McAffee Virex and 10.4.6

Since updating to 10.4.6 i've noticed Virex doesn't seem to want to play.
When I attempt to load it, i get the message
"The Health Check component is not responding. Please restart or re-install."
I've reinstalled Virex and I still get this error.
Any ideas anyone?

I wouldn't worry. This software does nothing for you anyway. Keep an eye out for updates if you are determined to continue using it.

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Need new virus and security software, Virex and eupdate no working

I would like suggestions on getting some software for virus and spam filters .
The Virex 7.5 keeps saying "Health check component is not responding"
and the Eupdate says "unable to connect to server" restart or reinstall".
Done.
I have not received any updates for either program.
I know Norton has mac programs out here, I basically only do the following:
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I have been getting a lot of spam lately, In the past I got maybe one or two a month now I get 4or 6 a day.
I have also been getting phony Paypal notices.
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Thanks, greg

For the email account/address you are receiving a lot of spam with lately, do you use this email address when making online purchases, for any website access or provided with/for any other "public" purposes?
Do you automatically render all HTML received? If so and a spammer uses embedded images or objects that must be rendered/downloaded from a remote server, this can indicate to the spammer that your email address is valid causing even more spam to be received.
Antivirus software will not help with preventing the receipt of spam and phisher emails such as the phony PayPal and other type email trying to gain access to your bank or credit card information.
Check Why was I "spammed" at my .Mac Mail address?. The same applies to any email account.
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Virex and eUpdates

So, it's been a while since I've used my old G3. I'm now reinstalling the OS 10.2.8 and the software updater installing the combo. Now..question is I haven't seen the eUpdate or Virex run upon startup. I have internet connection and can access no problem. There aren't any errors coming up, just that I can't find anything for Virex. Is there a new link/sw I need to find for anti-virus?
Mac currently:
OS 10.2.8 (with updates)
256MB - 700MHz - G3
Not sure if I should just go for the latest OS...
PC Windows XP

I don't know much about computers, so please bear with me. I know that this is about Virex, but this is where it all began.
Okay, first, my computer was running very slow and Firefox kept quitting on me, so I went to Disk Utility for the repair.
Well, for some reason, it would never complete the verification or repair. If I stopped it to start again, it would freeze up. I even let the repair go all night and it still did not complete! (it would always be just a sliver left to finish)
Then, I went under Disk Utility help and it told me to run my Install and Restore CD.
Well, I accidentally did a reinstall instead of restore and now all of my favorites and books are gone as well as my Virex! But, when 'Softwear Updates' popped up with a list of updates, one of them was the latest Security Update.
My Virex shield is no longer in my dock, and everytime I try to relaunch it from my Mac HD folder, it pops up and then disappears from the dock.
Now I'm afraid to do another restore for fear of what might happen next. I do remember doing a restore a couple of years ago and my Virex was never affected.
Do I have any type of security running or am I just blowing in the wind?
Thank you,
Krystal
Power PC G4 Mac OS X (10.2.x)

.mac accounts and Virex?

There are tips given directly above this topics area. One of them said: Tip : .Mac members should keep in mind that Virex is part of their subscriptions... Installing Virex and updating it very easy and all .Mac members should use it - unless, of course, they choose to use another anti-virus software. I am a.mac member, but cannot find anything at all about this virex (anti virus) that sounds like is part of my subscription. Anyone know more? I tried looking at mobileme topics and looked searched everywhere else, but since the tip came from this section, thought I'd try here.

If you really think you need anti-virus software to keep from passing Windoze viruses on to your friends (there are no OSX viruses), then use the free ClamXav.
Available via Google, VersionTracker.com, MacUpdate.com,

Firewall and such

I was just wondering how to set up the firewall on my imac as i have no clue what to do. i was also wonderingin if there is a built in anti virus feature in OSX. thanks

