The issue some Windows computers have experienced with freezing
and locking appears to have been resolved. The ESET NOD32 virus
protection software would consume 100% of a computer's processing
resources, often leaving the system unresponsive. Monitoring ESET
forums over the
weekend, it is clear that others were having this same problem.
ETS
has been working with ESET since Friday to diagnose the problem, which
first started appearing late Thursday afternoon. It is important to activate virus protection on computers that have had it removed or disabled. The procedure to recover from the error condition and reinstate virus protection, as Jonathan Trigaux described in a posting this morning on the IT-Discuss listserv, is this:
- If you have disabled ESET NOD32 virus protection (without
uninstalling the software):
- Start up (boot) the computer in Safe Mode
- Re-enable the service
- Reboot
- Wait a few minutes before logging in (to give ESET NOD32 time to update automatically to the corrected version)
- Log in and use the system normally
- If you have uninstalled ESET NOD32:
- Go to the UVM
software library and download the ESET NOD32 installation program
- Run the installation program to install ESET NOD32, following
the instructions it displays
- Use the system normally
If
you have difficulty with this procedure, or if you continue to
experience the problem afterwards, please contact the ETS Help Line at
802-656-2604. ETS is working to provide a simpler reactivation
procedure, and will post an updated news article if and when a simpler
procedure is available.