One of the devices with which I access my Plusnet 2704N (Hub Zero) Router is a Google Nexus 7 tablet, running Android 6.0.1; it accesses the router via Wi-Fi.
Yesterday morning 28th March 2018, a little while after I had started looking at this device, a message popped up headed “Wi-Fi Security” and telling me that my “network was compromised by an unknown third party that may view and alter your communications”. It offered me 2 possible actions: “TRY WIFI PRIVACY” and “CHANGE NETWORK”.
The 2nd option is not available to me – this is my only router.
I have on this device Norton Mobile Security, and have had it with no problems for 4 years. Now, although the pop-up message did not identify itself as coming from Norton, the 1st option took me into Google Play Store and tried to get me to download (i.e. ultimately buy) an extra module, Norton Privacy. There’s a good deal of internet chat attached there in Google Play Store, dated the same day 28th March, most of which is saying that this is a totally unjustified sales pitch.
I have 3 other devices that access this router via Wi-Fi, plus a PC that is connected with Ethernet: none of them has Norton Security installed and none of them sees anything amiss.
What do you think? Would you expect this router to be proof against whatever it is that Norton’s going on about? Is this indeed an unjustified security scare?
) and I think the answer was to wait until Norton find out where they fouled up.
