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Microsoft Security Essentials Fails! Marks Firefox Uninstaller as Trojan. December 14, 2009

Posted by 37prime in : Announcement, Applications, Apps, Media, Microsoft, News, Resources, Security, Tech, Troubleshooting, Vista, Windows , trackback

Apparently Microsoft still doesn’t like Mozilla Firefox. Microsoft Security Essentials marks Mozila Firefox uninstaller as Trojan.

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Description: This program is dangerous and executes commands from an attacker.

Recommendation: Remove this software immediately.

Microsoft Security Essentials detected programs that may compromise your privacy or damage your computer. You can still access the files that these programs use without removing them (not recommended). To access these files, select the ‘Allow’ action and click ‘Apply actions’. If this option is not available, log on as administrator or ask the local administrator for help.

Category: Trojan

Get more information about this item online.
http://www.microsoft.com/security/portal/Threat/Encyclopedia/Entry.aspx?name=Trojan%3aWin32%2fComame&threatid=2147624660

What is really going on there?

Comments»

1. Richard - January 4, 2010

I used the free Microsoft Security Essentials once, and later I found that it totally ruined my firefox!! Many buttons and functions of the google toolbar were lost and no way to get back!! Shame for Microsoft!!