BitDefender Antivirus
March 2010

Trojan.FakeAlert.5 Update issue

We apologize for the issues that you are experiencing because of an update released today for Windows 64-bit systems


Status Update: On the morning of 20th March, an update for Windows 64-bit systems was available on our servers between 08:00 and 11:30, US Pacific Standard Time (12:00 and 15:30 UK, GMT). This update caused various Windows and BitDefender files to be incorrectly quarantined.

Background: The false quarantines for BitDefender products running on Windows 64-bit systems are due to BitDefender and Windows files being incorrectly detected as Trojan.FakeAlert.5 infestations. This false detection applies to .exe, .dll and other binary files. As a consequence, some systems may experience problems with running BitDefender an [...]


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