Microsoft flagged Symantec software as spyware

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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. More at ZdNet