More insecurity news from Symantec
Anti-virus software found to have critical error...
Thursday, December 22, 2005 by GoodMorphing | Discussion: Personal Computing
"A critical software bug has been discovered in several of the most widely used anti-virus programs" Thirty-nine different symantec products could leave computer users vulnerable to theft of personal information. The glitch happens during decompression of RAR files and allows attackers to take complete control of the system.
tjesterb
Reply #4 Thursday, December 22, 2005 10:52 PM
Reply #4 Thursday, December 22, 2005 10:52 PM
That figures. We're a Symantec Beta-test facility, and I hear about it on a skinning forum. 
GoodMorphing
Reply #5 Saturday, December 24, 2005 12:37 AM
Reply #5 Saturday, December 24, 2005 12:37 AM
On so many levels, tjesterb, that is a worrisome and perhaps telling statement.
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Reply #1 Thursday, December 22, 2005 5:07 PM
Maybe that's why I had so much trouble uninstalling Norton...some damn hacker didn't want to let go...