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From: ~BD~ on 23 Apr 2010 04:38
Thousands of PCs around the world have been paralysed by a security
update that wrongly labelled part of Windows as a virus.

The update was sent out by security firm McAfee and made affected PCs
endlessly restart.

Corporate customers of McAfee seemed to be hardest hit but some
individuals reported problems too.

McAfee apologised for the mistake and released a fix to ensure PCs
started working again.

Ref: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/8636985.stm






From: Juarez on 23 Apr 2010 09:17
On 23/04/2010 1:38 AM, ~BD~ wrote:
> Thousands of PCs around the world have been paralysed by a security
> update that wrongly labelled part of Windows as a virus.
>
> The update was sent out by security firm McAfee and made affected PCs
> endlessly restart.
>
> Corporate customers of McAfee seemed to be hardest hit but some
> individuals reported problems too.
>
> McAfee apologised for the mistake and released a fix to ensure PCs
> started working again.
>
> Ref: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/8636985.stm


How can people install a patch if they can't even boot into Windows? And
it is nice of Macaffee to apologize but what about the monetary damages
they have now caused to corporations? Oh right, they have an EULA that
claims they are not responsible for any damages caused.

From: Buffalo on 23 Apr 2010 09:56


~BD~ wrote:
> Thousands of PCs around the world have been paralysed by a security
> update that wrongly labelled part of Windows as a virus.
>
> The update was sent out by security firm McAfee and made affected PCs
> endlessly restart.
>
> Corporate customers of McAfee seemed to be hardest hit but some
> individuals reported problems too.
>
> McAfee apologised for the mistake and released a fix to ensure PCs
> started working again.
>
> Ref: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/8636985.stm

Two days late and ten dollars short.
Buffalo
PS: Did you know their was a volcanic eruption that halted air travel in
Europe??


From: chuckcar on 23 Apr 2010 16:12
"~BD~" <BoaterDave.NoSpam(a)Hotmail.co.uk> wrote in
news:hqrmaf$etk$1(a)news.eternal-september.org:

> Thousands of PCs around the world have been paralysed by a security
> update that wrongly labelled part of Windows as a virus.
>
> The update was sent out by security firm McAfee and made affected PCs
> endlessly restart.
>
> Corporate customers of McAfee seemed to be hardest hit but some
> individuals reported problems too.
>
> McAfee apologised for the mistake and released a fix to ensure PCs
> started working again.
>
> Ref: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/8636985.stm
>
Exactly why you don't fix what's not broken. Update your virus
information files until you can't anymore and *never* your AV program
until you have no choice.


--
(setq (chuck nil) car(chuck) )
From: "FromTheRafters" erratic on 23 Apr 2010 18:17
"Juarez" <jua(a)rez.invalid> wrote in message
news:hqs6le$1p0$1(a)news.eternal-september.org...
> On 23/04/2010 1:38 AM, ~BD~ wrote:
>> Thousands of PCs around the world have been paralysed by a security
>> update that wrongly labelled part of Windows as a virus.
>>
>> The update was sent out by security firm McAfee and made affected PCs
>> endlessly restart.
>>
>> Corporate customers of McAfee seemed to be hardest hit but some
>> individuals reported problems too.
>>
>> McAfee apologised for the mistake and released a fix to ensure PCs
>> started working again.
>>
>> Ref: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/8636985.stm
>
>
> How can people install a patch if they can't even boot into Windows?

....or if their method of distributing definitions files within their
local network is borked - it is just one big mcgaffe! :oD

> And it is nice of Macaffee to apologize but what about the monetary
> damages they have now caused to corporations? Oh right, they have an
> EULA that claims they are not responsible for any damages caused.

Ya spins da wheel an ya takes ya chances - there's nothing new here.


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