On Tue, 14 Sep 2004 12:03:59 CDT, Frank Knobbe said: > Alternatively, software manufacturers can add their applications into AV > exclusion lists upon installation of their products. Applications > already have to "register" with the operating systems. Why not make it > register with the AV software if the software is prone to false > positives? Or at least advice the end-user of such recommended manual > step during installation. Works great until the viruses start registering themselves when they install themselves (you know, the same stuff that already turns off firewalls and so on...) Putting up a dialog box that has to be user-clicked would help, but I don't think that Joe Sixpack would put up with it....
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