Anti Virus or other Norton products installed.
SymSecondaryLaunch is that a part of and sees to for the control on new
updates of your Norton software.

Another response:
AH so thus. Idd round my PC neuzels unexpectedly a not infect mailtje to
dons stands at this also Anti virus

The OP replies:
I have idd nav on it stand! Will it just let stand he. Thanks for your
reaction!

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[matt neuburg]

In <220720032003079997%adsr@amiga.com> amiga500 wrote:

> My mother-in-law's iBook (MacOS X 10.2.3 - and she's 1,500 miles away)
> tells her "Nvlx requires your passphrase" on every startup. (I told
> her to cancel it out).
>
> I had her check her "Login Items" and found "symsecondarylaunch" (and
> some printer software).
>
> We did a Finder search for "NVLX" but came up with nothing.
>
> Question Numero Uno: What might "NVLX" be? Benign installer that needs
> to finish, or something more sinister? (It's not getting my passphrase
> until I know!)
>
> Question Numero Two-O: Is "symsecondarylaunch" related? If not, should
> it be in login items at all?
>
> Thanks in advance for any help.

It all sounds like Norton Anti-Virus stuff. m.

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