Symantec also uses the Rootkit feature

Symantec used a feature in the system utility, Norton SystemWorks, that uses a technique similar to rootkits to hide a system folder in Windows.

The technology works similarly to Sony BMG's heavily disputed DRM rootkit in the way it marks files and hides them from the operating system.

The Norton Protected Recycle Bin feature adds a folder called NProtect that will temporarily store files that users delete. This idea is to add to the Recycle Bin (Windows Recycle Bin) and users can restore deleted files.

However, hiding a folder from Windows can open a backdoor for security errors such as Sony DRM Rootkit crash. Users can write new viruses and worms that are hidden in the bibliography to avoid detection from security software that identifies them on the computer.

"NProtect will continue to function as before and users will also be able to enable or disable the functionality through the Norton Protected Recycle Bin management interface," Symantec said.

Norton SystemWorks users can download the patch version via the LiveUpdate function.'Symantec is not interested in hacker schemes to hide malicious code in the NProtect directory. This update is intended to provide the possibility of eliminating potential risks'.

Discovered by Mark Russinovich of Sysinternals, the first to release details about Sony XCP software. Symantec also thanked the F-Secure Blacklight team for helping solve this problem.

Users can refer to the information here .