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Millions of PCs incapacitated by Symantec

Discussion in 'General Discussion' started by jobeard, May 21, 2007.

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  1. jobeard TechSpot Ambassador

    Millions of Chinese PCs running Symantec Corp. antivirus software have been
    incapacitated by a faulty virus signature distributed last week, government media reported Sunday.

    two files -- netapi32.dll and lsasrv.dll -- were falsely quarantined, which in turn crippled
    Windows. If an affected PC was rebooted, Windows failed on start-up and showed only a blue screen.

    The gory details are found at Computerworld.com
    jobeard, May 21, 2007
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  2. momok Newcomer, in training

    lol. I'm just glad I'm using freeware and not that Symantec Crap.
    Just wondering if they would have to pay compensation to businesses...

    Momok =)
    momok, May 21, 2007
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  3. Stacey Newcomer, in training

    Glad I'm not using Norton anymore.
    Stacey, May 21, 2007
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  4. Phantasm66 Newcomer, in training

    I haven't installed a Symantec product on my machine in donkey's years.
    Phantasm66, May 21, 2007
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  5. Rage_3K_Moiz Sith Lord

    The most *****ic part is people actually use their products and recommend them to others!
    Rage_3K_Moiz, May 21, 2007
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  6. cfitzarl TechSpot Chancellor

    All I can do is laugh :D !
    cfitzarl, May 21, 2007
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  7. AtK SpAdE TechSpot Chancellor

    Its to bad the general public trust them with the important task of safe guarding their PC.
    AtK SpAdE, May 22, 2007
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  8. mailpup TechSpot Special Forces

    I would expect the Chinese to switch from Symantec in droves. If not, why not? If any antivirus program did that to me regardless of the brand, I wouldn't give them a second chance anytime soon.
    mailpup, May 22, 2007
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  9. CMH TechSpot Chancellor

    Lawl, now, thats classic.

    Haven't used Norton myself for a long long time....
    CMH, May 23, 2007
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  10. howard_hopkinso Newcomer, in training

    I feel sorry for all the folks who`s computers have been crashed by Symantec/Norton crapware. This is just another reason not to install that substandard, resource hogging, computer crashing crap.

    Regards Howard :)
    howard_hopkinso, May 23, 2007
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  11. Mictlantecuhtli TS Special Forces

    Most likely they use them because they come preinstalled with a new computer.
    Mictlantecuhtli, May 23, 2007
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  12. Rage_3K_Moiz Sith Lord

    I didn't mean the ones who use them because it's pre-installed. I mean the ones who actually install it manually and tell other people to do so as well. I've met quite a few of those. :)
    Rage_3K_Moiz, May 23, 2007
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  13. bushwhacker TechSpot Chancellor

    Fortunately, I quit using the Norton Antivirus and Firewall since they are memory - and resource - hogging my system.

    I only use the Systemworks on my win98SE on my computer.

    Thank god for NOD32.
    bushwhacker, May 23, 2007
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  14. kitty500cat Newcomer, in training

    Same here.
    kitty500cat, May 23, 2007
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  15. beef_jerky4104 Banned

    Same here, I use good ole' JerkAfee. It is the best I've used an it was free.
    beef_jerky4104, May 31, 2007
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