Re: Anti-Virus Question by Kevin
Kevin
Tue Sep 02 17:03:42 CDT 2003
I'm sorry, but did you even try to run the Scheduled Tasks wizard? It steps
you right through it.
Click on Start > Control Panel > Scheduled Tasks > Add Scheduled Task
Use the Browser button to locate your batch file
Give it a name, select how often you want it to ruin,
"skc" <skc@skc.com> wrote in message
news:0a7d01c37153$3d328090$a301280a@phx.gbl...
> how do i add a batch file to Scheduled Tasks?
>
> thanks.
>
> >-----Original Message-----
> >Create one batch file (avstop.bat) to stop them, and one
> file (avstart.bat)
> >to start them
> >
> >Schedule them via Control Panel > Scheduled Tasks, and
> make sure you assign
> >the two scheduled tasks to run as administrator.
> >
> >For avstop.bat, use a series of NET STOP "service name"
> commands
> >For avstart.bat, use a series of NET START "service name"
> commands
> >
> >I don't use Symantec, so I do not know what the names of
> the services are,
> >but go to Start > Programs > Admin Tools > Services to
> view the services,
> >and use what is in the 'Name' field for the name of the
> service.
> >
> >I use Trend, so one statement might look like this for me:
> >NET STOP "OfficeScan NT RealTime Scan"
> >-or-
> >NET START "OfficeScan NT RealTime Scan"
> >
> >Hope this helps,
> >kw
> >
> >"skc" <skc@skc.com> wrote in message
> >news:07ba01c37132$9b624cc0$a401280a@phx.gbl...
> >> Merve,
> >>
> >> How do I create a batch file to start the AV services at
> >> say around 12am and stop them around 8am?
> >>
> >> skc
> >>
> >> >-----Original Message-----
> >> >In article <069f01c37070$e6ce3e70$a301280a@phx.gbl>,
> >> skc@skc.com says...
> >> >> We are running Symantec's Corporate Edition on the
> >> SBS2000
> >> >> and all clients, where updates and schedules are
> >> tweaked
> >> >> on the server and relayed to all clients.
> >> >>
> >> >> At the moment, two machines on our LAN do not have AV
> >> on
> >> >> them, as the users insist that AV slows down their
> >> >> machine...in fact, he showed me a program he ran on a
> >> >> large database file (GB's worth) and it took double
> the
> >> >> amount of time than it did with no AV running.
> >> Although
> >> >> we disabled the Heuristics in Symantec's BloodHound
> >> >> technology etc..., it still made a difference.
> >> >>
> >> >> I am concerned about these two machines running no
> AV.
> >> I
> >> >> want to install a "light" AV so at least I know that
> >> the
> >> >> machines are covered but will not interupt or slow
> down
> >> >> programs being run (data processing!).
> >> >>
> >> >> Can someone help me and tell me what is a
> good "light"
> >> AV
> >> >> product to buy that is easy on processing power. The
> >> >> machines in question are Windows2000, SP4 patched
> with
> >> all
> >> >> updates and Blaster.
> >> >>
> >> >> The two guys VPN in a lot from home and abroad, so
> they
> >> >> could easily infect their machines!
> >> >>
> >> >> skc
> >> >>
> >> >This is not so much a techie "how-to" issue as it is a
> >> training and
> >> >management issue. You don't need "AV light", you
> >> need "user smart".
> >> >
> >> >Nonetheless, perhaps you could use a batch file that
> >> stops the AV
> >> >service, runs the user's app, then restarts the AV
> >> service on app exit.
> >> >These two users are asking for trouble, and you will be
> >> the one in the
> >> >soup when it goes belly up, due to their VPN'd "Infect-
> >> omatic"
> >> >
> >> >My 0.02.
> >> >.
> >> >
> >
> >
> >.
> >