Symantec false positive cripples thousands of Chinese PCs

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*Source: ComputerWorld (http://www.computerworld.com/action/...e=rss_news50)*
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May 18, 2007 (Computerworld) -- A 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.

According to numerous blog entries from Chinese computer users, a virus signature database seeded yesterday mistook two system files of a Chinese edition of Windows XP SP2 as a Trojan horse which Symantec dubs "Backdoor.Haxdoor."

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