Anybody else see this behavior with Norton Auntie Virus and VB 6 .EXE?

[Howard Kaikow]

I created a VB 6 .EXE that automates Microsoft Word.

One of the statements uses the WordBasic object.

Sometimes, but not always, Norton Auntie Virus 2003 warns about a WordBasic
script.
Seems like a bug in NAV for two reasons:

1. The warning should occur every time the code is run as the particular
statement is ALWAYS executed.
2. Since when is WordBasic a "scripting" language?

Have others seen this behavior?

In this case, I can remove the WordBasic object reference, but what if I
could not?
Seems like a serious bug in NAV.

I've purchased NAV 2004, but I'm not going to install the critter until NAV
2003 subscription expires.

 

[Guest]

Many viruses exploit the functionality of MS Office applications, primarily
Outlook, and that is why NAV considers it suspicious. When this happens, NAV
will prompt with a dialog that asks if you want to cancel the operation,
authorize the script, etc. If you authorize the script, then NAV will not
prompt again, unless you recompile the executable and change it's digital
image.

 

[Don Roberts]

However, the more pressing problem is that customers think you are giving
them a program with a virus in it.

Don
http://www.drscripting.com

Many viruses exploit the functionality of MS Office applications, primarily
Outlook, and that is why NAV considers it suspicious. When this happens, NAV
will prompt with a dialog that asks if you want to cancel the operation,
authorize the script, etc. If you authorize the script, then NAV will not
prompt again, unless you recompile the executable and change it's digital
image.

 

[Guest]

If they read the message carefully, then they will see that NAV is not
actually calling it a virus. Perhaps they should disable script blocking.

However, the more pressing problem is that customers think you are giving
them a program with a virus in it.

Don
http://www.drscripting.com

Many viruses exploit the functionality of MS Office applications, primarily
Outlook, and that is why NAV considers it suspicious. When this happens, NAV
will prompt with a dialog that asks if you want to cancel the operation,
authorize the script, etc. If you authorize the script, then NAV will not
prompt again, unless you recompile the executable and change it's digital
image.

if

 

[Howard Kaikow]

I know that.
The issue is why NAV does not always issue the warning for the SAME code.

Not to mention, WordBasic is no different than automating Word using VBA in
VB, so that's a bug in NAV.

--
http://www.standards.com/; See Howard Kaikow's web site.

Many viruses exploit the functionality of MS Office applications, primarily
Outlook, and that is why NAV considers it suspicious. When this happens, NAV
will prompt with a dialog that asks if you want to cancel the operation,
authorize the script, etc. If you authorize the script, then NAV will not
prompt again, unless you recompile the executable and change it's digital
image.

 

[Howard Kaikow]

It's a false warning.
Using WordBASIC is no different than using VBA in VB via Automation.

 

[Don Roberts]

Lol, what common user do you know reads the message? I wish they would, but
you know how people are, all they need to see is the big warning message
that something is attempting to do something to their computer.


Don

 

[Joe Jitsue]

Anti Virus programs are virii!

-----Original Message-----
I know that.
The issue is why NAV does not always issue the warning for the SAME code.

Not to mention, WordBasic is no different than automating Word using VBA in
VB, so that's a bug in NAV.

--
http://www.standards.com/; See Howard Kaikow's web site.
<WKidd> wrote in message news:%23uVD% (e-mail address removed)...

Many viruses exploit the functionality of MS Office

applications,

primarily
Outlook, and that is why NAV considers it suspicious.

When this happens,
NAV

will prompt with a dialog that asks if you want to cancel the operation,
authorize the script, etc. If you authorize the script, then NAV will not
prompt again, unless you recompile the executable and change it's digital
image.

warns about a
WordBasic

reference, but what if
I

 

[Guest]

It's not necessarily a false warning. A virus is just a computer program
with bad intentions. NAV has no way to know that your program is legit. It
just knows that you are trying to programmatically interact with MS Office.
Under .NET you can use the security policies to specify various permissions
for executables. You could contact Symantec and see if there is a similar
method that NAV uses to allow a specific executable by default.

 

[Guest]

If you want to know why NAV behaves in a certain way, then ask Symantec
about it.

I know that.
The issue is why NAV does not always issue the warning for the SAME code.

Not to mention, WordBasic is no different than automating Word using VBA in
VB, so that's a bug in NAV.

--
http://www.standards.com/; See Howard Kaikow's web site.

Many viruses exploit the functionality of MS Office applications, primarily
Outlook, and that is why NAV considers it suspicious. When this happens, NAV
will prompt with a dialog that asks if you want to cancel the operation,
authorize the script, etc. If you authorize the script, then NAV will not
prompt again, unless you recompile the executable and change it's digital
image.

if