In comp.os.linux.advocacy, yttrx
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on Mon, 13 Nov 2006 00:54:10 GMT
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> Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> Microsoft says Gmail is a virus
>>
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>> | It seems that Microsoft has started flagged Gmail as a virus in
>> | their virus scanning software Windows Live OneCare. Many people
>> | are reporting that every time they open Gmail, a warning is
>> | displayed telling the user they are infected with "BAT/BWG.A".
>> |
>> | Now, either Gmail is a virus, or Microsoft is generating false
>> | positives. Some affected by this "virus" say other anti-virus
>> | products do not pick up the infection -- to me, this is a bit
>> | suspicious.
>> `----
>>
>> http://blogs.zdnet.com/Google/index.php?p=386
>>
>> Similar stories emerged in the past. Contrariwaise in fact, spyware software
>> that Microsoft acquired ceased to be identified as spyware.
>>
>> http://yro.slashdot.org/yro/05/07/07/1234217.shtml?tid=158&tid=172&tid=201
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> I have some contacts in a sizable enterprise-level virus software company,
> and I've been told under no uncertain terms that the test phase of any
> virus listing in their software includes false positives on common websites
> and software, gmail of course being noted among them.
>
> Either microsoft doesn't know the first thing about testing software
> (quite possible), or they're actually generating false positives on
> purpose in an attempt to hinder their competition (also quite
> possible). Either case is inexcusable.
>
Ah, yes, just like old times in the 4-DOS days, when
Microsoft, always on the lookout for ensuring that their
users had the best experience with Windows possible (back
then, 3.1 beta), made sure to scare them silly ... erm,
I mean, warn them that the DOS underneath wasn't quite
gen-yoo-ine.
Can't be too careful, now, can we? :-)
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