Symantec AntiVirus Worm Hole Puts Millions at Risk

"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.

Researchers at eEye Digital Security, the company that discovered the flaw,
said it could be exploited by remote hackers to take complete control of
the target machine "without any user action."


http://news.yahoo.com/s/zd/20060525/tc_zd/179335

imhotep

Re: Symantec AntiVirus Worm Hole Puts Millions at Risk

In comp.security.misc Imhotep wrote:
> "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.
> Researchers at eEye Digital Security, the company that discovered the flaw,
> said it could be exploited by remote hackers to take complete control of
> the target machine "without any user action."

Sounds like Symantec invented the biggest bot-net ever ;-)

Yours,
VB.
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