drive55 said:
Running WindowsXP/SP2 with NIS 2004. Am unable to keep Intrusion
Detection box on LiveUpdate tab in NIS Options checked. NIS System
Status shows Intrusion Detection on. Have already removed/reinstalled
NIS. Any suggestions? Thanks.
http://www.symantec.com/techsupp/index.html
Is your NIS subscription current and the virus definitions updated? If
not, you may have picked up some viral and/or non-viral malware that
has broken NIS. If this is the case, try scanning in Safe Mode with
TrendMicro's Sysclean as follows:
TrendMicro's Sysclean is an extensive antivirus tool which has the
advantage of not needing to be installed. It requires two parts - the
scanning engine and the virus pattern files.
1. Create a new folder on your Desktop or the C: drive named something
useful like "Sysclean".
2. Go here and download the two parts of the program to that folder:
http://www.trendmicro.com/download/dcs.asp - Sysclean
http://www.trendmicro.com/download/pattern.asp - virus pattern files
The pattern files will be zipped - extract them with your unzipper (like
WinZip) or if you have XP, you can just open the folder. You need to
put the extracted files in the Sysclean folder you made.
3. Restart your computer in Safe Mode. Get into Safe Mode by repeatedly
tapping the F8 key as the computer is starting up to get to the proper
menu.
4. Go to the Sysclean folder you made and double-click on sysclean.com.
Start the scan. After the scan is finished, look at the log. You may
need to make a note of where any viruses were found if they were not
able to be removed so you can manually delete them.
Then fix your NIS, update it, and do a thorough scan in Safe Mode. I
would also scan for non-viral malware (in Safe Mode) with Ad-aware and
Spybot Search & Destroy. You can get both those free programs from
www.majorgeeks.com. Make sure you update them before running.
Malke
