Sophos corrects 'theoretical' flaw

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Security software maker Sophos updated its antivirus engine on Wednesday to plug a hole that would let virus writers manipulate compressed files and avoid detection.

The vulnerability was discovered by U.S.-based security company iDefense and also affects McAfee, Computer Associates, Kaspersky Lab, Eset and GeCAD Software's RAV.

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