Automatic deletion

[tfernandes]

Hi all,

I have got a Client PC - WOrkgroup
Running Mcafee Antivirus 8.7i + Mcafee Antispyware

The PC is a small tablet PC that connects to our network using a 3G card + Cisco VPN Client

Its found that on the Tablet PC the following files get deleted very often

C:\program files\Cisco VPN Client\vpnclient.inf

The 3g wireless profile that is used to connect to the ISP also gets deleted automatically.

We need to manually replace these files all the time on the Tablet PC's.

There are 25 such tablet PC's and randomly giving the same problem.

I'm trying to run the stinger tool from Mcafee but i dont think the tool will detect some malware / trojan.

Someone kindly assist.

Regards,
Thads

 

[office politics]

can you set aside one tablet and set it up w/o mcafee? see if it has the same issues.

 

[tfernandes]

can you set aside one tablet and set it up w/o mcafee? see if it has the same issues.

surely, i will try to keep a PC without Mcafee and let you know.

the vendor of the application is suggesting to write a batch file that will overrite the VPN .pcf file into the folder from where it gets deleted.

 

[office politics]

yea, that keeps it running, but doesnt fix the problem. you need to find the root cause. what os is running? it would be best to run file auditing to detect what is deleting the files and when.