Panda Antivirus users had a not so pleasant Wednesday. The Spanish company security software released an update that effectively classified components of its program as malware.
What followed was indescribable. The computers that used the protection software stopped working, or were quite unstable, or could not access the Internet. A Panda spokesman confirmed the problem.
"A bad update released today [Wednesday] led to the detection and recognition of certain system files by the Panda engine as malicious. A replacement update was released shortly afterwards to correct the error and restore incorrectly quarantined files, "said a spokeswoman for the company. Panda.
"At the moment we recommend not to re-exmovement on your systems. This will allow us to update the 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 it would be a good idea to follow the company's instructions. Don't delete him computer if you don't 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)