How to disabled Firefox 3 dowload manager Automatic Virus scanfor Windows only

    • Aug
    • 14
    • 2008

    How to disabled Firefox 3 dowload manager Automatic Virus scan

    Posted by Avice.

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    3 months, 1 week ago

    Firefox About:config Pin previewExcerpt from Firefox 3 features : Anti-virus software.

    [...] Firefox 3 integrates elegantly with your antivirus software. When you download a file, your computer’s antivirus program automatically checks it to protect you against viruses and other malware, which could otherwise attack your computer. [available in Windows only] [...]

    Literary this are great security features to protect your PC from being harm by malicious viruses.

    What happen when the Anti-Virus software is disabled?

    I usually disabled my anti-virus software and MS Security Alert Center when I’m working on “processor-consumed projects” (e.g., virtualisation, photoshop).

    While waiting for my 300mb project files to finish download. Firefox download progress indicated a 100% to completion (viewable on the status bar) but the downloads complete notices does not pop-up like usual. Its still downloading.

    Firefox Downloads Complete notice windowsI fiddle around and open Firefox download manager (ctrl+J). There is message saying “scanning files for virus”. The scanning process has no estimate time and its just looping without any indications. I was force to wait for few minutes, minutes become hours, and after an hours later and it still scanning!. I decide to closed Firefox out of frustration. Surprisingly, the download file is saved but I lose few of my hair for wasting time waiting for failed anti-virus scan.

    So what it meant by ” Firefox 3 elegantly integrated with anti-virus software” is quite debatable.

    Guide on How to disabled Firefox 3 Download Manager Anti-Virus scan

    The following three simple steps will guide you on How to disabled this might be features annoyances using Firefox about:config editor.

    1. Open firefox and type in about:config in the address bar.

      about config

    2. Type in browser.download.manager.scanWhenDone in the filters box.

      about config download manager filters

    3. Select and double click the “browser.download.manager.scanWhenDone” row and it will toggle the value (make sure the value is “false”). Then restart Firefox .

      Firefox 3 download manager virus scan

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