I received this at work and thought I should pass it on. ----Forwarded message---- Sent: Wednesday, November 12, 2008 8:57 AM Subject: [acb-l] Important AVG update problem
>Hello all, > >I am cross-posting this due to the important nature of the material. The >link that I have pasted will take you to the WGN radio website where you >can >get the article. Also, the text of the article from C-NET is pasted below >my signature. > >If you don't run AVG as your antivirus package, please pass this to >someone >who does as you could save them a lot of aggravation. If you run AVG and >it >updates automatically, either get the update or have a friend get it for >you. Follow the advice of the article. For those who can listen to >radio, >there will be more discussion about this on Website Wednesday Night on WGN >Radio tonight at 11:00 central after the news update. > >The link is as follows: > http://wgnradio.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=46440&Itemid=2 >49 > >I hope this saves someone a major headache. > >Karyn campbell, [EMAIL PROTECTED] >----start of C-Net article >November 11, 2008 11:24 AM PST >AVG update cripples some Windows XP systems >Posted by Robert Vamosi On Tuesday an update for AVG 8 suggested that >a >Windows system file is a Trojan horse, and users who delete the file form >the >system could leave their Windows XP systems endlessly rebooting or unable >to > >reboot at all. The problem only affects users of AVG 8 products running >the >Dutch, French, Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish language versions of >Windows >XP. >AVG immediately sent out a corrected update to its customers, including >those >using the free editions of AVG. >A representative for AVG said, "AVG is actively working to remedy the >problem >some users are experiencing related to the most recent update to >commercial >and >free versions of AVG 7.5 and AVG 8.0 in some languages. A number of users >who >installed the update mistakenly received a warning that the Windows system >file >user32.dll product version 5.1.2600.3099 was infected with a Trojan virus >and >were prompted to delete a file essential to the operation of Windows XP." >In response, the Czech antivirus company has posted details and a fix tool >on >its site. >For users unable to use their Windows XP machines, AVG says they "should >contact >their AVG reseller or ask a friend to download the information and fix >tool >for >them." >AVG has suffered some embarrassing glitches of late. Last month, an AVG >update >declared some ZoneAlarm firewall files to be part of a Trojan horse. In >July >AVG >had to reconfigure its Linkscanner tool after various Web sites complained >about the increased traffic as a result of the >tool's proactive scanning for malware. >Internal Virus Database is out of date. >Checked by AVG - http://www.avg.com >Version: 8.0.169 / Virus Database: 270.7.5/1708 - Release Date: 10/4/2008 >11:35 AM > > >************************************************************ >Join the Monthly Monetary Support program (MMS) and help improve tomorrow >today in ACB. >For details, contact Dr. Ron Milliman, MMS Program Committee Chair, by >e-mail: >[EMAIL PROTECTED] or by phone at 270-782-9325 and get started making >tomorrow look brighter today in ACB! > >* ACB-L is maintained and brought to you as a service * >* of the American Council of the Blind. * >-- >To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To unsubscribe from the Missouri-L list, send an email message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word, unsubscribe in the subject field. Other email lists available from MCB include: ATI - A general discussion of adaptive technology. To join, send a blank EMail message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Chat - A general discussion list. Just about anything goes. To Join, send a blank EMail message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Visit the MCB home Page at: www.MoBlind.Org No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG. Version: 7.5.549 / Virus Database: 270.9.3/1787 - Release Date: 11/14/2008 8:32 AM No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG. Version: 7.5.549 / Virus Database: 270.9.3/1787 - Release Date: 11/14/2008 8:32 AM VICUG-L is the Visually Impaired Computer User Group List. Archived on the World Wide Web at http://listserv.icors.org/archives/vicug-l.html Signoff: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] If you reply to this message it will be delivered to the original sender only. If your reply would benefit others on the list and your message is related to GW Micro, then please consider sending your message to [email protected] so the entire list will receive it. All GW-Info messages are archived at http://www.gwmicro.com/gwinfo, and can be searched through and sorted using the search form at the bottom of the page. If you wish to unsubscribe from this list, send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and include leave gw-info in the body of the message.