Hi Daniel,
THe default firewall setttings in OSX are pretty good and there is a fair amount of information about using them in the in the Knowledgbase. Click on "advanced search" in the discussion menu bar above, enter "kmosx4 firewall" (without the quotes) in the first search field, and hit return.
THere are no "wild" viruses which affect OSX. You can install a vrus checker like http://www.clamxav.com/ if you wish (and there are commercial offerings from Nortons, Virex and Drive Genius, though in at least the first two cases they have caused more problems (lots) than they have solved (none) for Mac owners running OSX) . The only real reason to do so at present is if your computer is used as a server by unprotected windows machines and they are likely to download files from your email attachments folders.
The last actual Mac virus that I saw was in the mid 1990's. I've seen 4 (all contracted from floppies when students tried pirating software in an educational environment), since I began using macs in 1986. I generally receive more PC viruses than this EACH DAY.
Unless you really have to use a virus checker, because of employer IT service requirements or because your Mac is being used in the fashion descrbed above, you are really likely to be far, far safer without one, given the problems which they have, on occasion, caused in the past, at least until a virus which can genuinely affect OSX appears. We've been waiting for several years now!
Cheers
Rod

Applications Hanging (inc Finder), and repeatedly force quitting! (kernel?)

Hey all,
So I've been having a heck of a time the past few days.
Recently (my Powerbook is about 9 months old), applications started hanging, and I had to forcequit them. Then, I had to do a hard reboot, and when the computer restarted, I got a grey screen with a blinking queston mark / finder face. After restarting twice (or later, if I just left it for a few minutes), the computer would restart normally and go into the regular OS X page.
I've run all the regular maintanence procedures, and I've repaired all disk permissions. I've run McAfee Virex (and it doesn't find any viruses, but stops when its access is denied, I'll run this again when I got to sleep). I've also run TechTool Deluxe, which found no errors for any hardware components (even when I did a "surface scan")
When I opened console and opened the console log, I wasn't able to get much useful information. But the Systems logs was more helpful, and I saw that when my Safari crashed, it occurred at the same time as a kernel [0] error. Then console crashed, and just before it did, it recorded the same error!
However, after those first few crashes, when a few more occurred in different applications, the same message did not appear again. Then when sarari crashed again, I got an "extended attributes" message.
Help!
Here is a copy of the systems log just at the 2:07 "kernel" crash with Safari, and the 2:12 console crash. Then again with the "extended attributes" Safari crash.
Thanks in advance to anyone who can help at all with this!
Jul 31 02:07:28 ryan-petersens-powerbook-g4-15 kernel[0]: disk0s3: I/O error.
Jul 31 02:07:28 ryan-petersens-powerbook-g4-15 kernel[0]: disk0s3: I/O error.
Jul 31 02:07:28 ryan-petersens-powerbook-g4-15 kernel[0]: disk0s3: I/O error.
Jul 31 02:07:28 ryan-petersens-powerbook-g4-15 kernel[0]: disk0s3: I/O error.
Jul 31 02:07:28 ryan-petersens-powerbook-g4-15 kernel[0]: disk0s3: I/O error.
Jul 31 02:07:28 ryan-petersens-powerbook-g4-15 kernel[0]: disk0s3: I/O error.
Jul 31 02:12:59 ryan-petersens-powerbook-g4-15 kernel[0]: disk0s3: I/O error.
Jul 31 03:15:01 ryan-petersens-powerbook-g4-15 cp: error processing extended attributes: Operation not permitted
Jul 31 03:15:06 ryan-petersens-powerbook-g4-15 /Applications/Safari.app/Contents/MacOS/Safari: Invalid color: colored pattern specified with uncolored pattern colorspace.
Jul 31 03:15:06 ryan-petersens-powerbook-g4-15 /Applications/Safari.app/Contents/MacOS/Safari: Invalid color: colored pattern specified with uncolored pattern colorspace.
Jul 31 03:15:06 ryan-petersens-powerbook-g4-15 /Applications/Safari.app/Contents/MacOS/Safari: Invalid color: colored pattern specified with uncolored pattern colorspace.
Jul 31 03:15:06 ryan-petersens-powerbook-g4-15 /Applications/Safari.app/Contents/MacOS/Safari: Invalid color: colored pattern specified with uncolored pattern colorspace.

