I have had problems previously with using Avast on my networked computer Windows 98, 512MB RAM 450 MHz. I do have Kerio Firewall, spywareblaster, ad-aware, and Spybot on this machine, but I installed them after I had installed Avast. The Webshield scanner never scanned any files , but it said it was running. The Internet Mail and Standard Shield scanners work correctly. I reset all the settings as explained by manual and tutorial and it still wouldn’t scan when I was on the Internet. I do use Avast on the main computer described in my signature with no problems.
I have been using the Opera Browser on the Networked computer exclusively as this is supposed to be a safer browser than IE and Firefox, but I still hate not having an active Webshield Scanner.
Should I uninstall Avast on my networked computer and install another free AV program to see if that would work? Would the Avast on my Main computer conflict with another AV program on my networked computer. ???
For what/
Not even one will bring the WebShield scanner for you… it’s only avast!
Besides, the other providers are running correctly.
Did you uncheck the option and do scan of local communication into WebShield settings?
No.
On Win98 you have to configure your browser (opera) to use WebShield as a HTTP proxy.
proxy address: localhost
proxy port:12080
You probably know that, but since you don’t mention that explicitly it is better to remind that.
Are you sure your browser connects via the proxy? It is easy to verify that. Download TcpView from sysinternals.com and let it display your active connections (shortly after you opened a web page). If you’ll see Opera.exe connected to the web site directly, than you’ll have to reconfigure the proxy setup.
Tech,
Are you saying that since The Internet Mail and Standard Shield scanners work correctly, I am protected when I visit websites on the Internet?
and I couldn’t find the the option to uncheck the “do scan of local communication into WebShield settings”?
Lukor,
I had done that on Firefox with the same problem. I will do that in Opera now, and check the program tcpview from sysinternals.com now to see if I am connected thru the proxy.
Since I am not using the modem on the Windows 98 machine, I would think that I would have to be connected thru the proxy, but I am not that sure about the terms we are using.
I just ran TCP View and all my connections are Local Address: Arnold:… which is the name of my 98 computer on the network.
I just checked and Avast Webshield is now working with Opera. I could never get it to work with IE, but Avast internet mail scanner won’t work with Opera Mail. When I switch to OE, Avast internet mail scanner works, but with IE the Webshield does not work. So I will use OE for internet mail and Opera for surfing the web. Now all I have to find out is how to shut the Opera Mail off. :
Thanks for all your help. ;D ;D
So it “does not work” with IE. What are you trying to say?
If it is running and is able to scan data for OPERA, than it is 100% running and is able to scan data for IE or WHATEVER.EXE. So the problem is, that you have not setup your IE browser to use the proxy.
I recommend to follow the instructions on the FAQ section on the www.avast.com page and configure your IE browser to use webshield as a proxy.
As the same as other antivirus.
With WebShield you have an extra protection, although. All data is first checked and then passed to the browser, and if the data is cached it can be also checked by Standard Shield. So there is much smaller chance of getting infected by some exploit if the data is scanned before it actually hits the browser itself. In other words, the idea of the WebShield is to scan the http stream, to detect any possible virus infection before it has time to get established on the local disk.
It’s called ‘Ignore local communication’ and it’s on the first page of WebShield > Custumize properties.
It couldn’t. It’s not a problem of your computer. Just the provider is not designed for that.
How does Opera Mail work? Like web mail?
Tech,
Thanks for the information on Webshield. ;D I now understand the difference. It certainly feels safer with WebShield working.
I will check again for ignore local communication on my windows 98 machine. I did find that option on my Main machine windows XP, but I don’t think it was available on the 98 machine.
I really don’t know how Opera Mail works or what Web Mail is. I do know that when Opera Mail downloads my email, it is not erased from my ISP, and can be downloaded again by OE, but if I download from OE first it is automatically deleted from my ISP. I shut Opera mail off for now.
Lukor,
I configured the IE browser to use webshield as proxy according to the tutorial and instructions at Avast, but it just didn’t seem to work. Since webshield does work with Opera, I will use Opera as my browser on the Windows 98 machine.
Thanks again to both of you for your help.
Sorry to be so stubborn but the connection either goes through WebShield or not. If you have set the proxy correctly the browser must try to use it. If this does not work you would not be able to browse. So, if you are able to browse with IE and the connection is not scanned - than it does not connect through the WebShield proxy.
Either you have not configured the proxy correctly or you have some application installed that prevents WebShield’s operation (e.g. Ad-Muncher). But, if it works with Opera, it is hardly something incompatible on your PC.
I really don't know how Opera Mail works or what Web Mail is
Opera mail is web based email. Web based email is like Yahoo mail or Hotmail.
According to Wikipedia " Web-based email programs (“webmail”) such as SquirrelMail, AIM Mail, Yahoo! Mail, Gmail, and Hotmail. America Online also has an email client as a component of its Internet access program."
btw- you have an option in Opera mail to delete email off server when checking it.
Thank you Jayt,
I didn’t realize that Opera mail was webmail. I deleted the links to my mail in Opera so it would be scanned by Avast in OE rather than use the delete mail off server in Opera. I use Firefox on my main computer and thought that Opera worked the same. I guess that means the mail was going through the Opera website just like Hotmail goes through MSN.
8) 8)
Maybe I should modify my previous post by saying that Opera mail (M2) the one in the Opera browser is NOT web mail, but kind of works like it. You might want to read this to clarify: