McAfee anti-virus update flags Microsoft Office files as virus
14th Mar 2006, 04:37 GMT
McAfee accidentally released update files for its anti-virus software that contained incorrect information for the W95/CTX virus. Users are reporting significant damage caused by the mistake - several hundred common files - such as excel.exe - were quarantined and deleted.
McAfee anti-virus update flags Microsoft Office files as virus related news:
- McAfee Anti-Virus goes on file-deletion rampage — Download Squad
- McAfee ate my system — The Register - Security: Anti-Virus
- McAfee messed up on Friday - anti-virus update flags hundreds of legitimate prog — DV Hardware
- McAfee update causes havoc among PC users — The Earth Times Online Newspaper - Technology and Science News
- McAfee Virus Definition Goof Results in Lost Files — TechNewsWorld
- McAfee Update Deletes Important Files — Designtechnica News
- McAfee Update Breaks Hundreds Of Apps — InformationWeek - All Stories
- McAfee anti-virus update wreaks havoc — Computerworld Viruses News
- McAfee admits update chaos — TechSpot
- McAfee Update Wrecks Havoc — Messaging Pipeline
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