VFPOLEDB issue

I'm a developer for a nationwide program.  One of our features is using adodb/oledb to hook up Word with our database.  Many of our users have started receiving an error after the most recent Norton update.  If I uninstall Norton it works again.  If I reinstall, it works until I do a check for updates.  Sample code below is a simple demonstration of what is happening:

    cDatabasePath = 'c:\lmsng\temp\docmgr.dbc'
    cConnectString = "Provider=VFPOLEDB.1;Data Source=" & cDatabasePath & ";" & _
      "Mode=ReadWrite|Share Deny None;Password='';Collating Sequence=MACHINE"
    Set oConnection = CreateObject("ADODB.Connection")
    oConnection.ConnectionString = cConnectString
    oConnection.ConnectionTimeout = 30
    oConnection.Open (run-time error '2147467259' at this point)

Any wisdom from anybody?

I've been programming a long time and seen stuff like this before (actually a Norton Script blocking issue back in early 2000s).  But as of today, no setting or combination of settings help.