Abort connection

[Culpeper]

So, on the webshield on a webshield notication "abort connection" will abort the connection to the website or what?  The reason I'm asking is because my internet connection is on all the time. 

[xistenz]

Yes, if the webshield detects malware, it will prompt you to "Abort Connection" and the offending nasty will have no chance to be downloaded onto your computer.

[FreewheelinFrank]

Webshield doesn't abort an internet connection when it finds a virus (although it can crash Firefox sometimes when it does.) Does it abort the connection to the Web site URL? It seems to me that a web site can continue to load after I've clicked 'abort connection'. Or does Webshield have the ability to delete certain elements served up by a web site without breaking the connection?

I'd like to know too!

[Vlk]

It simply aborts the download of the infected file, that's all.
Technically, it aborts (breaks) the connection used to download the file.

[FreewheelinFrank]

Thanks!