Avast is slowing down my internet access.

[Lars-Erik]

@Umath post:39

@Lars-Erik post:38

Will the “Standard” scanner actually be enough (since the files are scanned
there first when written to the cache, a virus will be stopped there first)?

At least, DavidR is against it.

Doesn’t that imply that you will get TWO virus warnings?

First one from the “Standard” scanner when the browser tries to store the file in the cache.
Then one more when the “WebShield” scans the content of the load webpage.

Or will the WebShield never detect it since it was stopped by the “Standard” scanner?

Is there a way to test that (a link for downloading a test virus

[system]

@Lars-Erik post:40

BTW: If WebWasher works OK after using the “OptinProcess=WWASHER.EXE” could it be added as
default? Then people using it doesn’t have to “hack” to get WebShield working on their system too.

I wonder if this is a good idea since once added to the hidden list, users cannot configure it as they like, which is, IMO, not good for local proxy. :-\

[Lars-Erik]

BTW: I’m afraid I was a bit tired in this thread I realize now

I doesn’t matter were WebShield scans the stream. The commercials filtered
out by WebWasher is never asked for anyway. Beacuse of the order of things:

1. HTML page is loaded from net to WebWasher.
2. WebWashers filters that and send to browser.
3. Browser asks for objects in document (that is ALLREADY filtered).

The browser can’t ask for the ads as the links are allready gone

So the normal transparent scanner with the “OptinProcess=WWASHER.EXE”
is the better way to do it then (and much easier to configure as well).

[system]

@Lars-Erik post:43

BTW: I’m afraid I was a bit tired in this thread I realize now

Then, it must be easy for you to guess how I am tired of this by now since we could end this discussion long time ago. (Sigh)

@Lars-Erik post:30

@Tech post:28

@Lars-Erik post:25

AND traffic between WebWasher and Internet should never be scanned

If you set port 80 and check ‘Ignore local communication’, I think you will have what you want: avoid scanning between WebWasher and browser:
Internet > WebShield acting as a proxy at port 8080 for IE > at local communication you will pass the traffic from 8080 to 80 and WebShield will take it.
Maybe I’m wrong :

No I want the opposite: Avoid scanning between WebWasher and the net, and ONLY scanning between WebWaser (after its filter) and the browser.

[system]

I’m not using a proxy or software firewall or any other Virus software, so most of this discussion doesn’t really address the problem. Anyone else have any suggestions or ideas?