Sir_Siddy Posted January 12, 2006 Report Share Posted January 12, 2006 (edited) http://www.digg.com/security/Symantec_caug...edding_rootkitsJust follow the link and read. It may be down due to the digg effecthttp://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1895,1910077,00.aspThats the full article.Anybody know when that update to remove the rootkit is going to come out?EditHeh just realized this may not be in the correct forum. Might want to move it to open chat or something. Edited January 12, 2006 by Sir_Siddy Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TheTerrorist_75 Posted January 12, 2006 Report Share Posted January 12, 2006 This is a great place to post this. I'll check to see if anyone posted it elsewhere and if not link to this. Good find. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
sethook Posted January 12, 2006 Report Share Posted January 12, 2006 The sky isn't really falling. Here's a cure that seems to be harder to find than the rants. Symantec's resolve ..... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TheTerrorist_75 Posted January 12, 2006 Report Share Posted January 12, 2006 The sky isn't really falling. Here's a cure that seems to be harder to find than the rants. Symantec's resolve .....The artcle Sir Siddy linked to contains that info. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sir_Siddy Posted January 12, 2006 Author Report Share Posted January 12, 2006 (edited) well then I just got the update. At least they told people about it and had a easy fix Edited January 12, 2006 by Sir_Siddy Quote Link to post Share on other sites
HPoirot36 Posted January 12, 2006 Report Share Posted January 12, 2006 Norton hasn't been on my computer in ages. Problems after problems when it was. First they buy Sygate and discontinue it to eleminate competition,now this. Something wicked this way comes. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bozodog Posted January 12, 2006 Report Share Posted January 12, 2006 I can't help it.... My fingers have to type the same ol' message: Norton's is malware you pay for. [/rant] Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mainter Posted January 14, 2006 Report Share Posted January 14, 2006 well when i first heard the news i uninstalled norton and installed advasti like it much better Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tictoc5150 Posted January 14, 2006 Report Share Posted January 14, 2006 (edited) Mark Russinovich, the Windows internals guru who blew the whistle on Sony's controversial DRM rootkit, was credited with the SystemWorks discovery along with researchers at Finnish anti-virus vendor F-Secure Corp.damn, there goes my 15 minutes of fame...I saw that folder quite a while back and thought it was odd that it could only be seen in linux Edited January 14, 2006 by tictoc5150 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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