Hey Dr. Smoke,
I have updated Adobe, thanks for that, no problems with that anymore.
So, when I ran the command line "df -a", it gave me "/" under "mounted on," which I suppose is because it's my start up drive.
When I went through the booting from a Mac OS X 10.4.7 disk, and ran disk utilities, it found a "minor error" about a "bitmap" and then found no errors every time after that. When I booted in Safe Mode, and ran disk utility, it found no errors. When I booted in normal OS X, and ran disk utility, it found no errors. But, after a little while, the applications, especially safari and mail started hanging again!
So, then I opened Tech Tool Deluxe 3.0, and ran its complete check on the processor, RAM, Video Ram, USB, Diagnostic, Rezero Unit, and Format Check. No problems, and everything completed successfully. Then I ran the "surface Scan" and it similarly found no problems. I haven't run Random Read, Random Write, Linear Read, Linear Write, Seek, Read Buffer, or Write Buffer, should I?
The hanging continued, so I completed your Steps 1 - 2 in "resolving Disk, Permsision, and Cache Corruption," everything turned out fine. The S.M.A.R.T. status is still "verified" too. I am about to run Yasu to reset my cache, and I will report back with the results.
When I googgled by specific error "kernel[0]: disk0s3: I/O Error," I found a few semi-helpful results:
http://www.macfixitforums.com/showflat.php?Board=tiger&Number=742835
http://forums.macnn.com/archive/index.php/t-269118.html
Both experienced similar problems, specifically with all the utilities not reporting any problems, yet the hanging continuing. HOWEVER, they both report hearing the clicking sound of death of their hard drive desperately trying to read blocks on the hard drive, whereas I am NOT hearing that noise.
The first thread's user was told that the hard drive was about to die, and to do a 'surface scan" which would show the error. I ran that and couldn't discover any erros in any of the blocks.
The second thread's user had a problem with a Virtual PC disk, and eventually had to format the HD and do a clean reinstall of OS X. But still thought that the HD was dying.
One poster (9-11-2005 1:47 PM) in the second thread mentioned that they had a similar problem that was resolved using Disk Warrior, which found errors in blocks that other programs, including TechTool, couldn't find. Should I buy Disk Warrior to fix this, even though TechTool Deluxe 3.0 isn't showing problems?
Okay, that's a lot of information. Hopefully it's helpful in figuring out what the heck is wrong with my powerbook.
Thanks!
PS your book sounds amazing! Thanks for your help!

MacAfee and MacBook

I recently just got my first Mac and someone suggested that I install MacAfee virus protection... is this something that would be recommended?
Any info would be appreciated!
Thanks!

One question I have, about the distinction between Norton Anti-Virus, McAfee VirusScan (Virex), and ClamXav, (any other options for the Mac?): it seems that all have the capabilty to scan files for known viruses, and offer regular updates to the virus definitions, either through subscription or free updates. (Is the open-source team as diligent about making frequent updates as the commercial providers?)
Can all of these also monitor for suspected typical mailicious code activity due to unknown viruses that have not yet been included in your installed virus definitions?
Say you unwittingly activate a Trojan horse that starts modifying system files, can all of these tools detect and warn you, and give you a chance to stop the activity?

