Thursday, February 10, 2005

Symantec flaw

<A HREF="http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-5569811.html?tag=nl.e539">Symantec has issued a patch</A> for a flaw in its scanning software that could cause a virus to execute, rather than catch it. The vulnerability affects an antivirus library used by the majority of Symantec's antivirus and antispam products, including Norton SystemWorks 2004 and Symantec Mail Security for Exchange, the security provider said on Tuesday. The software is aimed at a range of systems, from consumer desktops to large corporate mail servers, meaning the flaw could be used to take control of key corporate systems or to install programs to grab people's identity data.

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