Symantec this week released an update to Norton SystemWorks to fix a security issue that could leave a back door open for hackers: a rootkit. A rootkit is a hacker security tool that captures passwords and message traffic to and from a computer.
The tool may allow a hacker access to a so-called “back door” into a system, where he or she can collect information on other computers on the network while masking the fact that the system is compromised.
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Symantec Removes Rootkit From Security Package
Posted by: Jennifer LeClaire January 12, 2006 09:37 AMSymantec this week released an update to Norton SystemWorks to fix a security issue that could leave a back door open for hackers: a rootkit. A rootkit is a hacker security tool that captures passwords and message traffic to and from a computer.
The tool may allow a hacker access to a so-called “back door” into a system, where he or she can collect information on other computers on the network while masking the fact that the system is compromised.