>>It looks like that was the culprit.. we disabled the Check files on Run/Open and left the Created/Downloaded enabled and the other 2+ machines were able to achieve speeds "almost" as fast as the single. Thanks again!
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>>-- Len
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>That looks dangerous to me - a virus can not only create a file, but also modify an existing file. Is it possible for you to exclude certain file types? A DBF, for instance, can become corrupted through a virus, but you can't get infected through it - so it is safe to exclude it.
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>What antivirus program are you using?
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>Hilmar.

We're using Norton Antivirus.. the long term approach may be as you suggest.. the short term test it was easier to uncheck the Run/Open to see what happened. Now that we've identified a source for the behavior we can experiment with other long term solutions. Thanks again!