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greg1184
Follower
Nov 16, 2019

Printer spontaneously prints when Netgear Armor Security Scans

I am having an issue regarding the Netgear armor security software. Each time it runs a vulnerability scan my printer spits out a few pages saying the following:   HEAD / HTTP 1.1 Host: x.x.x.x:91...
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Unhappy99
Aspirant
May 22, 2020

I am disappointed with the lack of responsiveness to this problem. This problem freaked me out. I feared someone hacked into my system. Luckily, the printing did not occur at 2 AM and cause lost sleep.

After I invested hours into research, I decided to call Netgear tech support. Of course, the agent was clueless and a waste of time. Final solution: Disable Nighthawk Armor and wait for an upgrade to the firmware. 

Dexter: I hope you are reading this and can give the community an answer that will help everyone. Emailing individuals with an answer is unacceptable for the community.