AV provider Webroot melts down as update nukes hundreds of legit files

Ars Technica
By Dan GoodinApr 24, 2017, 7:50 pm365 pts
Enlarge (credit: Enesse Bhé) Antivirus provider Webroot is causing a world of trouble for customers. A signature update just nuked hundreds of benign files needed to run Microsoft Windows, as well as apps that run on top of the operating system. Social media sites ignited on late Monday afternoon with…

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