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Installing the AMS client stand-alone program on an unmanaged client, Post-installation client tasks

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Installing Symantec AntiVirus clients 157 Installing the AMS client stand-alone program on an unmanaged client Installing the AMS client stand-alone program on an unmanaged client When you install the Symantec AntiVirus client program, the AMS2 client software is not installed as part of the client installation. If you want to use the alerting features that AMS2 provides for unmanaged clients, you can install the AMS2 client program that is included on the Symantec AntiVirus CD. To install the AMS2 client stand-alone program on an unmanaged client 1 In the root of the CD, in the \Rollout\AVServer\AMS2\WINNT folder, run Setup.exe. 2 Follow the on-screen installation instructions. Post-installation client tasks After the installation is complete, you may want to perform the following tasks: ■ Protect the Symantec AntiVirus registry key on Windows NT 4.0 computers. See "How to protect the Symantec AntiVirus registry key on Windows NT 4.0 computers" on page 157. ■ Configure clients using the configurations file. See "Configuring clients using the configurations file" on page 158. How to protect the Symantec AntiVirus registry key on Windows NT 4.0 computers With default permissions set on a Windows NT 4.0 computer, all users can modify the data that is stored in the registry for any application, including Symantec AntiVirus. To resolve this security problem, remove the permissions that give users open access to the registry. The Reset ACL tool (ResetACL.exe) removes the permissions that allow full access by all users to the following Symantec AntiVirus registry key and subkeys: HKLM\SOFTWARE\Intel\LANDesk\VirusProtect6\CurrentVersion

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Installing Symantec AntiVirus clients
Installing the AMS client stand-alone program on an unmanaged client
Installing the AMS client stand-alone program on an
unmanaged client
When you install the Symantec AntiVirus client program, the AMS
2
client
software is not installed as part of the client installation. If you want to use the
alerting features that AMS
2
provides for unmanaged clients, you can install the
AMS
2
client program that is included on the Symantec AntiVirus CD.
To install the AMS
2
client stand-alone program on an unmanaged client
1
In the root of the CD, in the \Rollout\AVServer\AMS2\WINNT folder, run
Setup.exe.
2
Follow the on-screen installation instructions.
Post-installation client tasks
After the installation is complete, you may want to perform the following tasks:
■
Protect the Symantec AntiVirus registry key on Windows NT 4.0 computers.
See
“How to protect the Symantec AntiVirus registry key on Windows NT
4.0 computers”
on page 157.
■
Configure clients using the configurations file.
See
“Configuring clients using the configurations file”
on page 158.
How to protect the Symantec AntiVirus registry key on Windows NT
4.0 computers
With default permissions set on a Windows NT 4.0 computer, all users can
modify the data that is stored in the registry for any application, including
Symantec AntiVirus.
To resolve this security problem, remove the permissions that give users open
access to the registry. The Reset ACL tool (ResetACL.exe) removes the
permissions that allow full access by all users to the following Symantec
AntiVirus registry key and subkeys:
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Intel\LANDesk\VirusProtect6\CurrentVersion