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• Norton Anti-Virus makes Mac OS X less secure?

  Apple Macintosh users could be making themselves less secure by installing Symantec's flagship anti-virus application.

• Symantec corrects 'misleading' Norton AV statements

  Symantec has 'corrected' a misleading statement issued by its press office concerning the seriousness of a vulnerability in its Norton AntiVirus 2005 application.

• Hackers can turn off Norton AntiVirus protection

  Norton AntiVirus, one of Symantec's most popular Internet security products, contains a security flaw that could allow a malicious user to disable the software's auto-protect feature, according to an advisory by security Web site Secunia

• Alternative medicine: Future virus fighting

  SPECIAL REPORT Viruses and worms are likely to be with us for the foreseeable future but how will the methods used to fight them develop?

• Security product had 60 flaws after being patched

  Vulnerability-testing company Secunia has slammed one security vendor for having "inherent code problems" in its backup and antivirus software.

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  Fix flawed software, don't gag the researcher

  If you ran a software company and an independent security researcher contacted you with proof that your product contains security vulnerabilities, how would you react?

Features and Case Studies (19)

• Alternative medicine: Future virus fighting

  SPECIAL REPORT Viruses and worms are likely to be with us for the foreseeable future but how will the methods used to fight them develop?

• Norton AntiVirus flaw ready for exploitation?

  Exploit codes that take advantage of a security vulnerability in Symantec's Norton AntiVirus software have been published on the Internet, which could leave users vulnerable to an attack.

• Symantec plays-down security hole in Norton AntiVirus

  Symantec has admitted its flagship consumer security application, Norton AntiVirus 2005, has a security vulnerability that allows certain types of malicious script to infect a user's PC with a virus.

• Security: No place for double standards

  A series of follies by antivirus provider Symantec could well lead customers deeper into a quagmire of confusion and panic, says Fran Foo.

• Leaving the backdoor open

  Have we been lulled into a false sense of security by some anti-virus firms?

Reviews (5)

• Alternative medicine: Future virus fighting

  SPECIAL REPORT Viruses and worms are likely to be with us for the foreseeable future but how will the methods used to fight them develop?

• Security: No place for double standards

  A series of follies by antivirus provider Symantec could well lead customers deeper into a quagmire of confusion and panic, says Fran Foo.

• Why you must install a firewall -- now

  Commentary: Anti-virus software won't protect you from the latest type of worm affecting Windows systems -- you need a personal firewall.

• Patch management: 4 packages tested

  Security patches are a big worry: they come out at odd times, they suck up your bandwidth, and just occasionally they break things. We look at patch management packages to ease the burden.

• Should You Set Your Sights on Windows XP

  Microsoft's Windows XP has received a fair amount of hype in the lead up to its release-Matt Lake and Josh Mehlman assess its usefulness for businesses.

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