AVG antivirus update accidentally cripples Windows XP PCs

November 12, 2008 by Shanmuga  
Filed under Antivirus

"According to messages on AVG’s support forums and its own support site, an update released late Saturday for the company’s security software fingered the "user32.dll" file as a Trojan horse. As per the program’s settings, the AVG software, including the newest version 8.0 and its predecessor 7.5, shut the .dll away in quarantine. The result: A crippled computer.

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