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Beijing on March 11, according to foreign media reports
, the United States well-known anti-virus software developer Symantec (Symantec) Monday confirmed the company as Norton (Norton) antivirus packages an upgrade unauthorized testing procedures, Norton makes a small number of users affected. But this error has caused a chain reaction to upgrade, and even some hackers to spread Trojan opportunity.
This week (March 9) U.S. Pacific Time 16:30 (Beijing time at half past eight on the 10 March) about some of Norton Internet Security, Norton Anti-virus software, version 2006 and 2007, U.S. users access to upgrade information notice an error, and trying to upgrade Symantec Web site to connect to Download Called "PIFTS.exe" executable File .
Symantec spokesman Daifukeer (DaveCole) services company official forum, said: "These incidents are human error, the patch has not been approved by Symantec, Norton Firewall and then asked the user to allow the file access to the Internet. " Some users said
Norton, Norton has a firewall built-up an error message and asks the user to install PIFTS.exe executable. If the file has been digitally signed with Symantec, the Norton firewall comes with will be "released."
Symantec consumer product manager Jiefukaier (JeffKyle) said the upgrade prompt error message lasted about three hours, "a small part of the" Norton users are affected. It is reported that, PIFTS (product information framework fault detector) is sent to users periodically Symantec a testing process, mainly used to collect anonymous users currently using the operating system version and the version number of Symantec products and other information, Symantec to help users understand the structure of its composition.
Kyle said Monday that there has been no unauthorized PIFTS.exe issued overseas, but the product if there is, nor will it pose any security threat to users, "regardless of whether users choose to download and install this procedures, and will not have any impact on user security itself. "
Chain reaction Having said that, but the negative impact of Symantec PIFTS.exe file has just begun. Monday 19:30 (U.S. Pacific time) about Symantec noted that a large number of users has been in the company support forum to ask about PIFTS.exe matters. In the ensuing three hours, the Forum appeared in 600 and PIFTS.exe related posts.
These posts only one title, but no substance. Symantec therefore suspect that these messages are spam, and begin to remove the corresponding post. Soon after, the U.S. security firm SANS "Internet Storm Center," noted PIFTS.exe and Symantec to delete posts matters, and that this "very strange." At this point, Norton users have started to PIFTS.exe itself security doubting.
A U.S. Internet users posted online, said: "Whether you think PIFTS.exe of malicious software, but Symantec do not want people asked about the implementation of documentation, which can not help but make people feel a bit worried. If you are a Norton user, I suggest you do not let PIFTS.exe through the Norton Firewall. "
Hackers to interfere Long after, hackers also took the opportunity to "fish in troubled waters." Second noon this week, some hackers have started to build a large number of malicious Web page containing PIFTS.exe words, to induce Internet users use Google search query PIFTS.exe issue, they can access these malicious Web page.
Leading British security firm Sophos senior technology consultant Graham LL (GrahamCluley) said: "The use of Symantec's current failures, hackers and so on through the search engine spam techniques, to induce the general to visit a malicious Web page. "It is reported that users in the Google search, type" PIFTS.exe "key words, the front of the five returned in the results, three to a malicious Web page.
These malicious web page information shown above, will provide vulnerability scanning services, but in fact is to install malicious software to the user's machine, then steal the user's machine of financial or other confidential information. As of Tuesday afternoon, users can still find in Google search to the malicious Web site.
by: heiyou
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