[WEB4LIB] Fortres, Winselect, and Norton LiveUpdate

[spober at manhattan.edu]

Actually, it only lists it for earlier versions of the software.  I
don't have it handy but AIR the instructions were for something like
Norton AntiVirus version 4 or 5.  They've just come out with version 7
of the software and that is what we're using.  I think there are
additional exe's that have to be given privilege to get version 7 to
work. 

Stacy


Isabel Danforth wrote:
> 
> In the Fortres version 4 book, it lists what files need to be allowed to
> be run and such for Norton
> 
> Isabel
> 
> On Sun, 16 Jan 2000 spober at manhattan.edu wrote:
> 
> > Our campus has licensed Norton AntiVirus, which comes with a utility
> > called LiveUpdate that can be scheduled to update the virus definitions
> > at specific intervals.
> >
> > We use both Fortres 101 and Winselect Kiosk on our public computers to
> > keep those mischevious students from reformatting the hard disk or
> > loading Quake, etc..  And it seems like Fortres or Winselect or a
> > combination of the two may be preventing LiveUpdate from running.
> >
> > I've tried to give all of the Norton AntiVirus and LiveUpdate exe files
> > unlimited file access in the Fortres privileged applications box, and
> > similarly, I've tried listing the exe's in Winselect with "No
> > Restrictions" as to file opening and file saving.  Then I tried setting
> > LiveUpdate to run in background and watched the computer.
> >
> > When the scheduled time came, I saw some disk access but no screen
> > display - which may be normal for LiveUpdate (I've never used it as
> > a scheduled application before).  However, when I then turned off
> > Fortres and Winselect and looked in Norton Antivirus, the virus
> > definition date had not changed.  I then tried to run LiveUpdate from
> > the normal user interface and it did successfully download an update,
> > which indicates to me that the prior disk activity did not actually
> > update the virus definitions.
> >
> > So, does anyone know the proper way to get this to run with our security
> > software?  I would prefer not to have to list ever Norton A-V exe file
> > in
> > the security exceptions, since there are many so many of them. Aside
> > from the bloating of the exceptions list, it is probably not necessary
> > to list every exe file.  (And listing them as exceptions didn't seem
> > to work, anyhow.)
> >
> > When the automatic scheduled LiveUpdate runs, is there normally any
> > screen display that confirms it's working?
> >
> > --
> >
> > Stacy Pober
> > Information Alchemist
> > Manhattan College Libraries
> > spober at manhattan.edu
> > raingoddess at juno.com
> >