It all started when McAfee installed a major overhaul as an update. I was initially excited because of the new tools and configurations at my disposal, but soon realized that McAfee had decided to do many things for me (without my knowledge) and this turned out to be a problem for me.
As you may know, my Xbox 360 is connected to my computer via a crossover cable; this way, I have wireless Internet for my 360 without purchasing the $100 Wireless Network Adapter for the Xbox 360. (I connect via my laptop because there is a slight issue with the Mac’s throughput which causes some games on Xbox Live to lag, and this annoyance can become a real problem, but I haven’t sorted out exactly what the issue is [my guess is just a hardware conflict between Microsoft and Apple, I might install BootCamp to get avoid the problem altogether].)
Due to the nature of my setup, McAfee decides to block all Internet access on my computer (and, consequently, the 360) when I switch the 360 on (because one of the first things that the 360 checks when it boots is the network connection). My first thoughts were simply to disable the McAfee firewall, and all would be well; however, this didn’t work. I later decided to completely uninstall the McAfee firewall (after discovering the only way to uninstall any McAfee components is via the Add/Remove Programs option in the Control Panel), which still yielded no results. After a couple hours of frustration, I found that a McAfee process which runs in the background — “emproxy.exe” — was the culprit. Opening the Task Manager and ending the “emproxy.exe” process allows my 360 and laptop both Internet access freely, and I am still protected through McAfee’s other utilities. Unfortunately, this program is opened whenever McAfee opens (so if you restart your computer and have McAfee on startup, which you should, then the program will open again). It is somewhat inconvenient to have to CTRL+ALT+DEL the “emproxy.exe” process each time you boot your computer, but at least you no longer have to compromise your computer’s security in order to play Xbox.
Happy terminating!
One word for ya buddy……. TrendMicro………
September 7th, 2006 at 10:12 pm
Man, this is why you need Linux. Software on linux doesn’t behave like this. And if it did, you could write up a quick bash script to run on boot that could kill the process.
Actually, you might be able to write a batch script for Windows. Hmm…
September 9th, 2006 at 8:14 pm
I gave in with McAfee and the other swear word = Norton a long long time ago. These programs seem to want to take over your machine and enslave your services. My advice would be dump Mcafee and switch to Grisofts AVG.
September 10th, 2006 at 7:52 am
I use Semantic corporate for my LAN and have for many years without issues so they have my endorsement.
September 10th, 2006 at 3:35 pm
well ive looked in the task manager and emproxy is not in the list…y would this be?…i am using mcafee whichis regualy up dated…just recently i have not been able 2play xbox live because what i think is happenng is mcafee is blocking it……giving me “blue screen” losing conection for a few seconds…then it will resume the game but shortly this will happen again…and again……..please help i wanna play online………!!!!!
September 14th, 2006 at 12:23 pm
Check your connection to ensure that it isn’t cutting out frequently; McAfee hindered my ability to connect to Xbox Live initially, but did not disconnect me from Xbox Live once I had connected to it.
September 14th, 2006 at 5:57 pm
i can conect to xbox live fine and get into games with people all over…but within seconds of being in the game mcafee seems to block the game for me….and gives me blue screen waitin to conect to the game again….only to happen again seconds later…..are thre any settings to change…i have tryed opening the port but it does nothing….but every time i open it its a differnt port the next time it does it……realy gettin me mad now…..computers piss me off……thanx
September 17th, 2006 at 2:27 pm
Have you tried playing NCAA 2007 Football on your 360? I can’t on mine for some reason because it freezes 4-5 minutes into every game and I have to restart my xbox. Don’t have this problem with any other game. This is offline and online xbox live. Any ideas?
September 19th, 2006 at 6:04 pm
lol… Football… How about throwing the disc out the window and playing football outside with your friends? Sorry, I just never understood why someone would sit down and play a game of football on a video game console, instead of going outside and actually physically playing it. It’s so much better for you.
As you can imagine, I don’t own the game, so I can’t relate to your experience, but I can suggest returning the disc and exchanging it for another one to see if it happens with more than one disc; if it doesn’t, then you’ve solved your problem, and if it does, return it and buy a different game… And be sure to report the issue to the appropriate authorities.
September 19th, 2006 at 6:33 pm
right…ive jus bought a 360 playing halo 2 on it still getting these fuckin blue screen problems cum bak again…….but its jus started yesterday….i dont understand y it comes and goes….fuckin bullshit….as if its got a mind of its own…anyone get this problem…..windows xp…..mcaffee security suite 2005 v 7.0
October 16th, 2006 at 11:18 am