Symantec: Anti-Blocking Software Is A Trojan
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According to a report in the Financial Times, Symantecâs local office has announced that a program called Freegate, which allows users in China to access government-blocked Web sites, should be considered a Trojan horse.
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Internet Security Systems' intrusion prevention software on Crossbeam Systems security switches.
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Antivirus firm Symantec is facing a denial-of-service attack on its Web site from the latest version of the MyDoom worm. Authors of MyDoom.
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Symantec is warning users of the RealPlayer media software to be extra careful while surfing the Web.
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New utility from PivX keeps intruders out of Windows systems.
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The Banker-AJ trojan has been coded to lie dormant in the background on infected Windows PCs. When users visit legitimate online banking Web sites of certain UK banks, the malicious code is
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A software developer whose program was accidentally labeled a threat is considering action against the antivirus company.
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Trojan.Mebroot malware is read at startup, then changes the Windows kernel to avoid detection.
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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&#39;s personal computer with a virus.
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(InfoWorld) - Symantec customers who have not updated their antivirus software are being targeted by a self-propegating worm, the company said Friday. The worm, dubbed "Big Yellow," by security vendor eEye Digital Security Inc. has been seen in a handful of attacks, and is not considered to be a serious threat to most users, security vendors say. The wormÂ exploits a flawÂ in Symantec's Client Security and AntiVirus Corporate Edition software, which was patched last May, so only out-of-date versions of the product are at risk. The company's Norton products are not affected by the flaw. Symantec first noticed some scanning activity on the Internet related to this attack, on Wednesday, said Vincent Weafer, senior director with Symantec Security Response. "Since then it's gone to a background level," he said. "We have had three submissions locally from our customers." The worm looks on port 2967 for unpatched clients. When it finds them, it installs its malicious software on the user's system, Weafer said. A separate attack, which also exploited the same flaw, surfaced in late November, Weafer added. In that case, attackers focused on about a dozen educational institutions. "It occurred over a two-day period and then died down. This time around, with this new bot worm, we're not even seeing that [level of] activity." Though eEye put out a news release Friday warning of the worm, the malware has not caused much concern in the security community because it is not widespread, said Russ Cooper, a senior information security analyst at Cybertrust Inc. "This is [eEye] drumming up year-end press," he said. Â
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Skype warns users password-stealing Trojan horse is making the rounds, disguised as a Skype security plug-in
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Updated antivirus software for businesses adds intrusion prevention features.
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InfoWorld - Over the past month, a new type of malicious software has emerged, using a decades-old technique to hide itself from antivirus software.
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SimWorks, an Anti-virus firm, has issued an alert informing users of a Malicious Trojan hidden inside cracked versions of the popular game, Metal Gear Solid.
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Symantec has released firmware fixes for a string of critical security holes in its firewall/VPN and Gateway Security products which could be exploited to cause a denial of service, identify
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Collateral damage A faulty signature update to CA's antivirus software created headaches for sys admins last week after the software falsely identified a Windows 2003 component as malware.â¦
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(InfoWorld) - Symantec will kick off its annual Symantec Vision conference next week with the first public release of its next-generation corporate anti-virus software, Symantec Endpoint Protection 11.0. Under the code name Hamlet, the product has been available to a select group of beta testers since March, but next week it will be released in a public beta, according to Symantec. Company representatives declined to reveal Hamlet's official product name, but it's listed on the Vision conference Web site. Hamlet will be a follow-up to Symantec's AntiVirus Corporate Edition, version 10. The new software is a major advance for Symantec, which has been working for more than a year to integrate firewall, zero-day protection, and network access control features into its anti-virus product. "This is the next major version of the code base," said Brian Foster, senior director of product management with Symantec's endpoint security group. "With this release, we're really focused on changing the game for anti-virus." In addition to performance improvements, Hamlet will be easier to use and to manage, Foster said. Hamlet includes code from two recent Symantec acquisitions. It will include firewall capabilities based on the Sygate Enterprise Protection software Symantec acquired in 2005. Another new feature will be SONAR (Symantec Online Network for Advanced Response), based on code that Symantec acquired as part of its 2005 purchase of Whole Security. Although Hamlet is a step forward, anti-virus vendorsÂ such asÂ Symantec are playing catch-up in the fight against malware writers, who are increasingly evading detection with a large number of low-circulation variants of their code, said Andrew Jaquith, an analyst with Yankee Group. "They still have work to do," he said. "I don't think Symantec is quite cognizant of the degree to which these variants are making their [research] labs a lot less effective." Symantec needs to add "much more comprehensive behavior blocking" and possibly "herd intelligence" capabilities that would allow users to directly identify and share information on the latest threats, Jaquith said. "Most of theÂ [anti-virus] labs are like fishing boats with a drift net," he added. "They are good at catching the big fish, but the bad guys are basically flooding the ocean with little minnows that are going right through the net." Symantec competitor McAfee is planning to announce a rival product to Hamlet next week relating to the company's "Total Protection for Enterprise with ePolicy Orchestrator security management software," a McAfee spokesman said Thursday. He declined to offer further details on the announcement, however. The commercial version of Hamlet is expected to be available later this year. Pricing has not yet been released. Symantec Vision runs from Tuesday to Thursday next week at the Venetian Hotel in Las Vegas.ADVERTISEMENTIBM Information On Demand 2006Industrial Industry Leaders, please join us at IBM's premier information management global event, IBM Information On Demand 2006, October 15-20, Anaheim, CA. More IBM business and technical solutions content in one place than ever before! Select from  over 800 sessions. Register today!