[UW-GIS-L] [Fwd: [Uwlib-gisatlib] ArcGIS Address Coder SP1 Trojan?]

[Luke Rogers]

Unless you are using ArcSDE and replicating data between multiple ArcSDE databases servers then you don't need the replication patch.

-Luke

-----Original Message-----
From: Drew Larson 
Sent: Friday, May 15, 2009 9:55 AM
To: Harvey M. Greenberg; UW - GIS Discussion & Support; Luke Rogers
Subject: RE: [UW-GIS-L] [Fwd: [Uwlib-gisatlib] ArcGIS Address Coder SP1 Trojan?]

Okay - now I'm confused again.

I downloaded and ran the "PatchFinder for 9.3 utility" and all it did was report that I had "ArcGIS 9.3" installed. It provided no recommendations for service packs nor patches, just a list of installed items, one item listed as "ArcGIS 9.3".

Well, I already knew that. So what?

So I went to look at the "ArcGIS 9.3 SP1 / 9.3.1 (Desktop, Engine, Server) Geodatabase Replication Foreign Keys Patch" and was unable to answer the question of whether we are using "geodatabase replication". This SP1, 9.3.1 patch seems to be addressing server/database/synchronizing issues but I'm not sure. I'm dealing with a stand-alone, single PC installation, no servers involved.

Can you recommend with a direct link to the download(s) the service packs and/or patches that I should apply to the ArcGIS 9.3 installation?

Thank you again for your kind help.

Drew

-----Original Message-----
From: Harvey Greenberg [mailto:hgreen at u.washington.edu] 
Sent: Thursday, May 14, 2009 5:15 PM
To: UW - GIS Discussion & Support; Drew Larson; Luke Rogers
Subject: Re: [UW-GIS-L] [Fwd: [Uwlib-gisatlib] ArcGIS Address Coder SP1 Trojan?]

I followed your link to the patch, but I don't see how you got there, as I don't see it on the ArcGIS Desktop page
http://support.esri.com/index.cfm?fa=downloads.patchesServicePacks.listPatches&PID=43&FilterPV=549%2C457&FilterType=8%2C5
As near as I can figure, you were misled by confusing terminology on the ESRI site; this seems to be a patch to ServicePack 1. I don't think that many people install such patches. Maybe you should just upgrade to version 9.3.1.

This leads us to a discussion of ArcGIS 9.3.1, which installs like a service pack, but (as an "upgrade"), is not on the patch site. Luke posted it on his website yesterday:
"ArcGIS 9.3.1 updates are now available at:
https://rti.cfr.washington.edu/software/iso/ESRI/
Most people will want just the Desktop stuff but be sure to run the PatchFinder to see what you need:
https://rti.cfr.washington.edu/software/iso/ESRI/ArcGIS_Desktop/9.3.1/PatchFinder931.exe 


Instructions are here:
https://rti.cfr.washington.edu/software/iso/ESRI/ArcGIS_Desktop/9.3.1/Install931.htm 

and if some of the files don't link you can find them in their respective directories like:
https://rti.cfr.washington.edu/software/iso/ESRI/ArcGIS_Desktop/9.3.1/
https://rti.cfr.washington.edu/software/iso/ESRI/ArcEngine/9.3.1/
https://rti.cfr.washington.edu/software/iso/ESRI/ArcGIS_Image_Server/9.3.1/
https://rti.cfr.washington.edu/software/iso/ESRI/ArcIMS/9.3.1/
https://rti.cfr.washington.edu/software/iso/ESRI/ArcSDE/9.3.1/
https://rti.cfr.washington.edu/software/iso/ESRI/ArcServer/9.3.1/
Some of the *NIX versions still aren't posted so let me know if you need them.

!!!!! USE A DOWNLOAD MANAGER IF YOU ARE HAVING TROUBLE RETRIEVING THE FILES. !!!!!"

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I tried your site Luke, and I could download the pdf and exe files, but the I could not get the msp files of firefox, IE, wget, or python. Sorry to whine, but what's going on. Is there something that works, Luke?

harvey
Matthew Parsons wrote:

> Forwarding on behalf of Drew Larson. I'm curious as peoples' 

> experience with this, also. Please reply to the list and cc Drew at 

> alarson at u.washington.edu if you have any insight.

>

> Thanks,

> Matt Parsons

>

> -------- Original Message --------

> Subject: [Uwlib-gisatlib] ArcGIS Address Coder SP1 Trojan?

> Date: Thu, 14 May 2009 14:09:11 -0700

> From: Drew Larson <alarson at u.washington.edu>

> To: 'gis at lib.washington.edu' <gis at lib.washington.edu>

>

>

>

> Greetings,

>

> I provide I.T. support for Obstetrics & Gynecology, UW School of 

> Medicine and encountered an anomaly today when installing and updating 

> ArcGIS ESRI for one of my end users (faculty).

>

> Following the installation of ArcGIS 9.3 (CD provided by Suzallo Maps) 

> I visited the ArcGIS support site for updates. I found "ArcGIS Address 

> Coder 9.3 Service Pack 1" at 

> http://support.esri.com/index.cfm?fa=downloads.patchesServicePacks.viewPatch&PID=141&MetaID=1508.

>

>

> Following the installation of this Service Pack, McAfee AV On-Access 

> scanner detected C:\Program Files\ESRI\Address Coder\ACoder.exe as 

> Downloader-ABU (Trojan).

>

> I'm thinking I really didn't need to install this Service Pack since 

> the ArcGIS ESRI installation did not install C:\Program 

> Files\ESRI\Address Coder\ACoder.exe - this was installed by the SP1 

> update I downloaded per above.

>

> In any case, do you know if this Service Pack is being mis-identified 

> as the Downloader-ABU Trojan by McAfee AV, or is it really an 

> infection I'd downloaded?

>

> Also please advise if my end user doesn't need to have the Address 

> Coder SP1 installed, and if they don't I'll remove it.

>

> Thank you for your assistance,

> Drew Larson

> I.T. Support

> UW Dept ObGyn

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