Original URL: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/08/20/fox_weather_fail/
Anti-virus forgetfulness fubars Fox forecast
Whither the weather?
Posted in Security, 20th August 2009 10:18 GMT
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Measured and non-partisan US TV channel Fox was left looking rather silly after it forgot to renew the anti-virus subscription on an on-air PC.
Attempts to switch to a weather forecast were interrupted after the PC concerned displayed a prominent warning that its Norton AntiVirus had expired. The presenter concerned didn't miss a beat in describing a weather front over New Jersey, and clicked on a dialogue box to remove the message.
Still, viewers couldn't have failed to notice the prominent red-bordered message.
A video clip of the amusing snafu can be found on the Fail Blog here [1]. ®