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Turnabout *IS* Fair Play...
This isn't a mistake, I'd say this was pretty accurate and Microsoft needn't fix it.

I wholeheartedly agree. SAV/NAV is a POS.

I found this quite amusing, however, for another reason. About 10 odd years ago, Norton AV would find the Word macro link written by GoldMine Software (Now Frontrange Solutions) to be of a viral nature. Of course, it wasn't. But it sure made a LOT of customers quite upset.

At the time Symantec owned rights to a competing product called ACT! and were in the process of turning a halfway decent app into a pile of worthless junk (as they've been known to do).

Bottom line, this isn't the first time this sort of thing happened, nor will it be the last. Be it innocent accident, or malicious backstabbing, it's hard to say.
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a fix just as easy  Monkey_MCSE | 02/13/06
Microsoft flagged Symantec software as spyware  Loverock Davidson | 02/13/06
Typical...  nomorems | 02/13/06
Maybe on consumer versions.  Suicida| | 02/13/06
Rember Sony?  Bill4 | 02/13/06
Umm, no...M$ spyware detection...  Nix_0S_Fan | 02/13/06
Turnabout *IS* Fair Play...  Wolfie2K3 | 02/15/06
As a reciprocity move for MS windows being flagged as a VIRUS? hehehe (nt)  michael_t | 02/13/06
Can you tell me what version of Windows is flaged as a Virus?  Can you hear me | 02/13/06
Anything newer than MS DOS 2.1 .... sad nt  michael_t | 02/13/06
Sad, true and funny all at the same time (nt)  Nix_0S_Fan | 02/13/06
here's the version and the link...  Arm A. Geddon | 02/13/06
Ok, ok, stop, please, I am begging...  Nix_0S_Fan | 02/13/06
What version is that?  NonZealot | 02/13/06
oh sarcasm...I much prefer humour. maybe you've heard of this version...  Arm A. Geddon | 02/14/06
oh sarcasm...I much prefer humour. maybe you've heard of this version...  c-o-b | 02/14/06
Dude, that is a knee-slapper! Lmfao! (nt)  Nix_0S_Fan | 02/13/06
slander / liable or claim for damages ?  zig_z | 02/13/06
Re:  evilmike | 02/14/06
If Symantec is innocent...  Nix_0S_Fan | 02/14/06
Different strokes  Spoon Jabber | 02/14/06
But they're not innocent.  Wolfie2K3 | 02/15/06
Not long.  Wolfie2K3 | 02/15/06
fine here  mynameisphunk | 02/14/06
I was hit by this problem, but did nothing  rholley13 | 02/14/06
About 1 hour late with the story  jevans@... | 02/14/06
Microsoft Anti-spyware vs Norton Antivirus  margsi2 | 02/14/06
MS was right  corticus | 02/14/06
please explain  jhencken | 02/14/06
Explanation...  Wolfie2K3 | 02/15/06
Mistake!  Reverend MacFellow | 02/14/06
Now who here posted earlier than Sym used rootkit code  Boot_Agnostic | 02/14/06
What's the big surprise?  Doooom | 02/14/06
Why are people so stupid?  rocka | 02/14/06
People are so stupid  Boot_Agnostic | 02/15/06
where's the fix?  ChazzMatt | 02/15/06
Semantic boo boo  jheffner@... | 02/16/06
Caught me too, thanks Microsoft  jeff@... | 02/16/06
Really, why would anyone do that before addtl research  Boot_Agnostic | 02/24/06

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