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R. McCarty
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kurttrail
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 Posted: Fri May 26, 2006 10:33 am Post subject: Re: Symantec News |
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R. McCarty wrote:
LOL! I can't wait for the Symancrapophat division's attempt to explain
how this is really a good thing!
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Davy
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| Posted: Fri May 26, 2006 2:59 pm Post subject: Re: Symantec News |
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Looks like it's just got from bad to worse-:
Quote from PC World:
| Quote: | The tool used to update the virus definitions in Symantec's antivirus products has a security hole that can allow hostile code to be downloaded to PCs, according to the German hacking group Phenoelit.
LiveUpdate, the software used by Symantec's antivirus software to automatically update virus protections when updates become available, has flaws in both the 1.4 and 1.6 versions that allow for the attacks, Phenoelit says. When LiveUpdate 1.4 looks for updates, it attempts to connect to a specific server at Symantec, the group said. That connection, however, can be hijacked using a number of Domain Name Server attacks and rerouted to the server of the attacker's choice. |
For full details see-:
http://www.pcworld.com/news/article/0,aid,65744,tk,dn101101X,00.asp
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