Kernel panics despite all fixes

First, the specs of my system:
OSX 10.3.9
G4 Dual 450 with 1gb ram
Apple 17" Studio Monitor (clear one)
40 gb Maxtor drive and 120 gb Seagate drive with a 30 gb "Scratch" partition
CS2, Office X, Firefox, Apple Mail, Fetch, Dreamweaver, Lotus Notes (I teach an online class and that's the interface, believe it or not), Virex and Disk Warrior
A while ago I started to have two problems, which may or may not be related:
1. Sometimes the computer would not wake from sleep requiring pushing the restart button.
2. Kernel panics at least a few times a month, always soon after waking from sleep
I went through every step outlined in the X Lab: Resolving Kernel Panics page. Finally, in desperation I erased the start-up disk and re-installed the system, going through all of the system updates (note - after reading this forum I have not installed the most recent security update). Well, I'm still having both issues, plus a few more concerning iPhoto permissions (that will be a separate post). I keep no peripherals attached except when I need them (Epson scanner and Neptune FW drive) and the kernel panics occur whether or not the peripherals are attached to the computer. I've even swapped out my Macally keyboard and Kensington mouse for an Apple keyboard and logitech mouse, but still had kp's.
Here is the most recent panic log:
Sun Apr 29 13:36:22 2007
panic(cpu 0): IORegistryEntry::_RESERVEDIORegistryEntry22 called
Latest stack backtrace for cpu 0:
Backtrace:
0x00083498 0x0008397C 0x0001EDA4 0x0024F038 0x0024F560 0x0024F484 0x0027F4A0 0x00079E88
0x00021668 0x0001BCE8 0x0001C0F0 0x00094318 0x00000000
Proceeding back via exception chain:
Exception state (sv=0x2A0A6780)
PC=0x900078B8; MSR=0x0000F030; DAR=0xE077D000; DSISR=0x42000000; LR=0x90007438; R1=0xF0284710; XCP=0x00000030 (0xC00 - System call)
Kernel version:
Darwin Kernel Version 7.9.0:
Wed Mar 30 20:11:17 PST 2005; root:xnu/xnu-517.12.7.obj~1/RELEASE_PPC
Here is the latest system log, showing the re-start:
Apr 29 13:07:03 localhost mDNSResponder[174]: mDNSResponder Sleeping at 77708372
Apr 29 13:07:05 localhost kernel: AppleNMI mask NMI
Apr 29 13:34:41 localhost kernel: System Sleep
Apr 29 13:34:46 localhost kernel: System Wake
Apr 29 13:34:46 localhost kernel: Wake event 0020
Apr 29 13:34:46 localhost kernel: AppleNMI unmask NMI
Apr 29 13:34:46 localhost kernel: FWOHCI handleSelfIDInt - nodeID not valid (reset bus and retry 1)
Apr 29 13:34:46 localhost kernel: UniNEnet::monitorLinkStatus - Link is up at 100 Mbps - Full Duplex
Apr 29 13:34:46 localhost mDNSResponder[174]: mDNSResponder Waking at 77717591
Apr 29 13:36:08 localhost syslogd: restart
Apr 29 13:36:08 localhost syslogd: kernel boot file is /mach_kernel
Apr 29 13:36:08 localhost kernel: standard timeslicing quantum is 10000 us
Apr 29 13:36:08 localhost kernel: vmpagebootstrap: 253782 free pages
Apr 29 13:36:08 localhost kernel: migtable_maxdispl = 68
Apr 29 13:36:08 localhost kernel: IOKit Component Version 7.9:
Apr 29 13:36:08 localhost kernel: Wed Mar 30 20:07:52 PST 2005; root(rcbuilder):RELEASE_PPC/iokit/RELEASE
Apr 29 13:36:08 localhost kernel: 60 prelinked modules
Apr 29 13:36:08 localhost kernel: Copyright (c) 1982, 1986, 1989, 1991, 1993
Apr 29 13:36:08 localhost kernel: The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved.
Apr 29 13:36:08 localhost kernel:
Apr 29 13:36:08 localhost kernel: using 2621 buffer headers and 2621 cluster IO buffer headers
Apr 29 13:36:08 localhost kernel: Local FireWire GUID = 0x3065ff:0xfea6df4a
Apr 29 13:36:08 localhost kernel: Security auditing service present
Apr 29 13:36:08 localhost kernel: BSM auditing present
Apr 29 13:36:08 localhost kernel: From path: "/pci@f2000000/@d/mac-io@7/ata-4@1f000/@1:9,\mach_kernel", Waiting on <dict ID="0"><key>IOPathMatch</key><string ID="1">IODeviceTree:/pci@f2000000/@d/mac-io@7/ata-4@1f000/@1:9</string></dict>
Apr 29 13:36:08 localhost kernel: Got boot device = IOService:/Core99PE/pci@f2000000/AppleMacRiscPCI/pci-bridge@D/IOPCI2PCIBridge/m ac-io@7/AppleKeyLargo/ata-4@1f000/KeyLargoATA/ATADeviceNub@1/IOATABlockStorageDr iver/IOATABlockStorageDevice/IOBlockStorageDriver/ST340016A Media/IOApplePartitionScheme/untitled@9
Apr 29 13:36:08 localhost kernel: BSD root: disk1s9, major 14, minor 13
Apr 29 13:36:08 localhost kernel: jnl: replay_journal: from: 7693312 to: 6604800 (joffset 0x41e000)
Apr 29 13:36:09 localhost kernel: Jettisoning kernel linker.
Apr 29 13:36:09 localhost kextd[82]: registering service "com.apple.KernelExtensionServer"
Apr 29 13:36:10 localhost kernel: Resetting IOCatalogue.
Apr 29 13:36:15 localhost kernel: Matching service count = 0
Apr 29 13:36:15 localhost kernel: AppleRS232Serial: 0 0 AppleRS232Serial::start - returning false early, Connector or machine incorrect
Apr 29 13:36:15 localhost kernel: ROM ndrv for ATY,Rage128Pd is too old (0xb59217fe)
I've included the re-start info because in all of the system logs there is always the last line about the ROM for the video card being too old. This is the original card that came with the computer and the monitor hooked up to it is the original one.
I'm at my wit's end. Any suggestions? I have 10.4 available but haven't been really interested in updating because my computer is old and I'm concerned that it isn't really fast enough for 10.4. But if it would stop the kernel panics and wake from sleep problems, I'd try it.
Thanks,
Leslie
G4 dual 450 Mac OS X (10.3.9)

