Hackers can crack top antivirus program

[Janice]

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Symantec Corp.'s leading antivirus software, which protects some of the world's largest corporations and U.S. government agencies, suffers from a flaw that lets hackers seize control of computers to steal sensitive data, delete files or implant malicious programs, researchers said Thursday.

http://www.cnn.com/2006/TECH/internet/0 ... index.html

[george_r_1961]

There isnt any type of security software out there that is inpermeable to hackers. Too bad these people dont channel their energy into something positive.

[Yarrah]

Bear in mind that there are also hackers who hack without doing al the bad things described in the article. They only want to show what's wrong with most of the anti-virus software. Companies such as Symantec are then able to improve their software even more.