Symantec software deletes PC files (Financial Times)

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Software sold in China by Symantec, the world’s
largest computer security company, Friday
suddenly attacked the very PCs it was supposed to
protect. The surprise switch by Symantec’s Norton anti-virus software from digital gamekeeper to
poacher hit users of Chinese-language versions of
Microsoft’s Windows XP operating system.

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Just one of Today's Top 10 Consumer News Stories: http://www.ng2000.com/fw.php?tp=anti-virus
 
www.ft.com/cms/s/4938c170-0587-11dc-b151-000b5df10621.html

Software sold in China by Symantec, the worldâ?Ts
largest computer security company, Friday
suddenly attacked the very PCs it was supposed to
protect. The surprise switch by Symantecâ?Ts Norton anti-virus
software from digital gamekeeper to poacher hit users of
Chinese-language versions of
Microsoftâ?Ts Windows XP operating system.

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Just one of Today's Top 10 Consumer News Stories:
http://www.ng2000.com/fw.php?tp=anti-virus
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Just watch the numbers of spam emails plummet. :-)
 
Just watch the numbers of spam emails plummet. :-)
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LOL. We keep telling people not to install that Norton crap. Maybe people
will start listening after this. Norton is one of those apps where the cure
is worse than the cause. Malware doesn't screw your system up as badly as
Norton does.
 
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