Symantec has killed off the script blocker in Norton Anti-Virus 2006 because the company said the technology is no longer necessary. However, security experts disagree with the reasons behind the move.
Has anybody had a good experience with Symantec's Norton Antivirus?
Symantec has 'corrected' a misleading statement issued by its press office concerning the seriousness of a vulnerability in its Norton AntiVirus 2005 application.
A series of follies by antivirus provider Symantec could well lead customers deeper into a quagmire of confusion and panic, says Fran Foo.
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.
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?
A series of follies by antivirus provider Symantec could well lead customers deeper into a quagmire of confusion and panic, says Fran Foo.
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.
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.
Have we been lulled into a false sense of security by some anti-virus firms?
A series of follies by antivirus provider Symantec could well lead customers deeper into a quagmire of confusion and panic, says Fran Foo.
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