TV station finds failing to renew its anti-virus subscription can be really embarrassing

by Graham Cluley on August 20, 2009 | Comments Off

Filed Under: Malware, Video

Failing to renew your anti-virus subscription isn't just bad for security, it can also leave you looking a little silly.

Here's what happened to a FOX TV station in the States, when it failed to renew its copy of Norton AntiVirus:

I guess you have to admire the TV presenter for continuing to talk about the weather, seemingly utterly unflustered by the dialog box that popped up.

Thanks to Rik Ferguson for bringing this amusing video to my attention, which comes courtesy of the Fail Blog.

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Graham Cluley is senior technology consultant at Sophos. The readers of Computer Weekly voted him security blogger of the year in 2009 and 2010, and he pipped Stephen Fry to the title of "Twitter user of the year" too. Which was nice. He was also named "Best Security Blogger" by the readers of SC Magazine in 2011. You can subscribe to Graham's updates on Facebook, follow him on Twitter and circle him on Google Plus for regular updates.