Microsoft® patched its security program after it mistakenly removed Google™ Chrome

Google got a big shock when its very own browser was considered as malware. Of late, it was reported that Microsoft Security Essentials mistakenly targeted Google Chrome and marked it as a variant of Zues banking Trojan. In an advisory meeting, Microsoft informed that “On September 30, 2011, an incorrect detection for PWS: Win32/Zbot was identified and as a result, Google Chrome was inadvertently blocked and in some cases removed.”

Initially, the security software detected the browser as a malicious program and later the users could not locate the browser on their computers.

It was found by Microsoft that around 3000 users faced this problem on their computers. But later, the company felt that since Google Chrome is becoming the pick of the browsers, it is quite evident that more people might have encountered this issue.

Although this episode was not purposely carried out by Microsoft, it could create an alarming situation for Google to recheck the browser code once again. In the meantime, Microsoft sent out an apology on the web and informed that the problem will be corrected very soon. Eventually, the security software was patched with vital updates.

Since Microsoft Security Essentials does not have a technique to receive automatic updates, it is suggested to manually look out for the patches by visiting the Malware Protection Center. In order to verify whether the security program has been patched or not, you can match your updated patches with ‘1.113.672 .0.’ If your program is ready with this signature version or higher then you can easily install Google Chrome.