Norton AntiVirus 2000 Detects WM.Niceday Macro Virus When Installing Microsoft Virtual Machine

ID: Q244428

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Windows 98

SYMPTOMS

When you install a current release of the Microsoft Virtual Machine (VM) such as build 3186 or 3188, you receive an alert from Norton AntiVirus 2000 about a "WM.Niceday Macro Virus", but "with a different, harmless payload macro", in Xmldso.cab (XML classes that ship in the Microsoft VM).

CAUSE

This issue occurs because of a problem with the Norton AntiVirus 2000 program (not the virus definitions).

RESOLUTION

To resolve this issue, contact Symantec to inquire about the availability of a fix for this issue.

To work around this issue, click "Ignore the problem and continue" when you receive the Norton AntiVirus Alert.

MORE INFORMATION

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Additional query words:

Keywords : kb3rdparty win98
Version : WINDOWS:
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kbprb