system
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Hi guys,
first of all I’d like to apologize for any mistranslated terms, I’m using the German AVAST! Version.
After using MS Defender for a while, I switched back to AVAST and I’m having some trouble getting used to the new version. As a software developer, it happens from time to time that I want to download a file, even though I know it’s a virus, to be able to analyse the file further.
However when I’m trying to download the file, the only option AVAST gives me is to cancel the connection, nothing else. So do I need to add each link to the white list if I want to download a File? why can’t there just be an “allow connection” alternative? I mean, cancel connection is the default anyway, but even after changing the default to “Ask what to do” there isn’t any other option…
Regards,
Xaser
system
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have you changed these settings!
AVAST>>SETTINGS>>ACTIVE PROTECTION>> WEB SHIELD SETTINGS>>ACTIONS>>
there you will found a combo box with two options->
1. Abort Connection
2.Ask------------------>selected
system
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No sorry, that doesn’t help… as I said in my first post already, even if you set the ComboBox to “Ask” the “Ask”-Window’s only option is to abort the connection.
Pondus
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If you know what you do an want to Play With virus
try right click avast tray icon and pause shields
system
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Yeah well that was sorta the last option… However I just want to download the file, under no circumstances execute it. If I disable the shield and accidentally run the exe, that would be … bad. Even though its in a VM…
Maybe create some kind of feature request for this?
Pondus
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isnt that the point with a VM … to execute the file/virus in VM and see what it does?
system
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In some cases, yes.
However there are plenty of ways to analyse a virus without actually having to execute it.
Well I guess it’s just not possible. SO is there a thread or something where I can add this as a feature request?