McAfee Takes Down Windows XP Computers Across The Globe
My friend, who works at a large hospital, called me this morning to alert me that a "bad virus" had taken down all of the hospital computers, and that it was happening across the nation.
I was busy w/ work, so I didn't have time to check into it. But when I got home, I found out that the problem with the computers wasn't a virus at all, but an antivirus.
Check it out: http://news.cnet.com/8301-1009_3-20003074-83.html
Evidently McAfee released an update for its antivirus software this morning that flagged svchost as a malicious file, and sent Windows XP computers into an infinite reboot cycle.
Gotta love those high-dollar corporate AV solutions. :rolleyes: