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   If a protected file is deleted and can't be restored automatically it =
will prompt.  Symantec could have dismissed this but I would be = surprised
if they did.

Rich

  "Geo."  wrote in message
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  Ok so badly written applications that overwrite as opposed to badly =
written=20
  applications that delete? Shouldn't it have at least popped up the =
warning=20
  and asked for the CD to replace the deleted files?

  Geo.

  "Rich"  wrote in message news:465116b6$1{at}w3.nls.net...
     It could have deleted the backup copy as well.  SFP doesn't protect =

  against intentional deleting of the files.  It protects against badly=20
  written applications that overwrite system files with old or bogus =
versions=20
  of their own.

  Rich
    "Geo."  wrote in message =
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    So where was Windows File Protection in all of this? Stops me from=20
  deleting
    outlook express but it allows malware to delete critical windows =
files?

    Geo.

    "mike"  wrote in message
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    >
    >=20
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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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   If a
protected file is =
deleted and=20
can't be restored automatically it will prompt.  Symantec
= could have=20
dismissed this but I would be surprised if they did.
 
Rich
 

  "Geo." <georger{at}nls.net>">mailto:georger{at}nls.net">georger{at}nls.net>
wrote=20
  in message news:46525e01{at}w3.nls.net...Ok=
 so=20
  badly written applications that overwrite as opposed to badly written=20
  applications that delete? Shouldn't it have at least popped up the =
warning=20
  and asked for the CD to replace the deleted=20
  files?Geo."Rich"
<{at}> wrote in message news:465116b6$1{at}w3.nls.net...=
  =20
  It could have deleted the backup copy as well.  SFP doesn't =
protect=20
  against intentional deleting of the files.  It protects =
against badly=20
  written applications that overwrite 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 in =
message news:46508cac$1{at}w3.nls.net...=
 =20
  So where was Windows File Protection in all of this? Stops me from=20
  deleting  outlook express but it allows
malware to delete =

  critical windows files? 
Geo.  "mike" <mike{at}barkto.com>">mailto:mike{at}barkto.com">mike{at}barkto.com>
wrote in=20
  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=20
  anti-virus software crippled thousands  > of
Chinese PCs =
Friday=20
  when the security software took two critical  > Windows =
.dll files=20
  for malware.

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