Microsoft KB Archive/871026

= You receive a &quot;Malicious Script Detected&quot; error message when you install or remove the Live Meeting Add-in for Microsoft Outlook =

Article ID: 871026

Article Last Modified on 2/11/2005

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Office Live Meeting 2005
 * Microsoft Office Live Meeting Add-in for Microsoft Outlook

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SYMPTOMS
When you try to install or to remove the Microsoft Office Live Meeting Add-in for Microsoft Outlook, you receive the following error message:

Alert: Malicious Script Detected

Object: Windows Script Host Sheet (or Shell) Object

Activity: Regwrite (or RegDelete)

Your Computer is stopped and must do something

File: MsiExec.exe



CAUSE
This issue occurs when Norton AntiVirus detects that the Setup program for the Live Meeting Add-in for Microsoft Outlook is trying to make changes in the registry.



WORKAROUND
Warning This workaround may make your computer or your network more vulnerable to attack by malicious users or by malicious software such as viruses. We do not recommend this workaround but are providing this information so that you can implement this workaround at your own discretion. Use this workaround at your own risk.

To work around this issue, follow these steps before you try to install or to remove the Live Meeting Add-in for Microsoft Outlook:
 * 1) Start Norton AntiVirus.
 * 2) In Norton AntiVirus Options, click Script Blocking.
 * 3) In the How to respond when a malicious script is found area, click Ask me what to do (recommended).
 * 4) Click OK.



MORE INFORMATION
The third-party products that this article discusses are manufactured by companies that are independent of Microsoft. Microsoft makes no warranty, implied or otherwise, regarding the performance or reliability of these products.

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