This Antivirus Flags Windows As Malware & Facebook As Phishing
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We all know how forcefully Microsoft have pushed windows 10 to
users. We regularly keep reading about the malware like practices of Microsoft
to force Windows updates. The reason why I am talking about this is because
recently an Antivirus flags Windows system files as malware.
Webroot not only flagged core Windows files as malicious, it even
started to remove some of the legitimate files, trashing user computers around
the world. This all happened due to a bad update which was released on April
24. Webroot started marking Windows essential files as W32.Trojan.Gen which is
also known as generic malware.
The update was pulled after approximately 15 minutes. However, in
15 minutes the update has reached some PCs, causing serious issues for not just
single users, but also for organizations and companies which rely on Webroot.
Customers on social media and Webroot’s forum have reported that
the software is flagging hundreds of files which are required to run Windows.
The bad update even flagged the social networking site Facebook as the phishing
website, blocking users from accessing the social network.
@Webroot You guys REALLY think Facebook falls under the "Phishing And Other Frauds" category?
The company said on its online forum “We are in the process of
creating a fix, but in the meantime, small business customers can follow
instructions posted in the Webroot Community to address the issue”
So, what do you think about this? Share your views with us.
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