Microsofdt False Positive declared Google Chrome malware

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David H. Lipman

http://www.zdnet.com/blog/bott/user...ntials-removes-google-chrome/4006?tag=nl.e589

"Hundreds of users on Google Chrome Help forum this morning reported that Microsoft
security products were identifying Chrome as a password-stealing Trojan and removing it. Update:
Microsoft acknowledged the issue, posted a fix.

UPDATE, 1:40 PM PDT: Microsoft has identified the problem as being caused by a faulty
definition file. This text has been added to the relevant page at the company’s Malware
Protection Center: "
 
David H. Lipman said:
http://www.zdnet.com/blog/bott/user...ntials-removes-google-chrome/4006?tag=nl.e589

"Hundreds of users on Google Chrome Help forum this morning reported that
Microsoft security products were identifying Chrome as a password-stealing
Trojan and removing it. Update: Microsoft acknowledged the issue, posted a
fix.

UPDATE, 1:40 PM PDT: Microsoft has identified the problem as being caused by a
faulty definition file. This text has been added to the relevant page at the
companys Malware Protection Center: "
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How embarrassing for them, were the QC folks on furlough?
 
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