From: "Rich" 

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   It could have deleted the backup copy as well.  SFP doesn't protect =
against intentional deleting of the files.  It protects against badly =
written applications that overwrite system files with old or bogus =
versions of their own.

Rich
  "Geo."  wrote in message =
news:46508cac$1{at}w3.nls.net...
  So where was Windows File Protection in all of this? Stops me from =
deleting=20
  outlook express but it allows malware to delete critical windows =
files?

  Geo.

  "mike"  wrote in message=20
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http://computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=3DviewArticleBasic&art=
icleId=3D9019958
  >
  > =3D=3D=3D
  > A signature update to Symantec's anti-virus software crippled =
thousands
  > of Chinese PCs Friday when the security software took two critical
  > Windows .dll files for malware.


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   It could
have deleted the =
backup copy=20
as well.  SFP doesn't protect against intentional deleting of
the=20 files.  It protects against badly written applications that
= overwrite=20
system files with old or bogus versions of their own.
 
Rich

  "Geo." <georger{at}nls.net>">mailto:georger{at}nls.net">georger{at}nls.net>
wrote=20
  in message news:46508cac$1{at}w3.nls.net...So=20
  where was Windows File Protection in all of this? Stops me from =
deleting=20
  outlook express but it allows malware to delete critical windows=20
  files?Geo."mike" <mike{at}barkto.com>">mailto:mike{at}barkto.com">mike{at}barkto.com>
wrote in =
message news:rnbu43p7uu3=
d0bom2lotfc28mu9oqoia53{at}4ax.com...>>=20
  http://computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=3DviewArticleB=
asic&articleId=3D9019958">http://computerworld.com/action/article.do?=
command=3DviewArticleBasic&articleId=3D9019958>>=20
  =3D=3D=3D> A signature update to Symantec's anti-virus software =
crippled=20
  thousands> of Chinese PCs Friday when the security software =
took two=20
  critical> Windows .dll files for=20
malware.

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