Kaspersky Update Breaks Internet Access For Windows XP Users

An anonymous reader writes "Yesterday afternoon, Kaspersky Labs released a definition update that blocked all Internet and Intranet access on Windows XP workstations. While there has been no official communication from Kaspersky, their forum is lit up with angry customers relying on each other to find a fix." Update: 02/05 16:42 GMT by T : Thanks to an anonymous reader, who says that Kaspersky has issued a statement, and a fix (though the fix takes some manual labor to implement).

let me guess

[Anonymous Coward]

they already have a fix you can download!

Isn't that the goal?

[tanveer1979]

To be the perfect AV
No internet means
No virus
No Botnet
No Adware
No Spyware ......

Or maybe the program became self aware and realized that the internet is a disease, a virus, needing to be squashed

Re:Strong Protection

[phil_aychio]

Now it is almost as secure as Ubuntu

Don't worry, they are already working on a fix

[Hentes]

The next update will fix the issue, you'll just have to download it...oh, wait.

Re:In Soviet Russia...

[jones_supa]

In Soviet Russia, the viruses scan YOU!

"There has been no official communication..."

[hobarrera]

there has been no official communication from Kaspersky

It seems they were using Windows XP.

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Re:Anti Virus Software

[futhermocker]

Many wishful thank yous my goodest friend. Kaspersky will soon wire money you earn so well by shill being.

Re:It's not just with WinXP.

[WhatAreYouDoingHere]

I had to physically remove its folder from the Program Files area...

I just got this mental picture of someone opening up their hard drive and scraping a section off one of the platters.... :)