Problem starting packed apps on HP laptops with McAfee
Posted: Mon Dec 03, 2012 1:05 pm
We have packed two virtual x86 apps with the following options set to ON:
Map executable files using temporary file
Share virtual system to child processes
Allow running of virtual executable files
We also set HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT as a virtual registry and compressed the package.
The problem we found was that after deploying the apps to several enterprise customers, all the customers who had HP laptops with McAfee installed (running 32bit Windows XP SP3) were unable to start the packed app when it was started from any other application/process. When the application was started directly it was able to run OK.
However we need the packed application to be able to run when it is started from another application.
Could this be a problem with McAfee or with some other HP security software that comes as standard on HP laptops? Unfortunately we can not ask our customer to disable McAfee as it is the enterprise version and users do not have the rights to change anything on their laptops. So are unable to run our application packed with Enigma Virtual Box. They were able to run the unpacked versions ok.
It is as if something is stopping any virtual/packed app from running if it was started by another process.
Have you heard of this problem before or do you have any ideas of how we can fix it for our enterprise customers that use HP laptops with McAfee?
Map executable files using temporary file
Share virtual system to child processes
Allow running of virtual executable files
We also set HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT as a virtual registry and compressed the package.
The problem we found was that after deploying the apps to several enterprise customers, all the customers who had HP laptops with McAfee installed (running 32bit Windows XP SP3) were unable to start the packed app when it was started from any other application/process. When the application was started directly it was able to run OK.
However we need the packed application to be able to run when it is started from another application.
Could this be a problem with McAfee or with some other HP security software that comes as standard on HP laptops? Unfortunately we can not ask our customer to disable McAfee as it is the enterprise version and users do not have the rights to change anything on their laptops. So are unable to run our application packed with Enigma Virtual Box. They were able to run the unpacked versions ok.
It is as if something is stopping any virtual/packed app from running if it was started by another process.
Have you heard of this problem before or do you have any ideas of how we can fix it for our enterprise customers that use HP laptops with McAfee?