Ned wrote:
> Searched the hive and that key doesn't exist. I think it's the
> browser.download.manager.scanWhenDone setting in about:config. I've
> set it to False and that seems to have stopped the scanning. That
> should prove that the message is coming from FF.
>
Interesting. FF must either be doing something, in addition to looking
for that key, to determine if there is support for the AV API, or its a bug.

I tried looking at the source for the download scanner code, but I have
to admit, its beyond my (very) limited knowledge, at this point.

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Alex K.

On 2008-07-24 6:36 PM, Ron Hunter wrote:
> Well, when someone complains mightily about something so totally
> trivial, and easily fixed, some of us develop an attitude.
> Would you be happier if FF just displayed a message like:
> You don't have an AV program defined, dummy. Either install one, or
> turn off the scan attempt!
> Would that help?

I was never complaining, just describing the behavior and looking for an explanation. It never
bothered me and I finally did find a work around (not a fix, thanks Gianluca). From some of the
replies you would think I was asking for rewrite of the download manager. Is it a bug, yes, but I
would consider it a cosmetic one. However, to a less computer literate user it would appear that
the files were being scanned for viruses when, in fact, they were not. I knew that, but others may
not and thus be given a false sense of security.

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-- Ned --