shit happens, et tu, AVG? was Re: Kaspersky strikes again

["Kitsune" <kitsune () sbcglobal net>]

AVG did something similar a few days ago, but not windows core, at least.

On 12/13/2007, AVG (free v7.5.516) detected a file in MS VS 2003 as PSW.Ldpinch.RXL.

c:\%programfiles%\Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003\Vc7\bin\rc.exe (resource compiler).

c:\%programfiles%\Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003\Common7\Tools\bin\rc.exe (resource compiler).

They fixed the def's on the next update, but never meantioned it, other than other poor souls complaining on the 
forums. Luckly for most that auto-empty is not the default.
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Richard M. Smith 
  To: funsec () linuxbox org 
  Sent: Friday, December 21, 2007 6:11 AM
  Subject: [funsec] Kaspersky strikes again


  Kaspersky false alarm quarantines Windows Explorer
  Accidents will happen

  By John Leyden 
  20 Dec 2007 17:00
  http://www.channelregister.co.uk/2007/12/20/kaspersky_false_alarm/
  A faulty signature update from Kaspersky Lab on Wednesday flagged up Windows Explorer (explorer.exe) as infected with 
a low-risk virus, Huhk-C. As a result the core Windows component was quarantined or worse.

  Kaspersky released a revised update alongside advice on how to recover legitimate system and application files from 
quarantine (the default setting) within two hours. But that's not much consolation for users that had set their 
software to auto-delete infected files, who found themselves with hosed systems.

  Among those affected was Reg reader Carl. "A false positive caused the deletion of explorer.exe.," he reports. "It 
would have only caused problems for companies performing their network scan during the hours that the dodgy update was 
present - which included me, unfortunately. I was working out of hours to fix the previous Kaspersky update problem. I 
finally finished sorting it all at 5am.".

  ...



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