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I'm running NT4 with Norton Antivirus 5. I want to write a login script to update virus definitions. Ideally, I'd like to bypass the live update program, and use the manual executable available on Symantec's site. But I've run into problems trying to bypass the yes/no prompts, etc. I want it to run without any human interaction whatsoever. Any advise would be appreciated.
We use McAfee here where I work and they have a utility that allows you to schedule the upgrade.
What I do is download what Mcafee calls the Superdat and I place it on our network.
I have setup each PC to go and look for it each day. If it is new then it runs the upgrade. If it is the same version the it does nothing. I have had this running fro about a month here on about 100 PC's and so far no problems.
Maybe Norton has something similiar.
Hope this helps...
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Top Gun-
Can you post that script? I have the exact same situation in my office and would love to have a handy script like that!
mesa thanks!
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I use Norton Anti-virus 2000. I am running a logon script to execute "Intelligent Updater" utility, and I too have the same problem, getting past that "YES/NO" prompt. I have just given instructions to everyone to hit "YES", but who knows if they do.
I need help too. Is there a "switch" that will do this? Example: /y
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Below, a script to update virus definitions
net use v: \\NETFINITY\VIRUSDEFS
XCOPY V:\*.* c:\ARQUIV~1\ARQUIV~1\SYMANT~1\VIRUSD~1 /e/y/iMake a new directory under PDC and copy the directory VirusDefs from Norton Antivirus.(in Program Files -> Common Files -> Symantec Shared -> VirusDefs) Share the new directory and map it under logon script
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Shaner
Err...just change the above xcopy command to point to where your users have there antivius definitions (check your own PC)!
My server looks every Friday night for updates for Cheyenne's Inoculan.
My system login script has something similar to the above, but updates the users when they logon Monday morning.
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I use Microsoft ScriptIt to automate NAV updates from the login script. You can create a simple .INI file that works in conjunction with ScriptIt to look for window titles and key words on the window, then send the required key command to the window. It goes something like this:
In the login script
g:logins_util\scriptit g:\login_util\navup.iniNavup.ini looks like this:
[SCRIPT}
run=g:\login_util\navup\0717i32.exe
SARC=!y
~Intelligent+OK={ENTER}When it sees the screen with SARC in the window title it sends sends a Y for YES. When it sees the last screen indicating the update is done (the screen has the word Intelligent and the OK button on it) it sends an ENTER key command. It works 99% of the time.
Hope this helps.
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