casino_king SG Symantec Antivirus Flaw Warning Symantec flaw a business risk Correspondents in San Francisco MAY 29, 2006 VERSIONS of Symantec's anti-virus business security software contain a flaw that could put millions of computers at risk of a crippling worm attack, internet experts have warned. Researchers at eEye Digital Security discovered the vulnerability, which they said could allow an attacker to create a worm able to take over a user's computer and destroy critical programs and files. They rated the threat as high because a hacker could exploit the flaw to get on a machine and edit, remove and delete programs and files without a user doing anything, such as clicking on a link, eEye spokesman Mike Puterbaugh said. "This could potentially result in an internet worm," he said. "It is a flaw that can be triggered from another location and provides the attacker with system-level access." A worm is a computer virus that spreads by sending copies of itself over a network. Most viruses these days are worms, since almost all computers are now linked by networks. (CLICK HERE)
