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it could simply retrieve it into memory (via an encrypted connection which can't be scanned by ordinary proxies). Theoretically at least, a browser (or extension/plugin, etc) doesn't HAVE to write some content to the filesystem at all. ) via HTTPS where said content is parsed/executed by the browser as it is downloaded rather than after it has been written to the filesystem and fully scanned by the AV program's filesystem hooks. One potential example being the downloading of active content (such as javascript, java. Once upon a time I thought having the browser be AV-aware made some sense, as I believed at the time there might be scenarios where something downloaded could be acted upon by the browser before the AV program would normally catch it. Which isn't worth the time unless one wanted to test Avast in some way. IOW, you would have to attempt to replicate it to replicate it.

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In order to see it with Firefox 4, scanWhenDone must be set to its default of true and the site you are downloading the exe from must be one for which the Windows Internet Option 'Launching applications and unsafe files' is disabled. Given how your system is currently configured, it makes sense that you aren't running into the 'canceled Firefox downloads due to windows security policy settings' issue. I also have what is in effect the default setting for Windows Internet Properties, Security Settings, Internet, Launching applications and unsafe files set to Prompt (images in my last post). Unfortunately I can't replicate your problem as I said my downloads complete without problem and I don't have the 圜hecks entry present and my set to False.

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zip (archive) and inert files (.txt, etc.) wouldn't be scanned on creation. So in the case of the https eicar test, depending on the file type ( file) that would be scanned, files that represent an immediate risk if infected would be scanned (executable files, etc.). If downloading over https it won't be monitoring the traffic, but the fie system shield will be there as another line of defence for newly created files (which downloads would be). If downloading over an http connection then the web shield would be scanning that traffic (and may alert even before a file is completely finished downloading). These settings don't effect how avast works. I don't know enough about how Avast works, quite frankly, to confidently test things. Although at times there was a tiny lag as if Avast discovered the new file via a periodic filesystem change report rather than the scan being immediately triggered once the download was complete. Regardless of how I adjusted the settings I previously mentioned, Avast detected the threat. Shrug.įWIW, after I posted I thought to try downloading one of the easier eicar test files ( for example) via HTTPS.

If I temporarily flip it to prompt they work. I've verified that Launching applications and unsafe files, when set to disabled, causes my downloads to be canceled. Unable to save or download files page Mozillazine (may be having some probs atm). IOW, I think scanWhenDone didn't affect windows security policy checks in the past but now it does. I think where there used to be two settings to give one finer control over things there is now only one. Thanks in advance for any info you can share!

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Avast on fully patched XP Pro system (soon to be replaced with Windows 7 Pro system) What are the implications (affects on Avast scanning) of disabling Firefox's ?įWIW. To what degree I'm not sure, as I've seen some comments which suggest that it only blocks a deprecated interface for antivirus scanners. However, it appears that may affect antivirus scanning. Another way, mentioned in various places, is to set scanWhenDone to false. One way to fix this is lower that Internet zone security setting to Prompt. I only use IE for a few sites which are added to my Trusted Sites list.

I purposely cranked up the Internet zone settings so as to minimize the chances that IE will directly (or indirectly, via a program that uses the browser control) burn me (my IE isn't protected against threats the way my Firefox with security extensions is. It appears my downloads are canceled because I have Windows Internet Properties -> Security Settings -> Internet -> Launching applications and unsafe files set to Disable. So after I upgraded my downloads started getting canceled because Windows Security Policy checks were now performed. Based on some research and experimentation, I think what happened is Firefox used to support two settings which I had configured:ī圜hecks = falseī = trueīut the Firefox developers removed support for that first setting in the newer release.

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Following an upgrade to Firefox 4.x I ran into cases of Firefox downloads being canceled.

Free download manager not working with firefox