online scan

[bri]

on my sons pc i went to kaspersky,trend micro and bit defender online scans but none of them will launch,the information bar pops up and says installation of active x is prohibited on the system,where do i change this at?thanks bri

win xp pro sp2

[Lisandro]

Are you logged as an Administrator?
If so, check your browser security settings to allow Active-X to be installed, at least for these on-line scanners. You can disable after if you want/need.
Why isn't this computer running a full antivirus (resident)?

[bri]

it is runnin as adm.

avast home is runnin but every so often i like to check with a online scanner for everything viruses,spyware,etc.
where do i go to change the option on active x i tried using ff and ie?

[Lisandro]

To use Firefox, that on line scanners should use a proper add-on (or extension) or something like that. You must check their website.
For IE, Tools > Internet Options > Security > choose Internet zone > Customize > browse for active-x items (near to the end of the list) > enable for SAFE and SIGNED ones only.

[bri]

thanks tech had to enable for prompt,alls workin

[Lisandro]

thanks tech had to enable for prompt,alls workin

You're always welcome bri...

[DavidR]

on my sons pc i went to kaspersky,trend micro and bit defender online scans but none of them will launch,the information bar pops up and says installation of active x is prohibited on the system,where do i change this at?

Firefox doesn't have activeX, thank god so it won't work on any on-line scanner that uses/requires activeX. If you/they use firefox with JAVA installed and enabled you can use TrendMicro as it also has a JAVA function rather than using activeX.

On-line Virus Scanners and other useful Links Security-Ops.eu.tt, this shows if a scan requires activeX.

[Lisandro]

To use Firefox, that on line scanners should use a proper add-on (or extension) or something like that. You must check their website.

Bri, I was wrong and David correct. You should use Java version while using Firefox.