This free anti-virus software actually wrecks computers by Kim Kommando

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Not all security software is created equal. In fact, the tools that would normally protect your computer can turn against you if one line of code is out of place.

If you have Panda Security anti-virus software installed on your computer, look out, because your last virus scan may have bricked your PC. A mistake may have flagged files on your computer as malicious.

The files that it flagged were so not malicious; in fact, your computer needs them to power on. Panda Security only learned that its anti-virus software was bricking computers after users reported that their computers were getting stuck in a restart loop.

If you've run a security scan with Panda Security recently but haven't restarted your computer, don't restart it!

Panda Security has updated the affected programs, but a fix for systems that require manual installation of the misflagged files hasn't been deployed quite yet. The company's answer for people who lost their boot files is not to restart their computers.

Customers come first, right? If you have Panda Security software installed on your computer and want to get more information, then you'll want to check out the company's support page for this bug.
This isn't the only time that anti-virus programs have caused issues in home computers either. A few weeks ago, Norton would crash computers or browsers using a popular encryption service.

If you don't have an anti-virus program installed or want a quick refresher on how to do just that, then you'll want to check out my three simple steps on detecting and removing a virus.