FTP Publishing and Trojan Horses

J

JW

I've got two sites that run w/o FP extensions on two different servers, so I
publish to their ftp address. During uploads, my Norton Anti-Virus will
randomly pop-up a window that it has blocked a Trojan Horse, related to an
FP process. The upload is temporarily blocked, but resumes after I click on
"OK". This probably happens about 50% of the time I upload to these servers,
but I have not been able to figure out why sometimes and not others. Both
servers are professionally managed and scans with NAV, adaware, etc have not
turned up a problem, but it's still never a good feeling. Is anyone aware of
anything in the ftp publishing process that might trigger NAV? Thanks for
your feedback.
 
J

JW

No arguments here, but publishing to my usual servers with FP extensions
installed has never triggered it. I just wasn't sure what was the
difference. I know this is OT, but what's the smart choice to replace NAV?
Thanks.
 
R

Rob Giordano \(Crash\)

try turning NAV off and see what happens when you publish.

I use AVG, NOD32 is supposed to be good too.



--
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Rob Giordano
Microsoft MVP Expression
 
T

Tom [Pepper] Willett

He may have that internet security *thingy* turned on in Norton, also.

--
Tom [Pepper] Willett
Microsoft MVP - FrontPage
"You're a daisy if you do!"
---
FrontPage Support:
http://www.frontpagemvps.com/
===
: try turning NAV off and see what happens when you publish.
:
: I use AVG, NOD32 is supposed to be good too.
:
:
:
: --
: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
: Rob Giordano
: Microsoft MVP Expression
:
:
:
:
:
:
: : > No arguments here, but publishing to my usual servers with FP extensions
: > installed has never triggered it. I just wasn't sure what was the
: > difference. I know this is OT, but what's the smart choice to replace
NAV?
: > Thanks.
: >
message
: > : >> almost everything will trigger NAV...it's junk.
: >>
: >>
: >>
: >> --
: >> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
: >> Rob Giordano
: >> Microsoft MVP Expression
: >>
: >>
: >>
: >>
: >>
: >>
: >> : >>> I've got two sites that run w/o FP extensions on two different
servers,
: >>> so I publish to their ftp address. During uploads, my Norton
Anti-Virus
: >>> will randomly pop-up a window that it has blocked a Trojan Horse,
: >>> related to an FP process. The upload is temporarily blocked, but
resumes
: >>> after I click on "OK". This probably happens about 50% of the time I
: >>> upload to these servers, but I have not been able to figure out why
: >>> sometimes and not others. Both servers are professionally managed and
: >>> scans with NAV, adaware, etc have not turned up a problem, but it's
: >>> still never a good feeling. Is anyone aware of anything in the ftp
: >>> publishing process that might trigger NAV? Thanks for your feedback.
: >>>
: >>
: >
: >
:
 
J

JW

Thanks for the feedback. I'd heard good things about AVG, and I'd love to
get something less bulky than NAV. No internet security *thingy* with my
Norton's, just the straight AV. I'm still running the old Sygate firewall
they offered as a free download before Symantec/Norton took it over. When I
ftp published, it was definitely my NAV firing up, not the firewall. Anyway,
thanks again for all the feedback and suggestions.
JW
 
T

Tom [Pepper] Willett

Norton AV does run a type of mini-firewall, I just can't remember what it's
called, since I dumped norton quite a while ago.
--
Tom [Pepper] Willett
Microsoft MVP - FrontPage
"You're a daisy if you do!"
---
FrontPage Support:
http://www.frontpagemvps.com/
===
: Thanks for the feedback. I'd heard good things about AVG, and I'd love to
: get something less bulky than NAV. No internet security *thingy* with my
: Norton's, just the straight AV. I'm still running the old Sygate firewall
: they offered as a free download before Symantec/Norton took it over. When
I
: ftp published, it was definitely my NAV firing up, not the firewall.
Anyway,
: thanks again for all the feedback and suggestions.
: JW
:
: : > He may have that internet security *thingy* turned on in Norton, also.
: >
: > --
: > Tom [Pepper] Willett
: > Microsoft MVP - FrontPage
: > "You're a daisy if you do!"
: > ---
: > FrontPage Support:
: > http://www.frontpagemvps.com/
: > ===
message
: > : > : try turning NAV off and see what happens when you publish.
: > :
: > : I use AVG, NOD32 is supposed to be good too.
: > :
: > :
: > :
: > : --
: > : ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
: > : Rob Giordano
: > : Microsoft MVP Expression
: > :
: > :
: > :
: > :
: > :
: > :
: > : : > : > No arguments here, but publishing to my usual servers with FP
: > extensions
: > : > installed has never triggered it. I just wasn't sure what was the
: > : > difference. I know this is OT, but what's the smart choice to
replace
: > NAV?
: > : > Thanks.
: > : >
: > message
: > : > : > : >> almost everything will trigger NAV...it's junk.
: > : >>
: > : >>
: > : >>
: > : >> --
: > : >> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
: > : >> Rob Giordano
: > : >> Microsoft MVP Expression
: > : >>
: > : >>
: > : >>
: > : >>
: > : >>
: > : >>
: > : >> : > : >>> I've got two sites that run w/o FP extensions on two different
: > servers,
: > : >>> so I publish to their ftp address. During uploads, my Norton
: > Anti-Virus
: > : >>> will randomly pop-up a window that it has blocked a Trojan Horse,
: > : >>> related to an FP process. The upload is temporarily blocked, but
: > resumes
: > : >>> after I click on "OK". This probably happens about 50% of the time
I
: > : >>> upload to these servers, but I have not been able to figure out
why
: > : >>> sometimes and not others. Both servers are professionally managed
: > and
: > : >>> scans with NAV, adaware, etc have not turned up a problem, but
it's
: > : >>> still never a good feeling. Is anyone aware of anything in the ftp
: > : >>> publishing process that might trigger NAV? Thanks for your
feedback.
: > : >>>
: > : >>
: > : >
: > : >
: > :
: >
: >
:
:
 

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