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Botched Security Update Cripples Thousands of Computers

Posted by samzenpus on from the houston-we-have-a-problem dept.

girlmad writes "Thousands of PCs have been crippled by a faulty update from security vendor Malwarebytes that marked legitimate system files as malware code. The update definition meant Malwarebytes' software treated essential Windows.dll and .exe files as malware, stopping them running and thus knocking IT systems and PCs offline, leaving lots of unhappy users and one firm with 80% of its servers offline."

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  1. Meanwhile, at Malware Bytes HQ by girlintraining · · Score: 4, Funny

    "I don't understand... it worked fine in the lab."

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    1. Re:Meanwhile, at Malware Bytes HQ by sabri · · Score: 4, Funny

      And to think, just the other day I was being berated for delaying updates on system critical boxes...

      Time for a salary increase request :-)

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  2. malwarebytes finally gets it right by mevets · · Score: 4, Funny

    It identified the malware, disabled it, and everyone gets upset...
    no pleasing some people

  3. Microsoft Security Essentials for Linux... by dgharmon · · Score: 1, Funny

    Where can I get ' Microsoft Security Essentials ` for Linux?

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  4. Re:Microsoft Security Essentials... by terjeber · · Score: 5, Funny

    This is considered the leading AV review site in the world

    I have a very, very nice bridge for sale, and just for you, I have a very, very good price. You should jump on this, it's a once-in-a-lifetime chance.

  5. Re:Microsoft Security Essentials... by Joce640k · · Score: 5, Funny

    Don't forget the constant popup windows to tell you how well it's doing.

    They're very comforting.

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