| Symptoms |
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- Anti-virus is reporting a threat when contacting: http:\\xml.shavlik.com\noop.exe
- Anti-virus is reporting a threat called noop.exe or null.exe
| Cause |
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The noop.exe/null.exe is a file from Shavlik that will allow you to perform 'custom actions' on selected machines. The patch associated with this itemdoes notinstall anything on the target systems. The Anti-virus warning on this file is considered a False-Positive.
| Solution |
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- Add an exception within the Anti-virus/firewall for the url: http:\\xml.shavlik.com\noop.exe.
- *Add an exception for the noop.exe/null.exe.
*NOTE: The noop.exe/null.exe downloaded from the url http:\\xml.shavlik.com\noop.exe is a safe file that contains no malicious code. This does not prevent other parties from creating a malicious file with the name noop.exe or null.exe. Adding explicit exceptions for a file by file name only is done at the customers own discretion.