In fact it is not first time where defender or antivirus transformed
into enemy.
I remember Symantec update which crippled my Firefox. Just at the moment
I needed it to get to HMC and perform IPL, etc.
Not to mention the Defender and other AV software deletes your files
despite it is NOT a virus.
Sometimes it is false positive and sometimes the AV is aware it is not a
virus, but it deletes the file anyway. It can be something like Winnuke
or some keygen, etc.
Next time your files will be deleted because of curses in the text.
--
Radoslaw Skorupka
Lodz, Poland
W dniu 19.07.2024 o 17:58, Rick Troth pisze:
I'm not running Windoze so I haven't experienced it first hand, but
this does sound serious. From the Wikipedia page:
"On July 19, 2024, a faulty CrowdStrike software update
caused blue screens of death on Microsoft Windows machines,
disrupting millions of Windows computers worldwide.
Affected machines were forced into a bootloop, making them unusable.
The downtime caused a widespread global impact, grounding
commercial airline flights, temporarily taking Sky News offline,
and impacting 911 emergency call centers."
What is ironic and amplifies the worry is that CrowdStrike is a
*defender* of systems and services.
Something about monitoring the monitors might fit here.
References:
https://cybersecuritynews.com/crowdstrike-update-bsod-loop/
https://www.theverge.com/2024/7/19/24201717/windows-bsod-crowdstrike-outage-issue
... and of course ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_screen_of_death
-- R; <><
On 7/19/24 11:36 AM, Schmitt, Michael wrote:
The impact is larger than just Microsoft's cloud. The cloudstrike
update is causing crashes in Windows PCs and servers. For some it
causes the PC to be unbootable.
(It crashed my PC but it was able to restart)
-----Original Message-----
From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List<[email protected]> On
Behalf Of Dave Beagle
Sent: Friday, July 19, 2024 10:19 AM
To:[email protected]
Subject: Re: World’s largest computer outing!
lol spell check but thanks for correcting a 2nd grade word.
Dave B.
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On Friday, July 19, 2024, 10:32 AM, Phil Smith III<[email protected]>
wrote:
*outage not *outing
The real question is how many (OK, how FEW) CxOs are going to look at
this and say "Gee, SPOF, eggs in one basket, *not under our control*,
is this cloudy thingy really such a great idea?"
-----Original Message-----
On 7/19/24 at 9:38 AM, Dave Beagle wrote:
Microsoft via a Crowdstrike security update is experiencing the
largest outage in world history. Long live the mainframe.
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