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AVG Virus Scanner Removes Critical Windows File

Posted by kdawson on from the it-just-acts-like-one dept.

secmartin writes "The popular virus scanner AVG released an update yesterday that caused their software to mark user32.dll as a virus. Since this is a rather critical file, AVG's suggestion to remove it caused problems for users around the world who are now advised to restore the file through the Windows Recovery Console. AVG just posted an update about this (FAQ item 1574) in the support section of their site. Their forums are full of complaints."

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  1. Re:Sucks to be on windows.. by Majik+Sheff · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    I suppose as a Mac user you're more educated and enlightened than the PC users.

    That would explain your abuse of the apostrophe and your usage of the word 'then' when you clearly meant 'than'.

    Fail troll is fail. It's a shame that moderators must waste points on anonymous cowards just so the rest of the community can exist in relative peace.

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