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Is any one else seing this alert - Shh/Updater-B False positives

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Virus/spyware 'Shh/Updater-B' has been detected in "C:\Program Files\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\Web Intelligence\swi_update.exe". Cleanup unavailable. This is trickling in as alerts but at an alarming rate.

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    Why are we not seeing a rapid responce fro Sophos?

    DuckDuckGo finds this post on The University of Kansas:

    09/19/12 - Sophos "Shh/Updater-B malware" Messages

    Earlier today, Sophos released an update that incorrectly blocked certain software update components and labeled them as "Shh/Updater-B" malware.  Some examples include Google Updater and Apple Software Update but other software was also affected.

    This is a Sophos error and computers reporting this infection can be used safely. The antivirus software was not affected and did not stop working.

    Sophos has released an update and we expect both the error to go away soon and for files to be automatically released from quarantine.

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    Searching on Sophos produces "Your search for "Shh/Updater-B" returned 0 results" !!!

    Unhappy.

    :30729
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    Why are we not seeing a rapid responce fro Sophos?

    DuckDuckGo finds this post on The University of Kansas:

    09/19/12 - Sophos "Shh/Updater-B malware" Messages

    Earlier today, Sophos released an update that incorrectly blocked certain software update components and labeled them as "Shh/Updater-B" malware.  Some examples include Google Updater and Apple Software Update but other software was also affected.

    This is a Sophos error and computers reporting this infection can be used safely. The antivirus software was not affected and did not stop working.

    Sophos has released an update and we expect both the error to go away soon and for files to be automatically released from quarantine.

    --

    Searching on Sophos produces "Your search for "Shh/Updater-B" returned 0 results" !!!

    Unhappy.

    :30729
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