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[ NNSquad ] Microsoft security tools nuking Chrome browser 

Microsoft security tools nuking Chrome browser

http://j.mp/nMZXeo  (ZDNET)

    "There are numerous reports circulating that the Microsoft Security
     Essentials anti-malware utility is flagging Google's Chrome browser as
     a password-stealing trojan.  In what appears to be a crucial
     false-positive, Microsoft's security tools are removing Chrome from
     Windows machines, marking it as a variant of the notorious Zeus (Zbot)
     malware family."

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The risks in this sort of behavior are obvious.

--Lauren--
Lauren Weinstein (lauren@vortex.com): http://www.vortex.com/lauren 
Co-Founder: People For Internet Responsibility: http://www.pfir.org 
Founder:
 - Network Neutrality Squad: http://www.nnsquad.org 
 - Global Coalition for Transparent Internet Performance: http://www.gctip.org
 - PRIVACY Forum: http://www.vortex.com 
Member: ACM Committee on Computers and Public Policy
Blog: http://lauren.vortex.com 
Google+: http://vortex.com/g+lauren 
Twitter: https://twitter.com/laurenweinstein 
Tel: +1 (818) 225-2800 / Skype: vortex.com