McAfee Enterprise AV Problem

In article <ryHqi.344$BQ.131@trnddc03>, 1234_ DeleteThis @yahoo.com says...
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> "foghollow" <dave DeleteThis @davebudd.org.ku> wrote in message
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> > In article <4Zdqi.6481$Gs4.554@trndny05>, 1234_ DeleteThis @yahoo.com says...
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> >> frminst /forceuninstall (or frmpkg /forceuninstall) mean?
> >
> > You should have either frminst.exe or frmpkg.exe in one of the McAfee
> > folders. It's involved in the
> > installation of the McAfee Framework Service. Running it with the
> > /forceuninstall switch will remove
> > the framework, which may then allow you to uninstall the whole thing. It's
> > sometimes been found
> > with an un-/re-install that some of the framework files don't get deleted
> > in the un- and then don't
> > get overwritten in the re-, leaving a problem intact; the /forceuninstall
> > gets round that.
> >
> > Since you see your problem slowly spreading across your machines, it may
> > be you have some
> > infestation that got in under the radar somehow and is messing with the
> > permissions. I'd maybe try
> > downloading something like AntiVir, which will (iirc) install and run in
> > Safe Mode, to see if it picks
> > anything up.
> >
> > --
> Another sign of infection - everytime I reenable auto scan it falls back to
> disabled.
>
Not necessarily - this can be due to the way you installed VirusScan. It can reset settings to the
installation defaults at every boot, under some circumstances.
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