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Symantec Updates Cause Chaos in China
Hello Kitty writes "According to Computerworld, a signature update to Symantec's anti-virus software has knocked out thousands of Chinese PCs. Apparently the latest update for the AV component of the various Norton packages mistook two system files in the Chinese edition of Windows XP SP2 for the 'Backdoor.Haxdoor' trojan. Piracy issues may complicate recovery, since once the updates are installed Symantec says the only hope for reviving an affected system is to re-copy the affected DLLs from the Windows restore disks. Everyone has their official restore disks handy, right?"
Microsoft to Symantec: "Its OK, its not like there are many pirated versions, remember we have Windows Genuine Advantage!"
--sig fault--
Not a false positive. The Chinese pirated copies of windows probably come pre-installed with Backdoor.Haxdoor
I only mod funny =D
This is no longer trojan but a full symbiant in china. If you kill the virus you kill the host.
Some drink at the fountain of knowledge. Others just gargle.
I think there are about 1300 million Chineese - you should allow yourself not to judge them all together.
We hate every non-American equilly, along with homos and librals! We are gods chosen patriots and the presidunt says so and we must always obey so that it will keep us safe from all the terrists that hate us becuz we are free to be dumb.
-- Lattyware (www.lattyware.co.uk)
I do it. They got what they deserved. Not for pirating Windows but for installing Norton/Symantec products. Anybody that willing installs any product from that company deserves any bad thing that happens to their computer.
Because China buying Linux would create a change.
Change creates unknown circumstances.
People often have an innate fear of the unknown.
Fear leads to anger.
Anger leads to hate.
Hate leads to the Darkside.
Therefore, Chinese workers using Linux would cause an influx of Sith who would surely wipe us out. Just follow basic logic.
no, a quadraplegic wouldnt protect you against anything.
a better analogy would be
Buying a Symantec product to protect your Windows PC is like hiring a suicide bomber to be your bodyguard.
it protects you, and blows you and everyone around you to pieces in the same run!
Or has there been a distinct drop in spam since this happened? :)
Actually, it's even worse.
Linux would then be a proved Communist OS.
As such, it would be un-American, un-democratic and therefore obviously a tool of the terrorists.
Therefore, only terrorists use Linux.
And Slashdot, as a site more or less advocating Linux, will be shut down for terrorist activity.
Ignore this signature. By order.
In Soviet Russia, your foot shoots you !
From: thomson@symantec.com
To: gates@microsoft.com
CC: genuine-advantage@microsoft.com
Subject: Mission Accomplished
Hi Bill,
Done as requested. That will be one billion; pleasure doing business with you.
-John
How was the software to know? All those Chinese files look alike.