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    Security firm Symantec has warned customers to stop using its pcAnywhere software.

    The company confirmed that "old" source code stolen by a hacking group had exposed vulnerabilities in the remote access program.

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    Re: Symantec advises disabling pcAnywhere software

    Hang on, so they say in order to protect yourself against being hacked you should disable the software they say you need to protect you in the first place? Confused.com

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    Re: Symantec advises disabling pcAnywhere software

    PCAnywhere is a remote access tool, not a system protection tool.

    It's also a hateful piece of cack, not seen it in use anywhere for ages.

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    Re: Symantec advises disabling pcAnywhere software

    Quote Originally Posted by Splash View Post
    PCAnywhere is a remote access tool, not a system protection tool.

    It's also a hateful piece of cack, not seen it in use anywhere for ages.
    +1 to not seeing it anywhere in a long time.

    Slightly off topic, but I used to have Norton 360 until I recently changed to Bitdefender. While Norton 360 was decent enough, Bitdefender to me is excellent.

    I highly recommend it.

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