Steve Ensley
Internet Safety Specialist
Norton Symantec reports pcAnywhere security breach!
January 27th, 2012
If you are using pcAnywhere, the company is recommending you disable or uninstall the product until they can release a new version. It seems their code was stolen and is in the hands of hackers.
http://www.foxnews.com/scitech/2012/01/26/dont-use-our-product-symantec-warns-customers/
As an ISP (American Family Online) and a filtering company, we see lots of issues with Norton products, but this one goes beyond performance or efficiency. Apparently code has been stolen that will allow a hacker unimpeded access to your computer if you are running pcAnwhere. The article above does not give a lot of technical detail, but it looks like it might be wise to uninstall pcAnywhere if you are using it for remote access to your computer. I recommend you read the entire article because it has some good suggestions regarding the issue.
As remote access and functionality continue to improve, so too does the security risk. I know a lot of folks just don’t want to bother with security or may be overwhelmed by the issue, but folks it is not optional. Unless you want to add to the complications of life, you need to be concerned about computer security.
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