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Hacked

Apr 26, 2017

Popular Antivirus Flags Windows As Malware And Facebook As Phishing Site By Mistake

Short Bytes: The users of Webroot antivirus witnessed a strange problem recently when the software started flagging Windows system files as malware. The antivirus also blocked the access to Facebook by labeling it as a phishing website. The incident took place due to a faulty malware signature. While Webroot has detailed the instructions to get […]

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Malware

Apr 25, 2017

Webroot antivirus mistakenly flags Windows as malware

Windows’ system files were flagged as malicious, and Facebook was marked as a phishing site. A malware signature update issued by the company on Monday triggered the software into mistakenly flagging Windows system files as malware, melting down millions of managed systems around the world. The problem began in the afternoon on the US east […]

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