Symantec has issued a rare warning from a software company - don't use our software! Users of its pcAnywhere remote control software should uninstall the application as hackers gained access to the source code...way back in 2006

According to reports, Symantec knew about the breach six years ago but forgot to mention it, obviously. Not a big deal. Don't panic.

pcAnywhere allows remote control access to computers - allowing administrators access to the computer to install software etc. Point of sale terminals at restaurants also use the program.

Symantec spokesman Cris Paden told Threat Level that the company did not know before this month that the pcAnywhere source code had been stolen.

“We knew there was an incident in 2006,” he told Threat Level. “But it was inconclusive at the time as to whether or not actual code was taken or that someone had actual code in their hands."

“We believe that source code for the 2006-era versions of the following products was exposed,” the company subsequently wrote in a statement. The programs that were compromised included pcAnywhere as well as Norton Internet Security and Norton System Works (Norton Utilities and Norton Go Back) and Norton Antivirus Corporate Edition.