This kind of thing is one of the reasons why I won't ever install Symantec software on any of my PCs.

https://www.symantec.com/security_re...id=20160628_00

Way to go Symantec. I now regret having used your software for nearly a decade with another 2 years to go before my NS subscription expires. Talk about a rude awakening! Time to look for something new.

PS - Just remembered I have current subscriptions to BD Total Security & Kaspersky Internet Security. Thing is, are these safe or do they have security holes?

Probably all security products have security holes. It's just a matter of when they are discovered and how long it takes to get patched.

Symantec - the popular computer protector - may actually help hackers, feds warn

...Computer security experts have long voiced concerns that cybersecurity software is riddled with flaws. Researchers often focus lots of attention to spot mistakes in popular computer programs, but they devote little time to strengthening the popular software used as protection.

Symantec is no exception.
"By installing their software you're actually making yourself less secure. There's an irony in that," said Jack Daniel, a computer security expert in Massachusetts.
Symantec said it has not yet seen hackers exploiting these bugs to enter people's computers. But in the computer world, that could mean that no one's been caught.

Symantec - the popular computer protector - may actually help hackers, feds warn - Jul. 7, 2016

PaulGo said:

Probably all security products have security holes. It's just a matter of when they are discovered and how long it takes to get patched.

I totally agree. All security programs have to constantly update to keep up with all the security risk. It's a never ending cycle.

Buddy Kidd said:

https://www.symantec.com/security_re...id=20160628_00

"Symantec Response

Symantec has verified these issues and addressed them in product updates as identified in the solution portion of the affected products matrix above. We have also added additional checks to our Secure Development LifeCycle to mitigate similar issues in future.


Symantec is not aware of these vulnerabilities being exploited in the wild.


To fully mitigate the identified vulnerabilities, Symantec recommends applying the required patches to the affected products as soon as possible. This is the only means to ensure that installed products cannot be exploited. Symantec has released the following list of AV signatures in an effort to block/detect attempts at exploitation.


Vulnerabilities

Signatures

LiveUpdate rev.


RAR decompression memory access violation

EXP.CVE-2016-2207

20160628.037


Dec2SS buffer overflow

EXP.CVE-2016-2209

20160628.037


Dec2LHA buffer overflow

EXP.CVE-2016-2210

20160628.037


CAB decompression memory corruption

EXP.CVE-2016-2211

20160628.037


MIME message modification memory corruption

EXP.CVE-2016-3644

20160628.037


TNEF integer overflow

EXP.CVE-2016-3645

20160628.037


ZIP decompression memory access violation

EXP.CVE-2016-3646

20160628.037



Update Information
All Norton products have been updated through LiveUpdateTM. Customers of Symantec Enterprise products should check the chart below to determine which products have been updated automatically and which require product updates."

The way I read this is that Symantec has already addressed and fixed the problem.

Not that I worry but since using windows 10, I have not been able to install and run for more than a week any 3rd party antivirus without defender kicking up not letting updates through, so I have just accepted that and keep defender and paid for malwarebyghtes, cant do with the hassle of fighting Microsoft.:).

From my reading of this Symantec has addressed most of the problems but the major one on the workstations has yet to be addressed:

"The cloud-based versions of Symantec's Endpoint Protection Small Business Edition will finally be updated this week, but users of the workstation versions will have to wait weeks."