A flaw has been found in Symantec's latest antivirus software that allows hackers to exploit a PC without the user having to open anything. The problem was first discovered by eEye Digital Security, which reported it as a 'high level' threat.

"This flaw does not require any end-user interaction for exploitation and can compromise affected systems, allowing for the execution of malicious code with system-level access," said eEye in a statement.

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