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Microsoft's Antivirus Briefly Flags Google.com As Malicious

Posted by Soulskill on from the quarantine-all-the-googles dept.

tsu doh nimh writes "Computers running Microsoft's antivirus and security software may be flagging google.com — the world's most-visited Web site — as malicious, apparently due to a faulty Valentine's Day security update shipped by Microsoft. For several hours on Tuesday, PC users browsing with Internet Explorer on a machine equipped with Microsoft Security Essentials or Forefront saw warnings that Google.com was serving up a 'severe' threat – Exploit:JS/Blacole.BW — basically that google.com was supposedly infected with a Blackhole exploit kit. The warning prompted users to 'delete' the threat, although accepting the default action appeared to cause no ill result. The episode is more embarrassing than harmful, given that Microsoft is expected to ship antivirus technology with the next version of Windows."

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  1. Aww! by Cyphase · · Score: 5, Funny

    Dear Google,

              Happy Valentine's Day!

                        Your valentine,
                                  Microsoft

    --
    by Cyphase ( 907627 )
  2. Well, Google did that already to MS.. by Giloo · · Score: 5, Funny

    Google already flagged MS France as malicious 2 years ago: http://gilouweb.com/bordel/google_truth.png (Ce site risque d'endommager votre ordinateur meaning: this website might harm your computer) So I guess it's only revenge ;)

    1. Re:Well, Google did that already to MS.. by Bogtha · · Score: 5, Funny

      this website might harm your computer

      To be fair, it does host Microsoft software ;)

      --
      Bogtha Bogtha Bogtha
  3. To be fair by Reed+Solomon · · Score: 5, Funny

    in Microsoft's eyes, they are the most malicious threat in existence right now.

  4. Re:And here I thought Windows was the real virus.. by mr_gorkajuice · · Score: 5, Informative

    It might have been kinda funny some 5+ years ago when someone first told it. Maybe if I came across it less than once per week, I'd eventually find it kind of amusing again.

  5. There is nothing incompetence cannot achieve! by coder111 · · Score: 5, Funny

    Let's just wait until they block microsoft.com due to some related screwup.

    Exploit:JS/Idiots.ASS detected

  6. Delete the threat by inpher · · Score: 5, Funny

    So, did anyone manage to delete the threat? Google.com is still running.

    Meh, I guess nobody really reads the warning dialogues anymore.