ouch symantec
Fri May 26, 2006 9:17 pm
Fri May 26, 2006 9:53 pm
That's one reason I quit using Snorton 5 years ago.
Sat May 27, 2006 1:15 am
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...
Sat May 27, 2006 7:55 am
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.
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.
Sat May 27, 2006 8:07 am
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.
Sat May 27, 2006 10:01 am
bloatware indeed
Sat May 27, 2006 10:36 am
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.