Rootkit-like Feature Found in Norton Systemworks

GenieGenieGenie writes "eWeek reports a rootkit-like 'feature' in Symantec's Norton Systemworks, discovered by the Mark Russinovich, who was also responsible for blowing the whistle on Sony's DRM rootkit. The cloaked directory is intended to prevent users from accidentally deleting important files, but could compromise a system by serving as a hiding place for malware, as was the case with Sony's rootkit. Russinovich says Symantec had good intentions, but they were right to post an update to fix this hole."

Comments

WINDOWS IS IRRETRIEVABLY BROKEN

[Anonymous Coward]

How many more vulnerabilities and malware will it take for you braindead Windows users to wake up? Aren't you tired of the endless viruses, trojans, and "rootkits"? Either you control your computer or Bill Gates does. It's one or the other, people. Windows is not safe, PERIOD.

Suspect

[nurb432]

Just wait until its found they are actually funding a large part of the new viruii that keeps comeing out, so you continue to need their products.

Much as microsoft *wants* bugs, so they can pretty much guarantee you will have to upgrade eventually. ( if they dont get you on the hardware/sofwtare treadmill first, where every upgrade in either requires both to be purcahsed. A lot of those silly gamers are already caught in that cycle )