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Black Metal · May 05, 2010, 05:33 PM // 17:33

Running Windows 7, I got a McAfee message asking if I should allow C:\Program Files (x86)\Marvell\raid\svc\mvraidsvc.exe internet access

I did an internet search and I don't think this is a problematic situation. It's just that I've had this comp almost 6 months and never had this message appear.

Anyone know what this file is and if I should allow it to have internet access?

Thanks.

Kumu Honua · May 05, 2010, 10:30 PM // 22:30

If in doubt, deny access. You can always change your mind later.

First thing I would check is to see if you have "Automatic updates" set for the raid controller in options. That would be my non-expert suggestion.

Quaker · May 06, 2010, 03:00 PM // 15:00

It seems like your Raid drivers may be checking for updates. There should be no problem with allowing it, but not much problem if you don't either. (Provided you are not having problems with your RAID.)

Black Metal · May 06, 2010, 08:57 PM // 20:57

aren't raid drivers for when you link 2 vid cards on your mobo? Or am I way off?

If so I just have the 1 vid card, but it's good to know this isn't malicious. I wish there was a better way to know when AV or firewalls flag something, whether it's ok or not. Instead you panic and can't do anything on that comp until you research and resolve things.

Kumu Honua · May 07, 2010, 04:23 AM // 04:23

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAID

Raid is your disk drive solution.

Panic? No. However if you don't have a RAID setup, then you might want to investigate further.

Quaker · May 07, 2010, 03:39 PM // 15:39

RAID is a hard drive thing and you would know if you have one. It would appear that your computer has a Marvell SATA (hard drive) controller, and you either installed the drivers off the driver CD for the motherboard, or Win7 detected the chip and installed them automatically. However, the app could be checking for basic non-raid SATA drivers as well.

Since you probably don't actually have a RAID set up, and if everything hard drive-wise is working well, you can just ignore it and either let it access the internet or not.