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It seems to me that the only people harmed by this were those who were aping Kaspersky instead of doing their own research. How is this different than mapmaker
by LorenPechtel 11y ago
It seems to me that the only people harmed by this were those who were aping Kaspersky instead of doing their own research. How is this different than mapmakers putting irrelevant bogus things on their maps to detect who copied their maps?
- TazeTSchnitzel 11y agoIt's a question of intent.
- nathanm412 11y agoIf Avast is affected by this and the file is a critical system file, real damage can be done to user's systems. Mcafee had this problem five years ago.
- LorenPechtel 11y agoIt could be a bad thing for the user that was the victim of a copycat AV but how is that not due to their being a copycat?
- greenyoda 11y agoThese actions harmed users who had essential system files wrongly quarantined by their anti-virus programs. These users may have spent many hours and dollars trying to resolve the problem. Quote from the article: "Microsoft's antimalware research director, Dennis Batchelder, told Reuters in April that he recalled a time in March 2013 when many customers called to complain that a printer code had been deemed dangerous by its antivirus program and placed in 'quarantine'."