Panda Antivirus users had a not so pleasant Wednesday. The Spanish security software company released an update that essentially classified the components of the proletterof it as malware.
What followed was indescribable. The computers that used the software protectionς σταμάτησαν να λειτουργούν, ή ήταν αρκετά ασταθείς ή δεν μπορούσαν να έχουν πρόσβαση στο διαδίκτυο. Ένας εκπρόσωπος της Panda επιβεβαίωσε το πρόβλημα.
"One bad information released today [Wednesday], led to the detection and recognition some system files from the Panda engine as malware. A replacement update was released soon after to fix the bug and restore the erroneously quarantined files," a spokesperson said. Panda.
“At this time we recommend that you do not reboot your systems. This will allow us to update it system with the modified update. "
The files that appear to have the problem are psanmodrep.dll and alertsmanager.dll - two key components of the application Panda Antivirus.
If you use the application, you should follow the instructions of the company. Do not turn off your computer if it does not get the second update that fixes the problem.
If your computer does not seem to respond, you can try the solutions for the different error scenarios it has the company published.
I have one thing to say, they ate red after that…. 5 systems were destroyed.
Webroot av biting !!! (so as not to stress about updates either)