InfoWorld reports that Symantec has patched a critical flaw in the 2006 versions of Norton AntiVirus, Norton Internet Security, and Norton System Works.

On Thursday, Symantec patched the flaw warning that a bug in two ActiveX controls used by Symantec's client software could allow an attacker to run unauthorized software on a victim's computer. Security vendor Secunia ApS rates the problem as "highly critical."

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