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Bad BitDefender Update Clobbers Windows PCs

Posted by Soulskill on from the it-actually-dispatches-a-man-with-a-bat dept.

alphadogg writes "Users of the BitDefender antivirus software started flooding the company's support forums Saturday, apparently after a faulty antivirus update caused 64-bit Windows machines to stop working. The company acknowledged the issue in a note explaining the problem. 'Due to a recent update it is possible that BitDefender detects several Windows and BitDefender files as infected with Trojan.FakeAlert.5,' the company said. The acknowledgment came after BitDefender users had logged hundreds of posts on the topic. Some complained of being unable to reboot their systems."

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  1. So secure, NOTHING will run by Hansele · · Score: 4, Funny

    Its a new security paradigm. The newly locked down computer will not run anything, and therefore no virii, malware, bots, or solitaire, will run. Truly they've created the "most secure antivirus ever".

    1. Re:So secure, NOTHING will run by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

      Who has the most secure OS now? Take THAT Linux and Mac fanboys!

  2. Or maybe... by Hansele · · Score: 5, Funny

    Or maybe they should have put up a payment screen on their site, "We're sorry, your antivirus subscription has expired. To prevent your computer from being exposed to malware and virii, we have taken the proactive step of disabling your computer until you have made payment. For the low renewal fee plus a small reactivation fee of $199, we will be happy to walk you through the re-enablement process. Have a nice secure day!"

  3. I see a market for a new product: by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    Anticlobber software. To protect your computer against misbehaving antivirus software.

  4. Re:what incompetent boobs by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    Let me answer in the manner of a hammer legion member poster on a Steam forum:

    Wrks fine 4 me. Must b ur computer. loL!! Time 2 upgrade.

  5. Re:Update Filter / Schedule by Rivalz · · Score: 5, Funny

    Thats the motto of my life my friend.

  6. Re:what incompetent boobs by TheRaven64 · · Score: 3, Funny

    Well, Windows NT version numbers have gone 3.11, 4, 2000, 2003, 7, so the upgrade from 64-bit Windows must be... -512 bit Windows?

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  7. Re:The cure is worse than the disease by Teun · · Score: 3, Funny

    To Microsoft's credit, they finally sealed some of the fundamental security holes with Vista and Windows 7, and they offer a decent security suite for free,

    You have an amusing way of explaining how MS applied a (yet to be proven) band-aid to their self-inflicted wounds.

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