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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: Bullwinkle on 23 Apr 2010 14:19 Stop Crossposting dumbass. "~BD~" <BoaterDave.NoSpam(a)Hotmail.co.uk> wrote in message 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
From: Beauregard T. Shagnasty on 23 Apr 2010 17:23
Bullwinkle wrote: > Trouble reading dumbass? > alt.privacy.spyware,24hoursupport.helpdesk,microsoft.public.security.virus Whoops! I looked at your header .. missed his. My misteak. > You must be one of his puppets. Hardly. -- -bts -Four wheels carry the body; two wheels move the soul |