I did something stupid tonight and have worried about it. I'm hoping folks from Norton can ease my mind a bit.
I'm running NAV on Win XP SP3. I recently did the update to version 18.6.0.29. While doing some cleanup on my computer, I looked in my Temp directory and I saw a file called "patch.js". I suspected that this was from that version update, and was going to check the file properties and confirm it was a Symantec file then delete it.
Well, my mouse must be too sensitive, and in my haste I accidentally double-clicked it. That, of course, caused the script file to execute. I couldn't tell that anything happened, however, A box popped up that said "Windows Script Host Error" and said something about a script compilation error.
The file has no information in the properites dialog to show that it is a Norton file. I then "opened" the file with Wordpad to look at the code, and it does look like a Norton file that might have been used for that update to 18.6.0.29. Here are the file properties:
patch.js
date created: April 29, 2011 12:38:39 AM
file size: 2,189,804
Does this sound like a legit Norton file related to that version update, and did I hurt anything by launching/possibly executing it again? Thanks for info.
I did something stupid tonight and have worried about it. I'm hoping folks from Norton can ease my mind a bit.
I'm running NAV on Win XP SP3. I recently did the update to version 18.6.0.29. While doing some cleanup on my computer, I looked in my Temp directory and I saw a file called "patch.js". I suspected that this was from that version update, and was going to check the file properties and confirm it was a Symantec file then delete it.
Well, my mouse must be too sensitive, and in my haste I accidentally double-clicked it. That, of course, caused the script file to execute. I couldn't tell that anything happened, however, A box popped up that said "Windows Script Host Error" and said something about a script compilation error.
The file has no information in the properites dialog to show that it is a Norton file. I then "opened" the file with Wordpad to look at the code, and it does look like a Norton file that might have been used for that update to 18.6.0.29. Here are the file properties:
patch.js
date created: April 29, 2011 12:38:39 AM
file size: 2,189,804
Does this sound like a legit Norton file related to that version update, and did I hurt anything by launching/possibly executing it again? Thanks for info.
Thanks for the response. Yes, I mentioned in my post that it is a script. But I don't have the Java program, so won't receive any pushed java updates. I looked at the code with Word Pad, and there were references to various versions of Norton. In the meantime, I have found this other forum posting that mentions that file:
http://community.norton.com/t5/Norton-Internet-Security-Norton/Norton-NIS-does-NOT-cleanup-after-an-update-left-my-dead-files/m-p/445732/highlight/true#M157195
Since you said you have one similar to it, did you recently do the 18.6.0.29 update? I'm using a different Windows version than you (XP) so that may be why my file size and date are somewhat different than yours.
I just wanted to see if anyone from Norton agrees that is one of their files from the 18.6.0.29 update, based on its date and file size, etc.. And if so, what the consequences were of executing it again. (or at least clicking it again; it produced an error as I described, so I'm not sure anything actually ran).
Hello Huylym,
You mentioned you do not have the Java program. Please do an internet search on the "difference between Java and JavaScript". They are two separate entities, not to be confused. You do not need Java on your computer for JavaScript to be viable with your Operating System.
Otherwise, you may have also noticed that an internet search about "patch.js" gives very limited information.
Hi, 1mcrtd:
Thanks for your response. I realize it is a script file; I mentioned that in my first post. That's why I wondered what, if anything other than the script host error message, might have happened when I double-clicked it. I only mentioned java at all because the first reponse suggested it was a "pushed java update" as a guess.
You are correct there is little on the Internet about what the file represents, so hopefully here in this forum someone from Norton may ultimately see it. When I read the file with WordPad, I see Norton's footprints inside, so I suspect it represents at least part of the update 18.6.0.29 patch from liveupdate. Thanks!