It seems that six months is not enough for Symantec to get its ducks in a row, as its anti-virus software is unable to handle new security industry standards (SHA-2 signatures), and led to Microsoft withholding updates from certain devices. In an update note for Windows 7 and Server 2008 R2, Microsoft said that when a device runs any Symantec or Norton antivirus program, and attempts to install an update signed only with SHA-2, the antivirus program blocks or deletes the update during installation, which could make the operating system stop working. …
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