{"id":4828,"date":"2016-07-08T16:26:46","date_gmt":"2016-07-08T08:26:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.bankvaultonline.com\/?p=4828"},"modified":"2016-07-08T16:26:46","modified_gmt":"2016-07-08T08:26:46","slug":"warning-google-finds-disastrous-flaws-in-norton-symantec-anti-virus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bankvault.com\/warning-google-finds-disastrous-flaws-in-norton-symantec-anti-virus\/","title":{"rendered":"Warning! Google Finds Disastrous Flaws in Norton Symantec Anti-Virus"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Norton Symantec is one of the world&#8217;s most trusted anti-virus software programs. However Google&#8217;s Project Zero team which consists of a group of computer security analysts whose goal is to hunt for computer bugs, recently discovered major critical vulnerabilities in the whole range of Norton and Symantec anti-virus products, making millions of people around the world open to attack. These flaws allow hackers to easily compromise computers simply by sending people an email containing malicious self-replicating code which affects computers even if you do not open the email or click on any links.<\/p>\n<p>Tavis Ormany who is part of Google&#8217;s Project Zero team <a href=\"https:\/\/googleprojectzero.blogspot.com.au\/2016\/06\/how-to-compromise-enterprise-endpoint.html\">wrote<\/a> that, &#8220;These vulnerabilities are as bad as it gets. They don\u2019t require any user interaction, they affect the default configuration, and the software runs at the highest privilege levels possible.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;On Linux, Mac and other UNIX platforms, this results in a clean heap overflow as root in the Symantec or Norton process. On Windows, this results in kernel memory corruption.<\/p>\n<p>Because Symantec uses a filter driver to intercept all system I\/O, <b>just emailing a file to a victim or sending them a link to an exploit is enough to trigger it &#8211; the victim does not need to open the file or interact with it in anyway. Because no interaction is necessary to exploit it, this is a wormable vulnerability with potentially devastating consequences to Norton and Symantec customers.&#8221;<\/b><\/p>\n<p>This has serious consequences for both home and business users. An attacker could easily compromise even an enterprise&#8217;s entire computer network. Ormany advises that Network Administrators should seriously consider this scenario when deciding to deploy an anti-virus due to this issue.<\/p>\n<p>Norton Symantec has now issued automated and manual fixes to solve this issue. You can find more about it <a href=\"https:\/\/www.symantec.com\/security_response\/securityupdates\/detail.jsp?fid=security_advisory&amp;pvid=security_advisory&amp;year=&amp;suid=20160628_00\">here<\/a>. As part of best practices, Norton Symantec recommends a multi-layered approach to computer and internet security to provide more comprehensive approach to cyber threats.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Norton Symantec is one of the world&#8217;s most trusted anti-virus software programs. 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