Yesterday I started receiving messages from microsoft security essentials that it had detected a virus called PWS:Win32/Zbot, a password stealing trojan.
The infected file was Chrome.exe !!! yikes. A trip to Microsofts Malware Protection Centre reaveals that Chrome is not as evil as MS would have it be and that some overzealous virus hunter has left Microsoft with a bit of an apology to make (fair play to Microsoft for that)
This from Microsoft …
Information about incorrect detection of Google Chrome as PWS:Win32Zbot
On September 30th, 2011, an incorrect detection for PWS:Win32/Zbot was identified and as a result, Google Chrome was inadvertently blocked and in some cases removed. Within a few hours, Microsoft released an update that addresses the issue. Signature versions 1.113.672.0 and higher include this update. Affected customers should manually update Microsoft Security Essentials with the latest signatures. After updating the definitions, reinstall Google Chrome. We apologize for the inconvenience this may have caused our customers.
Worrying thing is, although I asked security essentials to remove the hazard (Chrome.exe), it didn’t …
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