Re: [Security] RE: Symantec vulnerability update

Hi Amy,

Unfortunately that patch installs Symantec Client Security as well as
the Anti-virus patch. I tried it this morning and found out that the
patch replaced the Windows firewall with Symantec's firewall program.
Maybe that is blocking file and printer sharing between computers.

I was hoping there was just a patch for the Symantec Anti-virus...

-Bruce

Bruce Satow
Space Sciences Laboratory
University of California
Berkeley, California 94720-7450
(925) 643-2348

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Amy Gee wrote:
> Hi folks,
>
> So far, I have upgated four computers at my department but they all began to
> have a same issue. They all are unable to access shared folders/drives
> until about 30 minutes after the system boots up or immediate after the
> symantec firewall is manually disabled and re-enabled.
>
> Windows files/folder sharing is permitted and the IP addresses of designated
> computers are added to the safe zone. Prior to the update, the computer can
> immediately access any shared folders and drives.
>
> Anyone else experience this problem?
>
> Thanks,
> Amy
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-micronet-list@lists.berkeley.edu
> [mailto:owner-micronet-list@lists.berkeley.edu] On Behalf Of Allison Henry
> Sent: Tuesday, May 30, 2006 1:35 PM
> To: Micronet-UCB microcomputer support user group;
> ucb-security@lists.berkeley.edu
> Subject: [Micronet] Symantec vulnerability update
>
> Symantec has released patches for the security vulnerability in Symantec
> Anti-Virus announced on Friday. These patches must be installed on each
> workstation running Symantec Anti-virus v10.x (including Symantec Client
> Security 3.x) to protect against this vulnerability. To make sure the
> updates are applied and to get the benefits of the latest version of
> Symantec, we are recommending the following actions:
>
> 1) Go to http://software.berkeley.edu/windows/scs3/current/
> 2) Download and install the SCS 3.1 desktop client
> 3) Download and install MP1 for 3.1
> 4) Download and install PP1 for SCS 3.1 MP1
>
> For system administrators:
> We recommend that you upgrade all Symantec clients to 3.1 and apply the
> appropriate patches. However, if you wish to stay at your current version of
> Symantec, you can find the appropriate patches for your version number at
> http://www.symantec.com/techsupp/enterprise/products/sym_client_security/scs
> _3/files.html.
>
> Please make sure you apply the appropriate patches in the correct order for
> your version of Symantec. We are working on developing tools to aid in the
> distribution of patches to large numbers of workstations, so watch for
> further updates.
>
> Please help us get the word out to the campus community. There are still no
> exploits out based on this vulnerability and with your help we want to get
> campus users protected before the exploits are released.
>
> Thank you,
>
> --
> Allison Henry
> System and Network Security
> University of California, Berkeley
> http://security.berkeley.edu
>
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