Microsoft flagged Symantec software as spyware | CNET News.com
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Microsoft has corrected a mistake in its anti-spyware product that flagged some Symantec security tools as malicious software.
The problem occurred after Microsoft pushed out an update for Windows AntiSpyware last Thursday night. The updated software identified a Windows registry key set by the Symantec products as belonging to password stealing malicious software known as Bancos, Microsoft and Symantec said in a joint statement Monday.
On detection of the registry keys, Windows AntiSpyware alerted the user and suggested deletion of the keys. “The deletion of these registry keys will cause all versions of the SAV (Symantec AntiVirus) and SCS (Symantec Client Security) software to stop operating correctly,” Microsoft and Symantec said in the statement.
