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huh ? let me get this right. the company run by the worlds richest man decides that it wants to get into the 'security software business. the 'beta' version (released to the public with enough confidence to operate as designed - it would be better described as 'public' beta) identifies the leading security software package as 'spyware'. am i to believe that they did not test their product using a basic home use software configuration. how long will it take before people no longer remember that symantec was once considered spyware ? any bets to the outcome 10 years from now ?

For what it's worth, this will probably will fade into a distant memory quickly enough.

How many people out there remember that on several occasions, Symantec was guilty of doing the EXACT same sort of thing. Their Norton AV product flagged GoldMine Software's link to Word (a bunch of macros that helped GoldMine intergrate with MS Word) as a virus? I doubt it was ever reported. However, it caused a LOT of problems for those who used GoldMine, Word and NAV. At the time, Symantec also owned a competing product called ACT!.

BIG fat hairy deal. This isn't some grand conspiracy theory. Microsoft knows they need AV products and even though NAV is probably one of the worst choices (HIGH overhead, slows your system, etc...) it's still better than nothing.
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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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