From eWeek: "Symantec Corp. has admitted 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 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." 
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RE: proprietary software
by protagonist on Fri 26th May 2006 19:27
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RE[2]: proprietary software
by ThawkTH on Fri 26th May 2006 19:48
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RE[2]: proprietary software
by monkeyfist on Fri 26th May 2006 19:40
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I loved nortons products till we switched to win98/fat32
I loved McAfee av till 6.0
Both have become obnoxious and opressive to run.
but then... "as security threats have evolved, so have we. You can either hand control over to US(who have YOUR best interests at heart) or THEM." Sound famailiar? I'm not buying that, and I'm not buying from them, either.
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2005-07-23
This is the exact reason why so many people have distrust for proprietary software vendors.
What else is hiding in there?
Symantec used to be a good company with good products.
This is also a classic of example of what goes wrong when good intentions are applauded without regard for the results.