[mapguide-users] Norton Antivirus 2006 - Internet Worm Protection killed MG Open Source install

[Jason Birch]

Perhaps configuring the server to only listen to requests from localhost
by default would prevent triggering the rule?  This would have to be
configurable in a multi-server environment though.


-----Original Message-----
From: Dave Wilson [mailto:dave.wilson at autodesk.com] 
Sent: Thursday, March 09, 2006 09:49
To: users at mapguide.osgeo.org
Subject: RE: [mapguide-users] Norton Antivirus 2006 - Internet Worm
Protection killed MG Open Source install

Would it not makes sense to pick an alternate port, not currently
flagged by Norton/McAffee? I know it may be only a matter of time before
a worm comes along realizing we are using a certain port and try to take
advantage of it, but could't we work with Norton to find a suitable port
not commonly used?

Dave

-----Original Message-----
From: Jason Birch [mailto:Jason.Birch at nanaimo.ca]
Sent: Thursday, March 09, 2006 9:21 AM
To: users at mapguide.osgeo.org
Subject: RE: [mapguide-users] Norton Antivirus 2006 - Internet Worm
Protection killed MG Open Source install

I'll do that when I get home tonight.  It's the most recent commercial
personal version, with all updates available by auto-update applied (I
ran it a couple days ago)

As a follow-up, it didn't actually kill any files, it just disabled
access to that port by the MGServer.exe process.  I was able to get it
working by going into the Norton AV setup and, under internet worms (or
something like that) disabling the below-noted rule. 

Jason

-----Original Message-----
From: Walt Welton-Lair [mailto:walt.welton-lair at autodesk.com]
Sent: Thursday, March 09, 2006 07:59
To: users at mapguide.osgeo.org
Subject: RE: [mapguide-users] Norton Antivirus 2006 - Internet Worm
Protection killed MG Open Source install

Jason,

Can you supply the exact version of NAV that you're using?  Corporate /
personal version / major rev / minor rev?  I think the About Box also
gives details.

Thanks,
Walt

-----Original Message-----
From: Jason Birch [mailto:Jason.Birch at nanaimo.ca]
Sent: Thursday, March 09, 2006 2:50 AM
To: users at mapguide.osgeo.org
Subject: [mapguide-users] Norton Antivirus 2006 - Internet Worm
Protection killed MG Open Source install

Hi all,
 
Just a word of warning.  If you're running current Norton AV, it may
kill your MapGuide Server install, detecting MgServer.exe as "Default
Block Phinneas Phucker Trojan horse"  because it opens port 2801 on all
local network adapters.
 
ADSK, can you work with Norton to prevent this?
 
Jason
 

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