It is really something to see when companies f**k things up. Last week we were treated to McAfee deleting Microsoft’s Excel product when it erroneously flagged it as a virus. Well, not to be outdone, Symantec has screwed up it’s Norton Security Software. An update that went out today blocked access to AOL.
“This update incorrectly detected traffic patterns used as part of the AOL connection as a potential risk,” Symantec said in the statement. AOL has about 20 million Internet service subscribers.
Hmm, only 20 million potentially pissed off people. Nice.
