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[News] [Rival] Windows Programs Cannibalise One Another

  • Subject: [News] [Rival] Windows Programs Cannibalise One Another
  • From: Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Sun, 02 Sep 2007 16:19:23 +0100
  • Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.advocacy
  • Organization: Netscape / schestowitz.com
  • User-agent: KNode/0.10.4
AVG cries wolf at Adobe Reader

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| A faulty signature update from GRISoft published this week meant that its 
| popular AVG anti-virus package falsely warned versions of Adobe Reader were 
| infected with a Trojan.  
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http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/08/31/avg_adobe_false_update/

There was also an important court decision whose outcome got published just a
few days ago. It's about permission of so-called 'security' programs to block
other programs. What a mess. Here is another new Windows embarrassment:

http://www.inguesu.net/foro/index.php?topic=1779 (pictures)

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