What is your country name? Iran is currently blocking avast users there from updating their antivirus definitions. Reason I ask.
Im US bound, as other posts of mine point out. Thanks for asking, I feel VERY sorry for those in Iran and for more than web uses.
@UserA789: if u use the virus total uploader application on ur system, than yes, avast can prevent u from uploading a malicious url from that application.
if u use virustotal webpage to upload urls, no, avast will not block it.
btw, seeing that u have a lot of problems with ur system, why don't u post at http://forum.avast.com/index.php?board=4.0 to have ur system checked by the experts there? eg. jeffce, essexboy.
Using the webiste directly. Thanks for asking.
avast can prevent u from uploading a malicious url from that application
Can you show how?
I use VirusTotal Uploader and can upload easily http://eicar.org/download/eicar.com to get scanned.
If I try to direct opening it in a browser, ok, avast! will block it.
But avast! does not seem to be blocking the upload of an "infected" url.
Sure. Ill show some screenshots of what I get... nothing; as though the webpage isnt even real.
Here is the sequence:
Screenshot 1: I try to click where it says '
scan a url' (circled in red) and nothing happens at all, other than '#url' being added at the end of the address in the address bar
Screenshot 2: Trying to choose a file to have it scanned by clicking 'Choose File" button...
Screenshot 3. After clicking on "Open" button in file upload dialog box.
*** note: Apparently I have to upload using three posts, so please excuse the method.
