Proactive IT security

Norman Internet Protection (NIP) not recommended on servers

Date published: 2004-01-23
Date updated: 2008-12-18
Product: Norman Virus Control, Norman Virus Control
Module: Internet protection
Operating system: Windows 2000, Windows NT, Windows 2003 Server

Problem description

NIP is mainly a product for protection of clients.

We therefore recommend uninstalling NIP on servers and mail gateways to ensure stability and increase performance.

Problem solution

Follow this procedure:

  1. Open Configuration Editor 
  2. Go to the Component module in the Norman Virus Control configuration bracnch 
  3. Select the tab Start and unselect Internet protection 
  4. Move on to the tab Install and unselect Internet protection 
  5. Save