SYM04-008
May 12, 2004
Symantec Client Firewall
Remote Access and Denial of Service Issues
Revision History None
Risk Impact High

Symantec Details Net Threats

Cyberspace is a dangerous place, and it's only getting worse, new report suggests.
Chris Conrath,
ITWorldCanada.com
Tuesday, March 16, 2004

Symantec's semi-annual Internet Security Threat report, released this week, paints a picture of an increasingly threatening Internet. But unlike previous reports, there seems to be little in the way of good news.

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February 24, 2004: Many users have contacted us regarding a virus alert from Norton Anti Virus by Symantec, saying that Reason, ReCycle and ReFill packer are infected with the backdoor.blarul virus. We believe this is not the case and are working with Symantec to clear this situation.

WARNING: W32.Novarg.A@mm
Threat level: Category 4, Severe (scale of 1-5)
Type:
Worm
Protection Updates: January 26, 2004 (via LiveUpdate)

Symantec slams the door on LiveUpdate flaw
By Munir Kotadia
ZDNet (UK)
January 13, 2004, 10:33 AM PT

Security company Symantec, developer of the popular Norton AntiVirus software, fixed a problem in its LiveUpdate feature last week--a vulnerability that could allow malicious users to gain unauthorized administrator access rights to an affected PC.

Symantec: VeriSign at fault in Norton glitch
By Matt Loney
ZDNet (UK)
January 12, 2004, 12:26 PM PT

Symantec on Friday blamed VeriSign for problems with its security software products that left users' PCs unresponsive and unstable.

Symantec wins $3 million in counterfeit-ware suit
By Michael Kanellos
CNET News.com

Security software maker Symantec won a $3 million judgment against one of America's more famous spammers after a court ruled that Maryland Internet Marketing was selling counterfeit Symantec applications.

Virus hunter: It's a 'horrible world'
By Michael Kanellos
CNET News.com
December 9, 2003, 11:02 AM PT

For Symantec CEO John Thompson, there's always something new to worry about.

More than 100 new viruses are identified every week--and 60 new software (problems) every week, he said in a recent keynote speech. We saw a 19 percent increase in attack activity in the first half of 2003.

Symantec Acknowledges Activation Bug, Posts Fix
By Mark Hachman, ExtremeTech
December 1, 2003

Symantec Corp. Monday acknowledged a problem with the activation feature included in many of its latest product releases, and posted a fix to solve the issue.

Symantec says regulation won't fix unwanted e-mail
By Fred Fishkin / Bloomberg News

Symantec Corp., the world's biggest maker of anti-virus and anti-spam software, says the U.S. Senate is taking the wrong approach to halt the deluge of unwanted e- mail, or spam.