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We run McAfee antivirus but we seem to have a problem updating the virus patterns as the user doesnt have the rights to run the update. Instead of configuring all the client pcs is there a way i can run an activate to update all the virus patterns on the users pcs from the server etc. i know this is probably an easy one but there really is only me here as an admin and i have much more pressing issues to deal with so any help would me most appreciated. Thanks again!

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Use the Mcafee Virus Scanner Scheduler and configure the Autoupdate to point to a folder on your server that youve given everyone acess to. Then you dont even have to go to each client. They will automatically update themselves.

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If you do the above make sure you schedule it to update when you know the PC is going to be on. If it is set up to run at night and the machine is off Mcafee doesn’t seem to want to do the update after it is powered back on (run missed scheduled task). We were using Mcafee here but have made the conversion to Norton Enterprise Solution 7.x and it is great! Updates are central and easy to set up. It runs as a service so it doesn’t matter who is logged in. Might want to check it out.

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On the PC’s of the users, make the following changes in the McAfee console:
Go to tools/automatic update and point to a common place on your server. Enable the scheduler to run the update automatically.
Make sure that the permissions on the DAT-files are correct.
In this way, you only have to reconfigure McAfee on each PC just once.

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Put it in your logon script. Here’s an example:

I:
cd \VIRUP
:: Copy Extra.dat into appropriate directory
:: if exist “c:\program files\network associates\virusscan nt\*.exe” copy extra.dat “c:\program files\network associates\virusscan nt”
cls
echo Please wait while your Virus Scanner is being updated.
echo This window will close automatically in about 3 minutes.
timelog %USERNAME% ” on ” %COMPUTERNAME% ” beginning update” >> I:\VIRUP\DONE.LOG
sdat4064.exe /logfile c:\sdat4064.log /silent /f
timelog %USERNAME% ” on ” %COMPUTERNAME% ” completed update” >> I:\VIRUP\DONE.LOG
goto BEENTHERE
:WEBERASIN
echo Dial-up connection detected. Bypassing update.

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Do a start find files and copy this file to C:\SVCPWD.exe
SVCPWD.EXE is a utility for setting and/or changing usernames and passwords used by the McAfee services.
SVCPWD requests one command-line parameter which is a filename (i.e computers.txt). Use SVCPWD /? to get
additional information about command-line options. This file (i.e. computers.txt) contains a list of all the computers that you want to modify the service accounts (username and password)for.
Example:
\\COMPUTER1
\\COMPUTER2
\\SERVER
Start the SVCPWD utility by entering the file as command-line (i.e. SVCPWD computers.txt). This utility contacts all the computers via the network and changes the username and password originally given to McAfee services. The username and password are changed to the value that the user is asked to set upon starting the utility. All service accounts need to be set to user “LocalSystem”. If a domain\username is entered, then the SVCPWD utility will require a password for the
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Sorry the buffer id to small. Here is the rest of it.
(username and password)for.
Example:
\\COMPUTER1
\\COMPUTER2
\\SERVER
Start the SVCPWD utility by entering the file as command-line (i.e. SVCPWD computers.txt). This utility contacts all the computers via the network and changes the username and password originally given to McAfee services. The username and password are changed to the value that the user is asked to set upon starting the utility. All service accountsneed to be set to user “LocalSystem”. If a domain\username is entered, then the SVCPWD utility will require a password for the
domain\username.
When this is completed, the utility contacts all the computers and changes the settings.
Note 1: The domain\username that is used by the services needs to be an administrative account.
Note 2: The person running this utility must have an administrative account for all the computers that require such changes.
Note 3: Do not run this utility during an on-d

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Boy they need a larger buffer here.

Note 1: The domain\username that is used by the services needs to be an administrative account.
Note 2: The person running this utility must have an administrative account for all the computers that requiresuch changes.
Note 3: Do not run this utility during an on-demand scan.
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to do this you will fist all on your PC in ms dos prompt
C:>net view >C:\computers.txt
(this places all the network computers onto a text file for you wich you needto go clean up. Spaces and non computer text
THEN TYPE
C:>svcpwd computers.txt And give an ADMIN’s user name and password and then it will run and reconfigure all the machines in your network to run as a service rather than as the local users rights.

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You could use Mcafee Scheduler. Put the update file in a shared folder on the server. Config the AutoUpdate to grab files from that shared folder. (make sure user have access)

or you could write up a logon script to automatically check and update Mcafee. Check out script tech forum under brainbuzz.com

or you could use Network Associate’s Mangament program to push out the files. Check nai.com.

Hope this helps!

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This was an issue for us as well. We purchased the Total Virus Defence Suite from Network Associates (McAfee). It can push updates, DATs and Software upgrades for VirusScan. It will even install on a computer that does not currently have VirusScan installed. The only drawback that I have found is that Windows 95/98 machines have to have Remote Administration turned on and Win2000 computers are not officially supported and have a few minor issues.

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