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Webroot antivirus mistakenly flags Windows as malware, bricking PCs (ZDNet)

2017-04-25 01:33

News URL

http://www.zdnet.com/article/webroot-antivirus-mistakenly-flags-windows-system-files-as-malware/#ftag=RSSbaffb68

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VENDOR	LAST 12M	#/PRODUCTS	LOW	MEDIUM	HIGH	CRITICAL	TOTAL VULNS
Webroot		4	0	5	4	4	13

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