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		andyjohnson0 on July 19, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: CrowdStrike Update: Windows Bluescreen and Boot Lo... > It wasn't a software update, it was a content update, a 'channel file' Because I know nothing about Crowdstrike... what is a "channel file"? Some kind of config file?

ExoticPearTree on July 19, 2024 [–]

It is how they package their malware definitions. It's semantics.

TheOtherHobbes on July 19, 2024 | [–]

So their malware definition turned into malware?

Good to know they don't check their definitions for defects before installing them.

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