Dont use Microsoft Anti-Spyware if running Norton Anti-Virus -sigh-

http://blog.washingtonpost.com/securityfix/2006/02/microsoft_antispyware_deleting_1.html
or http://tinyurl.com/c544u

"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..."

Slashdot.org article http://it.slashdot.org/it/06/02/11/2259232.shtml

Can't wait until Vista comes out, that's when I go to Linux and avoid
all this crap.

 

Today Trax commented courteously on the subject at hand

Trax, I run NAV 2006 as part of Norton System Works. However,
I don't beta test for free, and certainly don't run a beta on
something as critical as spyware. I don't know if MS's program
is or is not still in beta, but I still don't trust them.
"Microsoft security" is a classic oxymoron in the best
tradition of "military intelligence" and "postal service" in
my book.

Having said that, I've long held the belief that one, and only
one malware utility should be running at a time. Even absent a
runaway app, like MS anti-spyware sounds like because Bill the
Gate's mission in life is to put Symantec out of business (so,
why doesn't /he/ write a /real/ anti-malware? don't answer
that...), it isn't a good idea to have NAV and MS scanning
each other in some vain competition to see who can scam the
other.

I don't understand the connection to your post here.