Comments on: Trend Micro customers suffer weekend mayhem

IT workers are furious after working extra hours to fix an SP2 slip-up by the security company.

[tbeckner]

Windows 2003 Server SP1 Affected

It also affected Windows 2003 Server boxes with SP1 installed. I know this because it brought down my servers. I am a Trend Micro partner and I love the products and the company, but my company took a hit on this one that extends beyond the actual situation. I analyzed their update timing over the past couple of years and I have set my update timing to reflect a safer approach and I recommended that my customers do the same.

[bigdawg1988]

So NOW they tell me!

#$!%^%^!&(()*&%^!!!! I just spent all weekend reloading my (&$!%#^%#!@^@#%^&! system because of a security update!!! And I couldn't use system restore because the recovery CD and SP2 don't talk in the same language! $%^!!!!!! See ya Trend! Back to McAfee! Wish I could say the same about Messosoft!!!

[DarkHawke]

A bullet dodged!

Whoa! I certainly HOPE this is an isolated incident! Not more than two months ago I ditched Norton for Trend, and now this? I second the gent above talking about update timing. I left mine at the default three hours and I totally missed this bad boy! Crimeny! Time to back up the system, eh?

[Jim Harmon]

You know things are getting bad...

... when the software you install to protect your computer does more damage than the average virus.