Nvidia ForceWare Network Access Manager

kendall.a · 14. Feb 2010, 10:26 PM

Has anyone had any experience with getting rid of this? Apparently it is a Nvidia firewall that I never realized that I had until I downloaded and installed WinPatrol Free. It's running as a service. I've read that it can create all kinds of problems. I've also read that getting rid of it can be quite the chore.

Any assistance or experience appreciated.

wdhpr · 15. Feb 2010, 04:04 AM

I would try to Google for a utility for complete removal. Had no idea that Nvidia even had a firewall. Have you gone to Nvidia's website? I just updated Nvidia video drivers as well. Seems I will look into this also.

Cheers
Wdhpr

kendall.a · 15. Feb 2010, 05:54 AM

As best I can tell, it installs when you update video drivers. I have no idea when/how I installed this crazy thing.... I've done a brief Google search and have found lots of people having troubles with this.

P.S. Thank goodness for WinPatrol Free. I just decided to take a look at starting programs and services running and found numerous things running that I had no idea where there. One is from Acronis True Image, one is from Norton Partition Magic, there's even one from my NITRO PDF program. I'm going to tackle them one at a time.

P.S.S. I'm wondering if the Nvidia firewall (there's more than the one questionable service from Nvidia) was giving me the issues that I had with Avast?

NOTE: I would encourage anyone running Nvidia video cards to check if they have the "ForceWare Network Access Manager" service running. You might want to do some research about it.

Ritho · 15. Feb 2010, 06:05 AM

Starting back in 2004 Nvidia has had this on-chip firewall (part hardware -- part software) implemented on certain of their motherboards. (most of the nforce3-nforce4 MoBo's) So it has been around for quite some time. The last mother board I had, came with it, but someone warned me about the troubles it could cause and I avoided installing the drivers for it.

The technology is called ActiveArmor and that should help in a search to discover how to get rid of the drivers. This article here might help as well if you have a Force4 MoBo.

kendall.a · 15. Feb 2010, 06:15 AM

Ritho, forgive my ignorance, but I'm not sure what chipset I have or MoBo. I do know that I have a Nvidia Geforce 8800 GTS 512 MB.

The best website that I've been able to find detailing how to uninstall this thing is:

http://groups.google.com/group/micro...ccfdec52028db3

Ritho · 15. Feb 2010, 06:53 AM

Apparently Nvidea has included the on-chip firewall in more MoBo's that just the ones I mentioned. What is weird though is that I can't find any mention of it in other MoBo's. In fact I found several references to it having been discontinued since the nf4's. So I don't see how you could even have it. It might be worth starting a thread over at the nvidea forums and asking what's going on with that.

Edit: On second thought, don't go to their forum. You would be laughed right out of there. See my post below.

Ritho · 15. Feb 2010, 06:59 AM

Man am I feeling stupid.

You said Geforce 8800. That is not a MoBo it is your GPU. So you probably do have a Nforce3 or 4 Mobo.

Ritho · 15. Feb 2010, 07:08 AM

After googling "bios settings nvidia firewall" I found that at least some mother boards came with an option to enable or disable the hardware part from the bios. It might be worth checking.

14. Feb 2010, 10:26 PM	#1 (permalink)
kendall.a Been Here Since the Begin Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Colorado, USA Posts: 2,345	Nvidia ForceWare Network Access Manager Has anyone had any experience with getting rid of this? Apparently it is a Nvidia firewall that I never realized that I had until I downloaded and installed WinPatrol Free. It's running as a service. I've read that it can create all kinds of problems. I've also read that getting rid of it can be quite the chore. Any assistance or experience appreciated. __________________ Been here since the beginning.

15. Feb 2010, 05:54 AM	#3 (permalink)
kendall.a Been Here Since the Begin Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Colorado, USA Posts: 2,345	As best I can tell, it installs when you update video drivers. I have no idea when/how I installed this crazy thing.... I've done a brief Google search and have found lots of people having troubles with this. P.S. Thank goodness for WinPatrol Free. I just decided to take a look at starting programs and services running and found numerous things running that I had no idea where there. One is from Acronis True Image, one is from Norton Partition Magic, there's even one from my NITRO PDF program. I'm going to tackle them one at a time. P.S.S. I'm wondering if the Nvidia firewall (there's more than the one questionable service from Nvidia) was giving me the issues that I had with Avast? NOTE: I would encourage anyone running Nvidia video cards to check if they have the "ForceWare Network Access Manager" service running. You might want to do some research about it. __________________ Been here since the beginning. Last edited by kendall; 15. Feb 2010 at 05:55 AM. Reason: Added note

15. Feb 2010, 06:05 AM	#4 (permalink)
Ritho Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Planet Earth Posts: 1,379	Starting back in 2004 Nvidia has had this on-chip firewall (part hardware -- part software) implemented on certain of their motherboards. (most of the nforce3-nforce4 MoBo's) So it has been around for quite some time. The last mother board I had, came with it, but someone warned me about the troubles it could cause and I avoided installing the drivers for it. The technology is called ActiveArmor and that should help in a search to discover how to get rid of the drivers. This article here might help as well if you have a Force4 MoBo. __________________ The smallest good deed is better than the greatest intention.

15. Feb 2010, 06:15 AM	#5 (permalink)
kendall.a Been Here Since the Begin Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Colorado, USA Posts: 2,345	Ritho, forgive my ignorance, but I'm not sure what chipset I have or MoBo. I do know that I have a Nvidia Geforce 8800 GTS 512 MB. The best website that I've been able to find detailing how to uninstall this thing is: http://groups.google.com/group/micro...ccfdec52028db3 __________________ Been here since the beginning.

15. Feb 2010, 06:53 AM	#6 (permalink)
Ritho Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Planet Earth Posts: 1,379	Apparently Nvidea has included the on-chip firewall in more MoBo's that just the ones I mentioned. What is weird though is that I can't find any mention of it in other MoBo's. In fact I found several references to it having been discontinued since the nf4's. So I don't see how you could even have it. It might be worth starting a thread over at the nvidea forums and asking what's going on with that. Edit: On second thought, don't go to their forum. You would be laughed right out of there. See my post below. __________________ The smallest good deed is better than the greatest intention. Last edited by Ritho; 15. Feb 2010 at 07:01 AM. Reason: My stupidity

15. Feb 2010, 04:04 AM	#2 (permalink)
wdhpr Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: The north Coast Posts: 1,513	I would try to Google for a utility for complete removal. Had no idea that Nvidia even had a firewall. Have you gone to Nvidia's website? I just updated Nvidia video drivers as well. Seems I will look into this also. Cheers Wdhpr

15. Feb 2010, 06:59 AM	#7 (permalink)
Ritho Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Planet Earth Posts: 1,379	Man am I feeling stupid. You said Geforce 8800. That is not a MoBo it is your GPU. So you probably do have a Nforce3 or 4 Mobo. __________________ The smallest good deed is better than the greatest intention.

15. Feb 2010, 07:08 AM	#8 (permalink)
Ritho Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Planet Earth Posts: 1,379	After googling "bios settings nvidia firewall" I found that at least some mother boards came with an option to enable or disable the hardware part from the bios. It might be worth checking. __________________ The smallest good deed is better than the greatest intention.

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