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Old 11-11-2008, 07:42 AM   #1 (permalink)
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Exclamation Warning for AVG Antivirus Users on Windows

If you are using AVG Antivirus with Windows XP (and perhaps Vista), be careful. The latest update from AVG has a flaw in it that incorrectly flags a key Windows file as being infected and recommends deletion. Deleting the file, user32.dll, will prevent your computer from booting.

AVG virus scanner removes critical Windows file | Security and the Net
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It must be fixed. I updated this morning, before seeing this, and just ran a scan. No issues.
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I am wondering if there was a virus attaching to that file and AVG did the normal routine of asking to delete or clean the file.
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