Is there a way to test Webshield

[bob3160]

I just notice my WebShield apparently isn't doing anything??

[Culpeper]

You may need to manual set the proxy in your browser.  127.0.0.1 port 12080

[smokethapimp]

Hmmmmmm.... I have win98se, IE 6, latest Avast release and I have manually configured my web browser to the proxy server/port mentioned just above in this thread.

When I attempt to access the Eicar test my browser goes to

"The Page cannot be displayed"

and I get a popup message from the Avast icon down in my toolbar stating

"http:\www.eicar.org/download/eicar.com is infected by 'EICAR Test-NOT virus!!' virus!.

I do not get the Pop-up in my screen that was posted earlier as a snapshot. Any ideas what is happening here?

[neiby]

Here's another way to test Web Shield that I'm borrowing from one of the other threads.

Go to the following page:

http://www.nod32.de/news/article.php?article_file=1096665127.txt

Scroll down the page and click on the link to the infected JPEG file. Web Shield stops it in its tracks.

[xistenz]

This is the direct link to the JPEG exploit picture:

http://www.nod32.de/download/jpegcompoc.jpg

[DavidR]

There is also one for a zip file containing the jpeg exploit picture of the download.
http://www.nod32.de/download/jpegcompoc.zip

[Culpeper]

There is also one for a zip file containing the jpeg exploit picture of the download.
http://www.nod32.de/download/jpegcompoc.zip

That's a perfect example of a testing the webshield.  Thanks!

[hegedusa]

?

Try going to http://www.smileycentral.com and clicking "get smileys". This tries to load an activex control, which, on windows xp at any rate, triggers the avast web shield before windows gets to ask you whether you want to download it or not. In my tests, it appears not to work in ME/98.

Don't worry about actually loading this, because it won't be run unless you actually click "install now" (so DON'T do it, unless you want a load of advertising viruses)

Anthony

[sub-rosa]

Now I'm worried.

I am running Avast 4.6.623 on Win 98 SE.
According to the 'on access scanner', Web Shield is currently running, with sensitivity set to normal.

I have just managed to download the eicar test files, and save them to a folder on my C:\ drive, without any warnings / messages.

What am I doing wrong?
 

Regards
Barry

Make sure you browser is set for proxy server connection 127.0.0.1 port 12080



Oops, sorry David already answered the question

good discussion here, I'm coming to the party late...
by a couple of months

a user wanting to utilize proxomitron or similar product would be out of gas if they also wanted to use web shield on an older win98 machine... is this statement correct?

I'll read the help manual but also I'm noticing that IM scanning is doing nothing - while enabled and doing IM, does this need to go through some special proxy config also...

I installed the latest version 4.6.625 or thereabouts

[MFB]

If you want to test if your shield is working, you may use the Panda EICAR testing virus:

http://www.pandasoftware.com/virus_info/work/

[sub-rosa]

If you want to test if your shield is working, you may use the Panda EICAR testing virus:

http://www.pandasoftware.com/virus_info/work/

Thanks but my question is:

a user wanting to utilize proxomitron or similar product would be out of gas if they also wanted to use web shield on an older win98 machine... is this statement correct?

I'll read the help manual but also I'm noticing that IM scanning is doing nothing - while enabled and doing IM, does this need to go through some special proxy config also...

I think I found the answer here:

http://forum.avast.com/index.php?topic=11702.0

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horbar
Jr. Member

   Re: Web Shield doesn't work
« Reply #10 on: March 03, 2005, 10:20:06 AM »      
 ....o.k... .I did the following :
Proxomitron works as proxy over Port 8080 and this Port
has to be set in:  firefox/connection settings, set proxy 127.0.0.1 / port 8080.......and because Proxomitron offers the additional possibility to use a "extern proxy", where is to set  :"localhost:12080"....
The setting in the firewall-rule for Webshield is : TCP/outgoing/HTTP/allowed......and so Webshield works perfectly included proxomitron   
that is all....good luck
horbar

   

[lukor]

Thanks but my question is:

a user wanting to utilize proxomitron or similar product would be out of gas if they also wanted to use web shield on an older win98 machine... is this statement correct?

Not correct. Either setup proximotron to use webshield as upstream proxy, as suggested in your message, or setup webshield to use proximotron as its upstream proxy:
http://www.avast.com/eng/my_isp_wants_me_to_u.html

In winxp you can also setup Webshield to scan proximotron's outgoing connections:
http://www.avast.com/eng/on_my_pc_i_am_runnin.html

[YLAP]

Try downloading the Eicar test virus at http://www.eicar.org/anti_virus_test_file.htm and watch avast! light up.  Or anything from one of the warez/crackz type sites if you are confident.

Yep, it really works! But I think it's a rissky way...

[YLAP]

This is the direct link to the JPEG exploit picture:

http://www.nod32.de/download/jpegcompoc.jpg

This one works perfeclty.  After aborting connection Firefox reports " The document does not contain data" or something like that.

[sub-rosa]

Thanks but my question is:

a user wanting to utilize proxomitron or similar product would be out of gas if they also wanted to use web shield on an older win98 machine... is this statement correct?

Not correct. Either setup proximotron to use webshield as upstream proxy, as suggested in your message, or setup webshield to use proximotron as its upstream proxy:
http://www.avast.com/eng/my_isp_wants_me_to_u.html

In winxp you can also setup Webshield to scan proximotron's outgoing connections:
http://www.avast.com/eng/on_my_pc_i_am_runnin.html

Thnks for specifically answering my initial question and offering the other option with link.

I'm in process of reinstalling avast. My first install I was getting freezes on ashserv when standard shield caught eicar.com.

Will try the various options presented.