Moz Champion (Dan) wrote:
> Chuck Anderson wrote:
>
>> Is there an explanation for *exactly* what it is doing?
>>
>> I've searched the mozilla.org pages, but all they explain is how to
>> disable it.
>>
>> What exactly is it doing? How do I know if it is using the AVG program
>> I have installed, but not running, on my computer?
>>
>>
>
>
> This 'feature' is only available on Windows AND if a anti-virus program
> is installed on the computer.
>
> http://www.ghacks.net/2008/06/04/dis...-in-firefox-3/
>
>
> As the writer of this piece opines, I too think it is a waste of time. I
> check each file before opening regardless
>

I wish mozilla.org would explain how this works. Instead, all I can
find on the mozilla.org site is how to disable it (like the article
above). I have AVG installed. I do not run it in background (only on
demand), so what I'm trying to find out is, when download manager says
scanning ..... what is it doing .... if anything?
Why isn't this easy information to find?

.... It appears to me (I have other issues as well) that with FF3,
Mozilla has become so obsessed with security concerns that it has lost
site of its original goals. It is no longer the simple, yet flexible,
standards compliant browser it was intended to be. It will soon rival IE.

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