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Microsoft Security Essentials accidentally kills Google Chrome

article published on 2 October, 2011

Microsoft has updated its MSE (Microsoft Security Essentials) antivirus definitions this weekend after an earlier released update began detecting Google Chrome as malware and deleting it. The first reported incident came from the Chrome help forums: This morning, after I started up the PC, a Windows Security box popped up and said I had a Security Problem that needed to be removed. ... [ read the full article ]

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Hyasuma
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_ 		2. October 2011 @ 23:22 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
well, they are losing share to Chrome, why wouldn't they do such a thing.
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llongtheD
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_ 		3. October 2011 @ 01:04 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Oops, can you say protecting your monopoly? Or diminishing market share?
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shortybob
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_ 		3. October 2011 @ 01:11 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Yes... "Accident"...
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_ 		3. October 2011 @ 06:43 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Yeah...I accidentally killed my wife...the gun kept going off every time I accidentally pulled the trigger, and then I accidentally put in another clip and finished her off...accidentally of course.
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bobiroc
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_ 		3. October 2011 @ 21:31 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
I guess it helped all the people that got Chrome installed without them realizing itbecause it was forced as "Opt in" when they installed some other program. Too bad it didn't detect the google toolbar as a piece of malware too.
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