Re: Symatec Netdetect

From: Lil' Dave (spamyourself_at_virus.net)
Date: 02/29/04 

Date: Sun, 29 Feb 2004 05:40:59 -0500

Cable modem here. Internet connection via LAN to router to cable modem.
The article seems to be describing a telco auto-connection.
The symptoms described are identical.
Problem is, this has never happened before. The article was written over a
year ago.
LAN internet connections via cable modems are auto-connect types without
dial-up, always connected. My settings for connection have via ZA Pro have
never changed. Netdectect has to have my approval to access the internet.
Have concluded that the Symantec Server was unavailable during the 5 minute
interludes. Netdetect is back to normal now on my PC and waits 4 hours.
Changed the 5 minute thing in task scheduler to two hours.
Dave
"Pam" <pfloresatcharterdotnet> wrote in message
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> "Pam" <pfloresatcharterdotnet> wrote in message
> news:uYCvlVm$DHA.1456@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> |
> | "Sarah" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
> message
> | news:3de901c3fe5b$fb9c9d50$a301280a@phx.gbl...
> | | 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
> | | This message transmitted on 100% recycled electrons.
> |
> | I have the same version of NAV, and noticed that it was
> | accessing the Internet quite often in the last several days.
> | I read your post and sure enough my Task Scheduler is
> updating
> | every 5 minutes starting 2-28-04 and I didn't set it that
> way.
> | Originally I had it set to update at logon, so I don't know
> | how it changed, or why I've noticed it for more than just
> one
> | day.
> |
> | Pam
>
> Lil Dave: Here's an article from Symantec about Live Update
> dialing your modem every 5 minutes after auto update is
> enabled.
>
>
http://service1.symantec.com/SUPPORT/sharedtech.nsf/d3c44a1678bd8f45852566aa005902cb/acae405254e40de488256b26007175d2?OpenDocument&src=bar_sch_nam
> |
> |
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