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Microsoft Still Mistaking Google Chrome For Zeus Malware
Posted by Philipp Esselbach on: 10/04/2011 03:30 PM [ Print | 0 comment(s) ]
InformationWeek reports that despite Microsoft's emergency Security Essentials update, some users saw continued trouble Monday with Chrome reinstalls.
Some Chrome users reported persistent problems Monday related to Microsoft's Security Essentials and Forefront security products blocking--and in some cases, deleting--copies of the Google Chrome browser after labeling it as a "severe" threat. Microsoft had released an emergency update for the problem on Friday.
According to an update announcement from Microsoft, its products began "incorrect detection of Google Chrome as PWS:Win32/Zbot," which is another name for the password-stealing Trojan application known as Zeus, which is designed to harvest people's financial data.
According to an update announcement from Microsoft, its products began "incorrect detection of Google Chrome as PWS:Win32/Zbot," which is another name for the password-stealing Trojan application known as Zeus, which is designed to harvest people's financial data.
Microsoft Still Mistaking Google Chrome For Zeus Malware
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