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Flaw in Leading Anti-Virus Software Could Put Computer Users At Risk

Financial In Market By Armando Duke

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Oriental Trading (AXcess News) Houston, TX - Symantec Corp. (Nasdaq: SYMC),a leading supplier of anti-virus software that usually spots worms and viruses online before their competition was caught in its own web this week when researchers found the latest versions of Symantec's anti-virus software suite could put millions of users at risk of a debilitating worm attack.

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Financial Forex Forex Software eEye Digital Security, the company that discovered the flaw, said Symantec's anti-virus software's flaw could be exploited by remote hackers to take complete control of the target machine "without any user action."

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Trading eEye Digital says the Symantec Antivirus 10.x and Symantec Client Security 3.x are affected by the flaw.

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Trading Financial System The flaw carries a "high risk" rating, eEye said.

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Day Trading And if you're wondering, yes, Symantec did confirm eEye Digital's discovery and said that it was investigating. I noted today on Symantec's Web site that there was no mention of the eEye discovery.

Forex Financial Trading The Even though there probably is fact to eEye's claim, investors in after-market trading did not react to the news. Shares of Symantec closed Friday at $15.99, down 10 cents but in after-hours trading Symantec's stock was unchanged.

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