Symantec's antivirus software contains a vulnerability that could be exploited by a malicious hacker to take control of a system, the company said late on Tuesday.
Symantec has delivered fixes for a high-profile flaw in its corporate antivirus products that could be exploited in an Internet worm attack.
Computer security vendor Symantec has opened test versions of two of its Norton 2009 products to the public.
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
The Reef Hotel Casino in Cairns has dumped its Symantec anti-virus and e-mail security products in favour of Sophos's offerings because the latter required less system resources and 'just works'.
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?
Antivirus applications from Symantec, McAfee or Trend Micro -- the three leading AV vendors in 2005 according to Gartner -- are far less likely to detect new viruses and Trojans than the least popular brands.
The next time you're buying antivirus software, don't go direct to Symantec or McAfee. Don't download free antivirus. And definitely don't see Harvey Norman. Ask your bank they're quite literally giving the stuff away.
Today, Symantec released Norton 360 Version 2.0, but I wonder whether the security giant has learned from its past mistakes?
Symantec is about to launch Norton 360 in Australia and although the product seems to have some interesting features, it will take more than marketing hype to persuade me that the company has stopped making bloated and unreliable software.
ZDNet.com.au takes a peek behind the scenes at the security specialist's European anti-malware operation in Dublin.
Security software vendors may soon side with US government authorities and intentionally fail to report "certain spyware" to customers if ordered by a court to remain quiet, according to a survey of leading firms.
Coming off a good quarter for Symantec's consumer businesses, CEO John Thompson warns against viewing Windows Vista as a solution to security woes.
Norton AntiVirus 2006 improves its detection and removal of spyware and adware but lags behind the more proactive McAfee VirusScan 2006.
Consumers now are getting more for less of their money when they buy security software.
While Norton Confidential beta from Symantec aims to protect your online transactions, and its antisphishing toolbar compares favourably to Netcraft's own offering, we found the Norton package to be overly large, including many other Symantec applets that seem unnecessary.
Antivirus software makers aim to protect users against Internet threats, but now have to face a new threat of their own: Microsoft.
As we await final code and therefore test results on the overall performance of this year's version of Norton AntiVirus, the new interface and features alone do not suggest an automatic KO in our latest antivirus roundup of 2008 products.
By rewriting much of the code, Symantec made Norton AntiVirus 2007 faster and lighter than its 2006 version, but a few glitches here and there keep us from granting it our Editors' Choice award.
Symantec is preparing to launch a mobile-security suite for Windows Mobile devices that it says will offer the same level of security for handhelds as is standard for PCs.
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