Symantec Tamper Protection Alert

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I'm getting this message on a Dell optiplex gx745 OS : Windows XP
Can anyone assist with this to help the user
Symantec Anti -virus is what our corp uses for anit virus but i cannot see anything when i use the scan.
Here is the Error the user sees every day.

SYMANTEC TAMPER PROTECTION ALERT

Target: C:\PROGRA~1\SYMANT~1\DWHWIZRD.EXE

Event Info: Open Process

Action Taken: Blocked

Actor Process: C:\WINDOWS\system32\CCM\CcmExec.exe (PID 128)

Time: Wednesday, January 28, 2009 9:48:04 PM
 

Adywebb

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ccmexec.exe is a part of the Microsoft SMS operating system service. This service calls upon another service, the SMS Agent Host - apparently it scans your hard drives for known applications that might need updating. IT departments often use this to update software & settings on PCs thoughout an organization. It's safe to shut down the associated services using the Service control panel admin tool (disable SMS Agent Host, and SMS Remote Control Agent)

Norton is warning that the SMS service is trying to communicate with the computer - its not a virus or malware but its annoying.
 

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