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Symantec caught using Rootkit technology

by Donna Buenaventura Jan 11, 2006 3:45PM PST

Symantec Caught in Norton 'Rootkit' Flap

Symantec Corp. has fessed up to using a rootkit-type feature in Norton SystemWorks that could provide the perfect hiding place for attackers to place malicious files on computers.

The anti-virus vendor acknowledged that it was deliberately hiding a directory from Windows APIs as a feature to stop customers from accidentally deleting files but, prompted by warnings from security experts, the company shipped a SystemWorks update to eliminate the risk.

http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1759,1910077,00.asp

Symantec responded to the said findings by releasing an update and advisory
http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/security/Content/2006.01.10.html
Company credits F-Secure Blacklight team and Mark Russinovich of Sysinternals

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