Somehow it messes up MS Word. Takes like 2 minutes to open a Word file. This only affects consumer editions (probably not the versions your employer's server uses).
It is a bitch though if you use your PC for work. This is causing millions of person-hours of frustration until Symantec lets folks know what is going on.
Here is a workaround for the time being:
Open up your Norton AntiVirus application, click on Options, click on Miscellaneous, and uncheck Enable Office Plug In. MS Word should open documents unhindered.
It also has the same effect on Excel. I couldn't figure out why both programs were taking so long to start. After doing your work around, both programs load up fine now.
"...but I'm not sure that it affords any additional protection."
Your not sure? Well be sure. This plug-in scans the file (e.g. Word or Excel) for viruses before it's loaded. Of course it affords additional protection!
A fairly typical scenario is to copy files to a computer via a floppy disk or CD. If a Word document, say, on that medium is infected, then you have just infected your computer! The plug-in guards against this.
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