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Skriven 2006-02-11 22:06:48 av Mark (1:379/45)
   Kommentar till text 9686 av Mike '/m' (1:379/45)
Ärende: Re: Another shot across a bow...
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From: "Mark" <nomail@hotmail.com>

I run that MS/NAV combo and have been happy (I know NAV ain't the greatest
but...) overall with both. Thanks for posting the warning, I'll keep an eye out
for it, so far no problem -- the MS definitions were updated last night at
10:46.

I kind of figured when reading that MS is introducing that new "One" product or
whatever they call it that they'd either kill their own anti-spyware product,
or break other AV products, or both...


"Mike '/m'" <mike@barkto.com> wrote in message
news:sh8tu1h1t3detjtnt87p9m3vr0vpee9qab@4ax.com...
>
> While I have trouble disagreeing on a quality level, I have a serious
> problem with the 'essential facility' provider removing competitors from
> the scene.
>
> /m
>
> On Sat, 11 Feb 2006 21:33:40 -0500, "Rich Gauszka" <gauszka@hotmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>>It's about time someone flagged Symantec as malicious software <g>
>>
>>
>>"Mike '/m'" <mike@barkto.com> wrote in message
>>news:pq6tu1l07uqa01fe7f4d8t9fk7lhq79svo@4ax.com...
>>>
>>> http://blog.washingtonpost.com/securityfix/2006/02/microsoft_antispyware_de
leting_1.html
>>>
>>> ===
>>> Microsoft Anti-Spyware Deleting Norton Anti-Virus
>>>
>>> Microsoft's Anti-Spyware program is causing troubles for people who also
>>> use Symantec's Norton Anti-Virus software; apparently, a recent update
>>> to Microsoft's anti-spyware application flags Norton as a
>>> password-stealing program and prompts users to remove it.
>>>
>>> According to several different support threads over at Microsoft's user
>>> groups forum, the latest definitions file from Microsoft "(version 5805,
>>> 5807) detects Symantec Antivirus files as PWS.Bancos.A (Password
>>> Stealer)."
>>>
>>> When Microsoft Anti-Spyware users remove the flagged Norton file as
>>> prompted, Symantec's product gets corrupted and no longer protects the
>>> user's machine. The Norton user then has to go through the Windows
>>> registry and delete multiple entries (registry editing is always a dicey
>>> affair that can quickly hose a system if the user doesn't know what he
>>> or she is doing) so that the program can be completely removed and
>>> re-installed....
>>> ===
>>>
>>> /m
>>

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