Kernal panics are usually caused by a hardware problem. When trying to troubleshoot problems, disconnect all external devices except your monitor, kbd & mouse. Do you experience the same problems?
May be a solution on one of these links.
Troubleshooting
The X Lab (Troubleshooting & Maintenance of OS X)
OS X Routine Maintenance & Generic Troubleshooting
Prevent Mac Disasters
Kernel Panic
Mac OS X Kernel Panic FAQ
Mac OS X Kernel Panic FAQ
Resolving Kernel Panics
12-Step Program to Isolate Freezes and/or Kernel Panics
 Cheers, Tom

ICal unexpectedly disappeared

My iCal unexpectedly disappeared and when I tried re-installing iCal, I got an error message of "iCal cannot be installed on this computer."
I have not problems before too with various programs such as Virex and even installing Tiger.
I was told by apple service centre in Hong Kong that the Hard Disk meant be corrupted and I think they erased my hard disk before installing tiger again.
and now the same problem resurfaced but with iCal.
Please Advice!

Lorenzo, your not alone. I too have the same problem and have been reading these threads in an attempt to find a solution. So far no luck. I too have had problems since installing Tiger but iCal was stable at first. I have recently installed Virex 7.7 due to the problems the earlier version had with Tiger. As a last resort, I will uninstall Virex again. The only other strange behaviour that I have not been able to remedy since Tiger is the Calculator can only be quit from the dock. I don't think the two are associated but it would be interesting to know if your having this problem too.
Jim.

Itunes on windows vista not downloading new purchases

I recently received an Inspiron E1505, and am running windows Vista Basic. I have Itunes 7, and it works fine except for when I purchase music. Then it receives an error of connection timing out or unable to download the songs. Does anyone know how to fix this?
I've tried bypassing my router, disabling all firewalls (McAffee, Windows, and Windows Defender), contacted Dell and my ISP, and now I'm at a loss. Please help?

I am having exactly same problems as have been mentioned with my new machine and I too am running Vista. Has anybody any suggestions or been able to find a solution? I have been able to download some purchases, which initially came up with this same message and then later successfully downloaded. I have another purchase just sitting waiting to be downloaded but now keep getting this 3259 connection timing out error.

Strange Error Message after prolonged inactivity

I have a PowerMac G5 (1.8 Ghz, 900mhz bus speed, with 1.5 GB of RAM installed.
If this machine is left running overnight, wheth it is asleep or not, by the next morning, the following error appears on the screen:
obj~1/RELEASE_PPC
MEMORY ACCESS EXCEPTION (1,0,0)
Ethernet MAC Address: xxxxx
IP address: xx.xx.xx.xx
Waiting for remote debugger connection.
It appears to be a kernel panic of some kind; my theory based on the error message is that there is a memory leak on one of the memory modules. I have taken the following troubelshooting steps:
-Run ASD for PowerMac G5 and it passed all tests.
-Run Techtool Pro hardware tests, and it passed all tests.
-Searched for applicable firmware updates, and when run, I get a message that the firmware is up to date.
-Reset SMU.
I have a second G5 that is starting to do the same thing. However, the one in question is doing this frequently, as in every night.

