Symantec Posts Fix To Vulnerability

An anonymous reader writes "Just a few days after it was discovered, Symantec has posted a fix to a critical flaw with its Antivirus software." From the article: "The eEye digital security firm reported the problem initially, and discovered it was present in the newest versions of the affected Symantec products. Further research noted by Symantec described the problem as a flaw that made the products vulnerable to a stack overflow. Once exploited, that overflow could have permitted an attacker to execute code on the machine, with System level rights. The issue was made worse by being one that impacted enterprise-level customers, big spenders that purchase hundreds or thousands of licenses depending on the size of the business. "

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Their reputation as an anti-virus provider used to be second to none, now after bloated software and software bugs a lot of people are having second thoughts. ... I refuse to use Symantec products anymore and to my clients I strongly recommend them change products when their license is up for renewal. ... Most uneducated people I do work for think of all anti-virus as "Nortons" and are amazed at how much their system performance improves when I replace it with something else.

Why don't you really educate your clients by recommending a lean, performance improving OS that does not require an antivirus checker? That way, you can follow IBM, Lowes, Chrysler and others who must be very happy they no longer put up with bloated garbage.