Re: How to turn off the "File System Real-time Protection" in Symantec Antivirus Corporate Edition?

From: Bill Sanderson (Bill_Sanderson_at_msn.com.plugh.org)
Date: 04/27/04 

Date: Tue, 27 Apr 2004 12:57:30 -0400

Agreed.

I don't think this is a universal issue with Symantec Corporate--my clients
haven't run into it--so I suspect this is fixable. Turning off the scan
should be an absolute last resort, although reasonable for testing.

"estafford" <estafford your pants @newmancom.com> wrote in message
news:O3RcROHLEHA.644@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> <quote>
> slows down
> moving files dramatically.
> <end>
>
> I would say some slow moving files is a small price to pay for what a
> virus
> or trojan could do - including severe system performance issues.
>
> Your system admin can set a "blanket policy" for a network installation.
> In addition, your admin can also set policies on a per user/computer basis
> that will overide the "blanket" policy.
>
> Including what to scan, how often, how deep, under what actions/conditions
> etc...
> The admin can also give you as an individual the ability to disable real
> time scan (not recommended). All this is done through the Symantec MMC on
> the server.
>
> Know what your company policies on this subject are. You may just have to
> live with it.
> After all, you wouldn't want to be responsible for releasing a virus or
> trojan on your network because you disabled virus protection.
>
> "Bill Sanderson" <Bill_Sanderson@msn.com.plugh.org> wrote in message
> news:u6NDBlGLEHA.628@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
>> You need to talk to the administator who is controlling the Antivirus
>> installtions on the workstations in your organization.
>>
>> The reason the checkbox is greyed out is that central policy settings
>> mandate that the protection remain on. I suspect this problem can be
> fixed
>> without removing the protection, but I'm not familiar with this product
>> enough to point you directly to a fix.
>>
>> In any case, the control over whether you can disable that checkbox lies
>> with your administrator.
>>
>> "Dmitriy Kopnichev" <kopn@hotbox.ruDELETE> wrote in message
>> news:eGJ82HDLEHA.268@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
>> >I read the page. How to turn off the "File System Real-time Protection"
> in
>> > Symantec Antivirus Corporate Edition 8.00.9374?
>> > "Kelly" <kelly@mvps.org> wrote in message
>> > news:e4CBi6CLEHA.4032@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
>> >> YPKM!
>> >>
>> >> Start here:
>> >>
>> >>
>> >
> http://service1.symantec.com/SUPPORT/ent-security.nsf/docid/2002080711105548
> ?Open&src=&docid=2003042114175848&nsf=ent-security.nsf&view=ppfdocs&dtype=co
> rp&prod=&ver=&osv=&osv_lvl=
>> >>
>> >> --
>> >> All the Best,
>> >> Kelly
>> >>
>> >> Microsoft-MVP Windows® XP
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>> >>
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>> >>
>> >>
>> >> "Dmitriy Kopnichev" <kopn@hotbox.ruDELETE> wrote in message
>> >> news:ufGVIvCLEHA.2588@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
>> >> > Hello
>> >> > How to turn off the "File System Real-time Protection" in Symantec
>> >> > Antivirus
>> >> > Corporate Edition 8.00.9374? The "Enable file system Real-time
>> > Protection"
>> >> > check box and item in the system tray icon are grayed out. But I
>> >> > want
>> >> > to
>> >> > stay in the Symantec Antivirus Control Center list on our Network
>> >> > Administrator computer. The "File System Real-time Protection" slows
>> > down
>> >> > moving files dramatically.
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >>
>> >>
>> >
>> >
>>
>>
>
>

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