The release of virus detection files 2008.04.07 at 1345 UTC has caused a severe issue for the antivirus products running on Linux and OS/2 operating systems.

The release of virus detection files Moday 2008.04.07 at 1345 UTC has caused a severe issue for the antivirus products running on Linux and OS/2 operating systems.

An error message telling that the scanner engine is unable to load the virus definition files is displayed.

At 0925 UTC Tuesday 2008.04.08 a functional set of virus detection files were published as a Norman Internet Update (NIU). Those who are affected by the issue described above should run NIU to update the installation(s).

We apologize for the inconvenience this has caused our users.