From: "Geo." 

I suspect it's more likely that the files that got deleted although
critical to the system were not protected.

Geo.

"Rich"  wrote in message news:4652776e$1{at}w3.nls.net...
   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
news:46525e01{at}w3.nls.net...
  Ok so badly written applications that overwrite as opposed to badly
written
  applications that delete? Shouldn't it have at least popped up the warning
  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
  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
    outlook express but it allows malware to delete critical windows files?

    Geo.

    "mike"  wrote in message
    news:rnbu43p7uu3d0bom2lotfc28mu9oqoia53{at}4ax.com...
    >
    >
  http://computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId
=9019958
    >
    > ===
    > 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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