Actually, I believe I've got it troubelshot down to a software and not a hardware issue. I checked the kernell panic log and saw that Virex was consistently causing kernel panics before 8:00 AM. I removed Virex, and everything is fine.
I sort of inherited support on these G5's, so I am uncertain about the memory in them. I have not yet had reason to crack the cases on them. I want to eliminate software first.

Serious Difficulty With Mail

Hi All,
I'm having seroius difficulty with Mail. Every time I start it up, it crashes within 30 seconds and I have to Force Quit every time. It has all the looks of a virus!!!!
How do I erradicate this or how do I go about reinstalling Mail. I've repaired permissions and disk (there were no errors on the disk). I've also downloaded McAfee Virex and it found nothing - I'm running out of ideas.
Can anyone help???
Thanks,
Seán.
PowerBook G4 1.5GHz, 512MB, 80GB, AE Mac OS X (10.4.3)

Don't waste your time being concerned about a virus causing this. If/when the first OS X virus is identified, it will be all over the newswires and the internet (including these Discussions) in a matter of hours if not minutes since it will be big news.
Which Virex version did you download and install? Did you confirm the version you installed is compatible with Tiger?
Re-installing the Mail.app rarely resolves such a problem.
Quit Mail first and using the Finder, go to Home > Library > Mail. Move the Mail folder to the Desktop.
Launch Mail and a new Mail folder and account named folders within will be created automatically. All account mailboxes will be empty and no user created "On My Mac" mailboxes will be available but this will determine if there is a problem in the old Mail folder moved to the Desktop.
If this resolves the crashing problem, you can replace the various files that stores Rules, Signatures and Junk Mail "learned" settings, etc. and then import various mailboxes from the old Mail folder a few at a time to determine which files and/or mailboxes are causing the problem.
If this doesn't resolve the crashing problem, with the Mail.app quit and using the Finder, go to Home > Library > Mail. Delete the newly created Mail folder. Move the old Mail folder back to the same location at Home > Library.
Copy the Mail folder and place the copy on the Desktop for backup purposes.
Using the Finder, go to Home > Library > Preferences > com.apple.mail.plist. Move the com.apple.mail.plist file to the Desktop.
Note: Moving the com.apple.mail.plist file out of the Preferences folder will require re-entering all email account information when re-launching Mail.
Launch Mail and decline any prompt to import mailboxes. After re-entering all email account information the same as before, the Mail.app should rediscover the existing account named folder(s) and mailboxes at Home > Library > Mail.
After confirming all mailboxes were successfully rediscovered, you can delete the copy of the Mail folder and old com.apple.mail.plist file from the Desktop.

