Faulty signature updates resulted in Microsoft's Live OneCare anti-virus service falsely reporting Gmail's website was infected with a computer virus.
The false alert, which arose for a signature update issued late last week, meant OneCare users visiting Gmail were warned that the site was contaminated by a virus called BAT/BWG-A, News.com reports.
Microsoft rectified the SNAFU with a revised signature update late on Sunday, but not before the issue had hit a significant number of users, as posts to OneCare and Gmail forums (here and (http://groups.google.com/group/Gmail-Problem-solving/browse_thread/thread/47309b14ecab5c24/a18000a37d2180c8?lnk=gst&q=wloc&rnum=2#a18000a37d2180c8 now 404) show. The glitch often hits OneCare users updating to IE7, Virus Bulletin notes.
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