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Web Protection doesn't work with WIN 98?
« on: September 10, 2007, 05:25:44 PM »
Hi,

anyone here who runs avast under WIN 98?
I can download "wicked" files without getting a warning.
Do I have some wrong adjustment, or is it a well-known bug with the old WIN 98 system?

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Wolf


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Re: Web Protection doesn't work with WIN 98?
« Reply #1 on: September 10, 2007, 06:36:15 PM »
In win9x you need to manually set your browser to use the web shield proxy.

For IE - broadband users: - Tutorial - Web Shield Proxy Set-up for IE
For IE - dialup users - Tutorial - Web Shield Proxy Set-up for IE (Dial-up)
For Firefox users - Tutorial - Web Shield Proxy Set-up for Firefox

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THX a lot - but it still doesn't work. There are ...
« Reply #2 on: September 10, 2007, 08:24:31 PM »
... still no warnings (I'm using Firefox and the Eicar test downloads which trigger the alarm on my Win XP laptop quite well).

Any other idea? Do I have to change settings in my router as well, or what might be the reason?

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Re: Web Protection doesn't work with WIN 98?
« Reply #3 on: September 10, 2007, 08:35:01 PM »
... still no warnings
But did you change the proxy settings?

Any other idea? Do I have to change settings in my router as well, or what might be the reason?
Generally, router has nothing to do with WebShield working...
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Of course I did, I even ...
« Reply #4 on: September 10, 2007, 08:42:22 PM »
... restarted Firefox. No effect :(

What now, der Tech?

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Wolf

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Re: Web Protection doesn't work with WIN 98?
« Reply #5 on: September 10, 2007, 08:43:08 PM »
I doubt you have to change anything in your router.

So if you click on this link nothing happens -  Web Shield Test - http://www.eicar.org/download/eicar.com.

Does your firefox setting look like this, see image ?
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Roger - everything ...
« Reply #6 on: September 10, 2007, 09:32:39 PM »
... set as shown in the "instructions movie" ;) Eicar does not trigger the alarm with Firefox. I doublechecked twice ;)

I set Internet Explorer (which I don't usually use) with the shown settings and it quite well does trigger the alarm with the Eicar test file!

But I need to use it with Firefox - pleaaaase ;)

Am I the only one in this forum having this problem with Win 98?

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Wolf

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Re: Web Protection doesn't work with WIN 98?
« Reply #7 on: September 10, 2007, 09:50:29 PM »
... set as shown in the "instructions movie" ;) Eicar does not trigger the alarm with Firefox. I doublechecked twice ;)
Did you boot after changing proxy settings?
Do you use any firewall?
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Yes and yes, I ...
« Reply #8 on: September 10, 2007, 10:05:54 PM »
... did a reboot and I switched Kerio Firewall off and I disabled all the addons in Firefox, such as LayerBlock and NoScript - it still doesn't ring the alarm from the Eicar File :(

It works fine with Internet Explorer on Win 98, it works fine with Win XP on the laptop - so the router surely can't be the reason.

End of ideas? ;)

Sincerly,
Wolf

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And now - without further ado - it SUDDENLY works. Seems ...
« Reply #9 on: September 10, 2007, 10:26:49 PM »
... as if it took the system some time to grip the new settings - which to me seems totally unlogical ;))

And before it hooked in, all the weblinks to images went away and reappeared after a new start of firefox! Windows IS Magic, definetely :)

ThX @ all helpers and goodbye (for now ;)

Wolf

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Re: Web Protection doesn't work with WIN 98?
« Reply #10 on: September 10, 2007, 10:28:12 PM »
Maybe just the browser cache...? (i.e. Firefox was satisfying the requests from the cache, because you recently visited them)
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Re: Web Protection doesn't work with WIN 98?
« Reply #11 on: September 10, 2007, 10:34:26 PM »
Just for asking... did you UNCHECK the option for scanning local communication?
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@ VLK: Indeed, now that ...
« Reply #12 on: September 10, 2007, 10:46:03 PM »
... you mention it: I did do :-) one of my regular cache-emptyings! So, after all, no magic at all!?

Have a nice day (or night?)
Wolf (Germany)

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@ TECH: Now idea what you're ...
« Reply #13 on: September 10, 2007, 10:51:42 PM »
... talking about, sorry ;-)

maybe it's because I've the German version of AVAST? But i cannot figur out what "Local Communication" might be.

I've 3 modules/"providers" installed:

- Internet Mail
- Standard-Schutz/Protection
- Web-Schutz/Protection

The last two mentioned are active. Or did you mean s.th. totally different?

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Wolf

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Re: Web Protection doesn't work with WIN 98?
« Reply #14 on: September 10, 2007, 11:02:54 PM »
Web-Schutz/Protection
WebShield basic tab of settings...
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