Modem headaches

I have a USR modem connected to a Solaris 5.9 system doing TAP paging via Java and the comm api, that is working fine. When I connect the same model of USR modem to another Solaris 5.9 system, I am getting a different behavior and I'm not sure why. Here are the specifics. First the output from the working system, then the output from the system where it doesn't work, then the code stub where I am looping waiting for a response back. The difference between the two systems that I can see is, ' bytesRead = input.read(readBuffer);' On the working system I am getting a full string back with a carriage return and on the non-working system I am getting back a single character at a time with a carriage return. In looking at the output again, I also see that the working system echo's back the atdt command and the non-working one doesn't. The dip switch settings are the same on the two modems and I am initializing them the same with the comm api, so I don't understand that as well.
Any ideas/thoughts would be appreciated.
Thanks in advance.
Jeff
Working:
Feb 16, 2009 09:39:17 paging company # 8009464644 pager # 8882620858 modem init string ATS19=1&F0Q0V1X1&D2N0+MS=B103,0 text Test from the TAP paging engine
Feb 16, 2009 09:39:17 openModemPort() trying to open port => /dev/cua/a
Feb 16, 2009 09:39:17 setModemSettings() speed => 1200 settings => E71
Feb 16, 2009 09:39:17 after setModemInit()
Feb 16, 2009 09:39:17 Got response => atdt 18009464644
Feb 16, 2009 09:39:33 Got response => atdt 18009464644
CONNECT 1200
Feb 16, 2009 09:39:33 Matched on connect, sending CR.
Feb 16, 2009 09:39:34 Got response =>
Feb 16, 2009 09:39:34 Got response =>
ID=
Feb 16, 2009 09:39:34 Matched on ID=, sending handshake.
Feb 16, 2009 09:39:34 Got response =>
Feb 16, 2009 09:39:34 Matched on Server Ack, sending page.
Feb 16, 2009 09:39:35 Got response =>
Feb 16, 2009 09:39:35 Matched on Server Ack, terminating.
Feb 16, 2009 09:39:35 hangUpModem() Got response =>
Non-working:
Feb 16, 2009 10:41:13 paging company # 8009464644 pager # 8882620858 modem init string ATS19=1&F0Q0V1X1&D2N0+MS=B103,0 text Test from the TAP paging engine.
Feb 16, 2009 10:41:13 openModemPort() trying to open port => /dev/cua/b
Feb 16, 2009 10:41:13 setModemSettings() speed => 1200 settings => E71
Feb 16, 2009 10:41:13 after setModemInit()
Feb 16, 2009 10:41:30 Got response =>
Feb 16, 2009 10:41:30 Got response =>
Feb 16, 2009 10:41:30 Got response =>
C
Feb 16, 2009 10:41:30 Got response =>
CO
Feb 16, 2009 10:41:30 Got response =>
CON
Feb 16, 2009 10:41:30 Got response =>
CONN
Feb 16, 2009 10:41:30 Got response =>
CONNE
Feb 16, 2009 10:41:30 Got response =>
CONNEC
Feb 16, 2009 10:41:30 Got response =>
CONNECT
Feb 16, 2009 10:41:30 Matched on connect, sending CR.
Feb 16, 2009 10:41:30 Got response =>
Feb 16, 2009 10:41:30 Got response => 1
Feb 16, 2009 10:41:30 Got response => 12
Feb 16, 2009 10:41:30 Got response => 120
Feb 16, 2009 10:41:30 Got response => 1200
Feb 16, 2009 10:41:30 Got response => 1200
Feb 16, 2009 10:41:30 Got response => 1200
Feb 16, 2009 10:41:30 Got response => 1200
Feb 16, 2009 10:41:30 Got response => 1200
Feb 16, 2009 10:41:30 Got response => 1200
N
Feb 16, 2009 10:41:30 Got response => 1200
NO
Feb 16, 2009 10:41:30 Got response => 1200
NO
Feb 16, 2009 10:41:30 Got response => 1200
NO C
Feb 16, 2009 10:41:30 Got response => 1200
NO CA
Feb 16, 2009 10:41:30 Got response => 1200
NO CAR
Feb 16, 2009 10:41:30 Got response => 1200
NO CARR
Feb 16, 2009 10:41:30 Got response => 1200
NO CARRI
Feb 16, 2009 10:41:30 Got response => 1200
NO CARRIE
Feb 16, 2009 10:41:30 Got response => 1200
NO CARRIER
Feb 16, 2009 10:41:30 Matched on NO CARRIER.
code stub:
bytesRead = input.read(readBuffer);
for (int cntr = 0; cntr < bytesRead; cntr++)
if (readBuffer[cntr] == EC)
escMatch = true;
resp += (char)readBuffer[cntr];
NetUtil.netLog("Got response => "+resp);

After further research on this topic, I discovered that the culprit appears to be Virex anti-virus software, as per the note on found on this link: http://www.carnationsoftware.com/carnation/Modem_Problems.html
I uninstalled Virex and problem solved!!
Ideally of course, we remember to disable any anti-virus software BEFORE installing other software......

Removing norton from an imac dv running 10.3.9

I wanted to load a new viral program from my employers take home program called virex. The norton subscription expired and I never liked its constant updating. I tried deleting the folders that stood out and rebooting. I then tried to install virex and it tells me a viral program is running. Stop it and remove and reinstall. How can I track down what is still running and delete it? I tried doing a process check in a terminal window and nothing shows. So if anyone knows how to remove this so I can install the new program I'd appreciate it.

Hi Ray;
Tracking down all of the places that Symantec hid things for NAV is a royal pain. I would suggest instead that you go to the Symantec site and download one of few piece of good code they have created, the Uninstaller for Nav. Once you run that, you should be free of NAV.
Before you install Virex, you might want to do a search on this forum for it. Things for Virex don't sound very good. Virex was dropped from .Mac because of the problems it was causing.
Allan

McAffee Virex and 10.4.6

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