Re: Symatec Netdetect
From: Lil' Dave (spamyourself_at_virus.net)
Date: 02/29/04
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Date: Sat, 28 Feb 2004 19:43:33 -0500
Thanks. Know how to manipulate task scheduler. But, it may come in handy
for someone that doesn't. Just wondered if anyone else was suffering this
problem.
Dave
"Sarah" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Lil Dave writes:
> >-----Original Message-----
> >As part of auto-updating the virus definitions,
> netdetect locates the
> >Symantec server. If available, lucomsrv will acquire
> and load the new
> >defintions for NAV.
> >Netdetect is loaded per task scheduler in windows.
> >
> >Apparently, there is no toll-free support for NAV 2002.
> Although liveupdate
> >has been updated quite a few times. I have paid the fee
> for updated virus
> >definitions.
> >
> >The problem is that task scheduler is now running
> netdetect every five
> >minutes. It used to run every few hours. I did not
> change these settings
> >in task scheduler. But, apparently they are set that
> way now as I checked
> >it. Start date was Feb 27th. There is no stop date or
> time. This seems way
> >too overkill to me.
> >
> >This is going to keep the Symantec virus definition
> server quite busy if
> >there's a bug going around changing this task scheduler
> stuff like my PC
> >was.
> >
> >You won't see this unless you have firewall log
> recording these instances,
> >or have to grant permissions for netdetect to access the
> internet via your
> >firewall each time. Anyone else run into this since
> yesterday?
> >
> >Noticed it hasn't run for a few minutes. What the hey!!
> >Task scheduler has changed start date to today to begin
> at 1103, and run
> >every 5 minutes. Is this a bug?
> >Dave
> >
> I don't know. In terms of resolving the problem
> locally, you might try looking for an option in Norton's
> to control the timing on checks for updates. Failing
> that, you should be able to go to scheduled tasks and
> remove that one (you'd need to manually check for updates
> frequently afterwards).
>
> -Sarah
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