Last friday a big flaw was discovered on the Symantec Antivirus software - business version - which could cause files and programs to be edited, deleted or removed.

It’s not a big flaw, it’s a huge one because the users that are at risk don’t need to open a file or visit a site to get hacked/infected, they just need to have the Symantec software installed. Again, how strange is that?

Mike Puterbaugh, from eEye Digital Security, comments:

It is a flaw that can be triggered from another location and provides the attacker with system-level access.

On a better note, the people at Symantec have said that…

Fixes have been identified for all affected products, and work on these fixes is ongoing

[Via: ZDNet]

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