Known Issues
SONAR is known for its false positives. Many vendors of legitimate software complain that their products are quarantined by this feature. Here are some examples:
- http://community.norton.com/t5/Norton-Internet-Security-Norton/False-Sonar-Virus-Detection-on-Qt-by-nokia-Qmake-exe-file/td-p/420348
- http://www.symantec.com/connect/forums/sonar-detects-our-protected-application-high-security-risk
- http://community.norton.com/t5/Norton-Internet-Security-Norton/SONAR-is-deleting-programs/td-p/160660
Symantec recommends vendors submit their software to Symantec for whitelisting.
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