Can't Scan downloads "in Progress"

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Funny enough the only browser i have that i hate and rarely use is the only browser that gets any virus/file scanning in progress which is IE explorer.

I think alot of symantecs customers would like the option to scan any browser or file while in progress.

The fact that the Windows operating system has priority over my security software is utter blasphemy. 

Windows is the most hated,hacked,hijacked,assaulted operating system in the computing universe.

I hate having to wait till windows is done with a file before i have the right to check wether file in question is safe or not.

I had asked in another thread here how to configure nav to scan firefox and opera and any other number of browsers

without a reply.

But by default, nav scans internet explorer-there is something wrong with that.

I've often read that 2 particular softwares where the best in their day and some pc operators still use them

and that is Windows Commander and Norton Commander.

But onto my two requests with help: How do i configure nav 2006 to scan "downloads in progress" 

otherwise i get a flyout that says "nav cannot open this file because another program that has priority over your pc's safety is

is using this file" (that program is explorer.exe)

2) How do i configure nav 2006 to scan all my browsers?

Firefox v2.0.0.17

Opera v9.5

Personally i feel that any of my norton products should have complete dominion over my operating system

instead of the other way around. 

I think that by some subversive way Microsoft Policy has dominion over Symantec Policy...

But dont get me wrong, i have to have windows because of programs i have and use that arent made for macs...yet

and i like norton because it has rarely failed me. 

I think i'd like Symantec to  adopt a policy of "Eat our shorts Microsoft, our customers demand security and control".

So that nsw and nav can act as explorer.exe in an interim basis to hack out offending software and files.

Wouldnt be great norton launches because windows made a boo boo and norton to the rescue saves my machine automatically. 

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Dieselman743 wrote:
First of all you should be using Firefox 3.03 and Opera 9.61. When ever I download from Firefox I get a scanning for viruses box. Its not a Norton scan but Firefox using Norton to scan. You DO NOT need  in progress scanning. When a file is downloaded and complete and if it conatins a virus Norton will catch it. If its a zip or rar file as soon as you uncompress it the virus will be found. Simply go to the eicar test site and download a zip file. Extract it and watch Norton kick in. Also I might ask what are you downloading that might conatin a virus? I never ever download anything I do not trust. And if I playing around like in warez sites I download the file into a Sandbox and play with it there. Update both your browsers and see what happens. I do not use Opera so I do not know about it.
Well I downloaded a couple of malicious files, and after completion, Firefox always reports "scanning for viruses" momentarily. However, it has never warned me that those files were malicious. On-demand scanning of those paticular files finally flagged them and disinfected the files.
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It also says to me scanning for viruses. This is why I suggested to upgrade the browsers to the current versions.

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Great, however, does it really work?

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Well  the reason i havent downloaded the new browsers is because 1 firefox has been working fine and opera before i upgraded to 9.5 from 9.3 didnt scatter files all over the place like 9.5 does now.

As far as warez go i dont fool with those, i like having ligit softwares i've purchased so no iv dont dl cracked software.

Mostly i download torrented raw and fansubbed anime.

I downloaded a "poisoned" torrent of popular tv series which i never, do but wanted to check it out and it checked me out instead.

So out of 200+ comments on the torrent, 1 member said it was "purposefully poisoned" with trojans and it was the one time the boy who cried Wolf! I should've listened. At this point i'm being more selective of what i download and from where.

 

What is this sandbox you speak of some type of quarantine software or some hackers prog?

Cause i dont want any hacker progs.

 

Really i thought my question had merit to it  but really before i got hit with those trojans last week

nav would scan downloads in progress now it does it only half the time.

 

I still say the best av will be the program that intercepts a virus/trojan rewrites it into a new version of something worse and sends it

back to the offending server/machine and shuts their whole network down with a little message that says "If you want you pc to work again bring your machine to us pay the fine and we might not prosecute" 

What is eicar? 

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Funny enough the only browser i have that i hate and rarely use is the only browser that gets any virus/file scanning in progress which is IE explorer.

I think alot of symantecs customers would like the option to scan any browser or file while in progress.

The fact that the Windows operating system has priority over my security software is utter blasphemy. 

Windows is the most hated,hacked,hijacked,assaulted operating system in the computing universe.

I hate having to wait till windows is done with a file before i have the right to check wether file in question is safe or not.

I had asked in another thread here how to configure nav to scan firefox and opera and any other number of browsers

without a reply.

But by default, nav scans internet explorer-there is something wrong with that.

I've often read that 2 particular softwares where the best in their day and some pc operators still use them

and that is Windows Commander and Norton Commander.

But onto my two requests with help: How do i configure nav 2006 to scan "downloads in progress" 

otherwise i get a flyout that says "nav cannot open this file because another program that has priority over your pc's safety is

is using this file" (that program is explorer.exe)

2) How do i configure nav 2006 to scan all my browsers?

Firefox v2.0.0.17

Opera v9.5

Personally i feel that any of my norton products should have complete dominion over my operating system

instead of the other way around. 

I think that by some subversive way Microsoft Policy has dominion over Symantec Policy...

But dont get me wrong, i have to have windows because of programs i have and use that arent made for macs...yet

and i like norton because it has rarely failed me. 

I think i'd like Symantec to  adopt a policy of "Eat our shorts Microsoft, our customers demand security and control".

So that nsw and nav can act as explorer.exe in an interim basis to hack out offending software and files.

Wouldnt be great norton launches because windows made a boo boo and norton to the rescue saves my machine automatically. 

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You need to update your browsers. This is important cause new versions have security fixes. Sandboxie is not a hacker tool. Why would I say that. Simply Google it and you will get your answer.If you do not update your browsers or even Windows then you run the risk of infections and code injections. Also Firefox 3.03 is the fastest and lightest version ever. And again if you Google eicar you get your result. Also you should update your Norton to the latest version since 2006 is old and out dated. NAV 2009 is out. What are you running for a firewall also?

 

http://www.symantec.com/home_homeoffice/support/special/upgrade2007/vista/select_product.jsp?site=nuc

 

 

 

http://www.sandboxie.com/

 

 http://www.eicar.org/anti_virus_test_file.htm

Message Edited by Dieselman743 on 10-26-2008 09:33 PM
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thanks for the info, i will update ff browser and possibly opera.

I already downloaded the nav/nsw 2009 update i just havent installed it yet.

Not being lazy i just seen somthing written here about having to delete and modify extensions or some such

and im not a code smart person- plus i have to have some removal tool, wonder if that included in the update?

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I would also use Norton Safe Web.

 

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Hi getalittlehalp,

 

"But by default, nav scans internet explorer"

 

I'm a bit confused by the question. Our real-time anti-virus scanning (Auto-Protect) is not dependent on where a file comes from, nor is the on-demand virus scanning, so I'm not exactly sure what you mean by scanning IE here. Our Intrustion Prevention engine that scans network traffic is also client neutral so it wouldn't matter if a the network traffic is from http, irc, or something else. We do have browser specific protection "Browser Protection" for IE 6 & 7 and Firefox 2 and 3, but that engine specifically addresses attacks designed against those browsers. The only other browser specific engine we have is the AntiPhishing engine with again works on IE and Firefox.

 

"Eat our shorts Microsoft"

You should see our installer for the 2009 products that no longers uses the Microsoft installer engine.  :smileyhappy: