Technics: Computers: MicroSoft eats anti-virus protection in your computer - has yours contracted a case of cybernetic AIDS?

Microsoft Anti-Spyware Removes Norton Anti-Virus
Posted by Zonk on Saturday February 11, @06:32PM

An anonymous reader writes "According to a story over at Washingtonpost.com, the latest definitions file for Microsoft's Anti-Spyware beta flags Symantec's Norton Antivirus products as a password-stealing trojan and prompts users to delete portions of the program. Users who follow the instructions hose their installation of Norton, requiring delicate Windows registry edits and a complete removal/reinstall of Norton. Microsoft's support forum is quickly filling up with complaints about this problem, many from businesses that have been pretty hard hit. This should be a cautionary tale about deploying beta products in production environments."

Principium Consumer Hub notice

I don't use any of these computer products, but I'm aware many of my readers are MicroSofties who should be notified about the nefarious beta release. There are many posts on this thread at Slashdot. - Politicarp