Symantec Caught With Norton Rootkit

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edited January 2006 in Science & Tech
Symantec has admitted to including a functionality in Norton SystemWorks that operates suspiciously like a rootkit.
The anti-virus vendor acknowledged that it was deliberately hiding a directory from Windows APIs as a feature to stop customers from accidentally deleting files but, prompted by warnings from security experts, the company shipped a SystemWorks update to eliminate the risk.
Source: eWeek
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