SenutyEnool Posted September 6, 2006 Share Posted September 6, 2006 Some Windows 2003 users have been experiencing problems with the operating system after CA antivirus software wrongly detected part of the operating system as malicious software last week. At the heart of the problem is part of Windows' built-in security, a file called Lsass.exe. This was wrongly detected as a virus by CA's eTrust software and was deleted, causing some servers to crash and fail to reboot. CA, formerly known as Computer Associates, said that it quickly spotted and remedied the problem on Friday and also advised affected users to find out how to fix it. The cause of the confusion seems to be Lsass.exe being mistaken for the Trojan Win32/Lassrv.B. Lassrv.B was discovered in the wild on Aug. 24 and was rated as a very low threat. The problem for Windows 2003 and eTrust users occurred in a subsequent signature update from CA on Friday. __________________________________________ Cheers from your intrepid webreporter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sickchik Posted September 6, 2006 Share Posted September 6, 2006 Sounds like I replaced with Avast just in time. Tarun would have his hands full and I know he is a busy guy now. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ultimate Predator Posted September 8, 2006 Share Posted September 8, 2006 Does no one use eTrust anymore then? It still appears to be working brilliantly for me, if you don't use it anymore, what do you recommend? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator Tarun Posted September 8, 2006 Administrator Share Posted September 8, 2006 I'm all for Avast now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sickchik Posted September 8, 2006 Share Posted September 8, 2006 I took it off because i wanted to try Avast. Now that I have it, I am never going back. Avast just kicks a**. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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