Re: How to turn off the "File System Real-time Protection" in Symantec Antivirus
Bill Sanderson04-27-04, 10:23 PMsomethingAgreed.
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...
> fixed
> in
> 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=
>
>
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...
> fixed
> in
> 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=
>
>