Another Symantec worm

[unixronin]

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."

"This is definitely wormable.  Once exploited, you get a command shell that gives you complete access to the machine.  You can remove, edit or destroy files at will," said eEye Digital Security spokesperson Mike Puterbaugh.

"We have confirmed that an attacker can execute code without the user clicking or opening anything," Puterbaugh said.

I've said it before, I'll say it again.  Not even three words, three letters:

AVG

And for individual personal use, it's even free.

Comments

[darthgeek.livejournal.com]

Let's see. Most IT people I know that are forced to work with it leave it on 24/7. I leave my work box on 24/7, and dandelion_diva leaves her PC on 24/7.

[unixronin.livejournal.com]

Notice what we're saying here: all fairly hardcore geeks. We're very much in the minority, I think.