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Symantec pcAnywhere Unsupported

critical Nessus Plugin ID 57859

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Synopsis

An unsupported remote access application is running or installed on the remote host.

Description

The installation of Symantec pcAnywhere running or installed on the remote host is no longer supported.

Lack of support implies that no new security patches for the product will be released by the vendor. As a result, it is likely to contain security vulnerabilities.

Solution

Remove Symantec pcAnywhere.

See Also

https://support.symantec.com/en_US/article.HOWTO98455.html

https://www.symantec.com/connect/blogs/pcanywhere-eol

http://www.nessus.org/u?4ed9faa9

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 57859

File Name: symantec_pcanywhere_unsupported.nasl

Version: 1.12

Type: combined

Family: Misc.

Published: 2/8/2012

Updated: 4/11/2022

Configuration: Enable thorough checks

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:symantec:pcanywhere

Reference Information

IAVA: 0001-A-0601