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Re: Windows AV borks thousands of Chinese PCs ..

__/ [ Doug Mentohl ] on Saturday 19 May 2007 17:33 \__

> 'signature update to Symantec's anti-virus software crippled thousands
> of Chinese PCs Friday when the security software took two critical
> Windows .dll files for malware'
> 
> http://snipurl.com/1l6t1
>
http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9019958&intsrc=hm_list

If I recall correctly, 75% (or maybe it was 90%) of the PCs in China get
infected by a virus. I saw that last year. So, I'm sure reinstallations are
a matter of routine. It's like changing a baby's diaper.

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