Another Good Reason for not using SystemWorks
Sarah Perez on January 12th, 2006
A rootkit-type feature has been discovered in Norton SystemWorks. The rootkit could allow attacker to put malicious files on a computer running SystemWorks. Symantec said that the reason they were deliberately hiding a directory from Windows was to keep customers from accidentally deleting the files. However, once they learned of the vulnerability, they quickly sent out an update to fix their product. A security company that uses rootkit technology? This is starting to worry me…if Symantec is using rootkits, who else is?! All I can say is at least they are handling the fallout from this better than Sony did!
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Why doesn’t MS just fix windows so rootkits don’t work?
Hi Sarah, I think that some aruguments could be made to support the idea that a security program may need to use rootkit technology to allow it to protect your PC.
Have you ever heard the expression “Use fire to fight fire”?
I love your blog, keep up the fine work (or play).
Hi Sarah, this new story about a Symantec rootkit isn’t quite what it appeared to be, according to Fred Langa.
Quote: “So, as far as I can tell, the story of the “Symantec Rootkit” contains a little bit of truth, a little bit of new news, some quite old “news,” and a dollop of hysteria.”
http://langa.com/newsletters/2006/2006-01-16.htm
Interesting article, however, there *was* a security vulnerability: http://securityresponse.symant.....01.10.html
Still, the way they handled this was a million times better than the Sony situation.
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