ROM-DOS Posted May 26, 2006 CID Share Posted May 26, 2006 Symantec AntiVirus Worm Hole Puts Millions at Risk By Ryan Naraine ~ eWEEK.com A gaping security flaw in the latest versions of Symantec's anti-virus software suite could put millions of users at risk of a debilitating worm attack, Internet security experts warned May 25. "This is definitely wormable. Once exploited, you get a command shell that gives you complete access to the machine. You can remove, edit or destroy files at will," said eEye Digital Security spokesperson Mike Puterbaugh. "We have confirmed that an attacker can execute code without the user clicking or opening anything," Puterbaugh said. Symantec's anti-virus software is deployed on more than 200 million systems in both the enterprise and consumer markets, and the threat of a network worm attack is very real. Copyright Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
resopalrabotnick Posted May 26, 2006 CID Share Posted May 26, 2006 you know things are bad when your lead programmer says "uh-oh"... edit. on second thought, maybe it was put there on purpose? so all those people that don't have a valid license and can't get the updates are screwed? was the hole always there or did it come with an update? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ROM-DOS Posted May 26, 2006 Author CID Share Posted May 26, 2006 you know things are bad when your lead programmer says "uh-oh"... edit. on second thought, maybe it was put there on purpose? so all those people that don't have a valid license and can't get the updates are screwed? was the hole always there or did it come with an update? LOL ~ I'm afraid to ask!! her Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blunted 2 Posted May 26, 2006 CID Share Posted May 26, 2006 they messed up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
resopalrabotnick Posted May 26, 2006 CID Share Posted May 26, 2006 that goes without saying. this is symantec antivirus after all. although i hate badmouthing a product like that especially when i liked the pctools series so much the experiences i've made with that av are mostly bad... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tommie gorman Posted May 29, 2006 CID Share Posted May 29, 2006 Leave it to Symantec to get the job done. Lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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