Symantec Admits to Serious Hole

Symantec Admits to Serious Hole in its Antivirus Software
By Digital Journal Staff

Digital Journal — Researchers at eEye Digital Security have discovered a serious flaw in Symantec Corp.’s antivirus software that could put millions of computers at risk of a crippling worm attack.

The vulnerability in Symantec’s business security software means an attacker could create a worm capable of taking over a user’s computer and destroying programs and files. The threat has been given a “high” rating because a malicious hacker could exploit the flaw to get on a user’s PC to edit, remove and delete programs and files.

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