ouch symantec

[Buliwyf Profile]

http://www.cnn.com/2006/TECH/internet/05/25/antivirus.flaw.ap/index.html

[RCglider Profile]

That's one reason I quit using Snorton 5 years ago.

[Bromsin Profile]

Yea thats a big hit for Symantec. Im glad I told my boss NO when he wanted to get Symantec's AV... Had to argue it with him for a week before he let me get Mcafee...

[Lord ZOG Profile]

Isn't it strange how EVERY security flaw they find in EVERY application "contains a flaw that could put millions of computers at risk of a crippling worm attack".

I swear I read that same drivel every day of every week of every month.

Does this mean hackers can actually use Symantec's software to compromise a machine, or just that Symantec's AV product doesn't detect a certain type of attack?

Although I'm by no means a big supporter of Symantec (over-priced bloatware in my opinion), I don't think there's any Anti-Virus product that is 100% effective in stopping every single possible virus.

If what these security experts are all saying is that a hacker can fool a brain-dead end user into installing malicious software on their machine that will compromise their computer's security, all I have in response to that is "No shit, Sherlock."

There is no software available that can stop a sufficiently stubborn or ignorant end-user from screwing their computer up.

[cavalierlwt Profile]

I suspect that perhaps Symantec's virus update program , which periodically checks the Symantec database for new virus definitions and downloads the data, may be the flaw or exploited opening. Maybe someone can 'push' a virus onto a machine running Symantec AV. Just a guess.

[Buliwyf Profile]

bloatware indeed

[JimmyTango Profile]

Originally posted by Lord ZOG
Isn't it strange how EVERY security flaw they find in EVERY application "contains a flaw that could put millions of computers at risk of a crippling worm attack".

Yup.

Unlike my genital warts, which I have personally infected millions with.