Posted on 02/12/2006 5:35:35 AM PST by amigatec
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.
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"DOS isn't done, untill Lotus won't run"
Norton and McAfee should be removed. The Microsoft software is doing the job.
Oh, yeah: THAT'S an accident.
I Hate Micosoft...they have no business deleting anything from my computer.
Symantec is junk anyways, let it get deleted. Symantec has very awful user support and their website got hacked months ago. I rather have Kaspersky anti-Virus. They've got a balanced anti-virus capabilities against compressed and encrypted files.
I gave up on Norton a long time ago. Good riddance.
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No, I didn't add "NORTONISJUNKANYWAYS" to the key word list so don't blame me (^^;)
When buying or upgrading any Norton product, they tell you to disable the MS anti-spyware and the MS firewall progs because they interfere with Norton.
No problemo. Done. Norton runs like a champ. Take that, Bill Gates!
This is a little away from the topic but I've heard the new version of Windows to have capabilities to run several anti-virus programs without or with little conflict. While one virsus may fool one of the anti-virus programs, this will allow a double trap... but I wonder about the resource PCs will consume running several anti-Virus programs.
"They" won't delete anything from your computer. Read the article...you're PROMPTED and ASKED if you want to delete what appears to be phishing software.
If you don't want to, select Ignore Always and not only will it not be deleted, but you also won't be bothered about that one again.
I just ran a scan with Microsoft AntiSpyware (1.0.107) and did not have any report of any problem with Norton AntiVirus (10.0.1.13).
My experience is that Symantec's product doesn't protect the user's machine when it is operating properly and Symantec doesn't seem to give a damn. Never another dime for Symantec.
AVG is great!!!!!!!!!!
When MicroSoft first offered the AntiSpyware package, I loaded it onto a PC that had Lavasoft Adaware SE and Spybot 1.4 both running. After several weeks the MS application returned Zero results.
I concluded why offer MS a shot at your files if two other respected programs can do more!
You are not supposed to run 2 anti-virus programs at the same time.
Anyway, who actually pays for anti-virus for the home anyway????
And there are other decent free ones out thre.
AVG is very, very good, and doesn't hog system resources like some of the Big Names do.
Another very good antivirus, if AVG doesn't suit for some reason, is this one:
http://www.avast.com/eng/avast_4_home.html
...also free for home & non-commercial use.
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