Microsoft updates antivirus after falsely labeling Chrome as malware

[Jos]

Microsoft has made changes to its Security Essentials, Forefront and Defender software after it falsely identified Google's Chrome browser as a well-known online banking Trojan called Zeus and blocked it…

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[katoDRAGON]

It's almost like MS did this on purpose

 

[Guest]

Why update it? MS Security Essentials is not very far at all from reality.....

 

[Guest]

Well, it is malware for them.

 

[amstech]

Well played Microsoft.
Well played.

 

[aspleme]

I guess browser competition is more serious than I realized...

 

[Guest]

MSE works great for me, (Bing User)...

 

[Guest]

hahah i got this false positive trying to go back to chrome couple days ago. installed it this time with MSE disabled. Glad it finally got fixed anyway.

 

[treetops]

amstech said:
Well played Microsoft.
Well played.

Indeed.

 

[MilwaukeeMike]

I wonder what about Chrome tripped the Malware checker in Security Essentials. Google has been known to record a lot of user data after all.

 

[tw0rld]

Chrome might not be Malware, but it is definitely Spyware.

 

[UnknownSky]

Accidents do happen .....
Or at least that's what they'll say ^_^

 

[war59312]

LOL I bet they wish that 3,000 figure was 30,000,000.

 

[The5Xfactor]

<quote>Microsoft has made changes to its Security Essentials, Forefront and Defender software after it falsely identified Google's Chrome browser as a well-known online banking Trojan called Zeus and blocked it from users' computers</quote>

LOL, that's was good 10 minute laugh

 

[Relic]

Haven't had any issues personally, but this is indeed funny.