Web Protection doesn't work with WIN 98?

system · 2007-09-10T15:25:44.000Z

Hi,

anyone here who runs avast under WIN 98?
I can download “wicked” files without getting a warning.
Do I have some wrong adjustment, or is it a well-known bug with the old WIN 98 system?

Best regs from Germany,
Wolf

DavidR · 2007-09-10T16:36:15.000Z

In win9x you need to manually set your browser to use the web shield proxy.

For IE - broadband users: - Tutorial - Web Shield Proxy Set-up for IE
For IE - dialup users - Tutorial - Web Shield Proxy Set-up for IE (Dial-up)
For Firefox users - Tutorial - Web Shield Proxy Set-up for Firefox

See extract of avast help file image below.

system · 2007-09-10T18:24:31.000Z

… still no warnings (I’m using Firefox and the Eicar test downloads which trigger the alarm on my Win XP laptop quite well).

Any other idea? Do I have to change settings in my router as well, or what might be the reason?

Sincerely,
Wolf

Lisandro · 2007-09-10T18:35:01.000Z

waw post:3:

… still no warnings

But did you change the proxy settings?

waw post:3:

Any other idea? Do I have to change settings in my router as well, or what might be the reason?

Generally, router has nothing to do with WebShield working…

system · 2007-09-10T18:42:22.000Z

… restarted Firefox. No effect

What now, der Tech?

Sincerely,
Wolf

DavidR · 2007-09-10T18:43:08.000Z

I doubt you have to change anything in your router.

So if you click on this link nothing happens - Web Shield Test - http://www.eicar.org/download/eicar.com.

Does your firefox setting look like this, see image ?

system · 2007-09-10T19:32:39.000Z

… set as shown in the “instructions movie” Eicar does not trigger the alarm with Firefox. I doublechecked twice

I set Internet Explorer (which I don’t usually use) with the shown settings and it quite well does trigger the alarm with the Eicar test file!

But I need to use it with Firefox - pleaaaase

Am I the only one in this forum having this problem with Win 98?

Sincerely,
Wolf

Lisandro · 2007-09-10T19:50:29.000Z

waw post:7:

… set as shown in the “instructions movie” Eicar does not trigger the alarm with Firefox. I doublechecked twice

Did you boot after changing proxy settings?
Do you use any firewall?

system · 2007-09-10T20:05:54.000Z

… did a reboot and I switched Kerio Firewall off and I disabled all the addons in Firefox, such as LayerBlock and NoScript - it still doesn’t ring the alarm from the Eicar File

It works fine with Internet Explorer on Win 98, it works fine with Win XP on the laptop - so the router surely can’t be the reason.

End of ideas?

Sincerly,
Wolf

system · 2007-09-10T20:26:49.000Z

… as if it took the system some time to grip the new settings - which to me seems totally unlogical ;))

And before it hooked in, all the weblinks to images went away and reappeared after a new start of firefox! Windows IS Magic, definetely

ThX @ all helpers and goodbye (for now

Wolf

Vlk · 2007-09-10T20:28:12.000Z

Maybe just the browser cache…? (i.e. Firefox was satisfying the requests from the cache, because you recently visited them)

Lisandro · 2007-09-10T20:34:26.000Z

Just for asking… did you UNCHECK the option for scanning local communication?

system · 2007-09-10T20:46:03.000Z

… you mention it: I did do one of my regular cache-emptyings! So, after all, no magic at all!?

Have a nice day (or night?)
Wolf (Germany)

system · 2007-09-10T20:51:42.000Z

… talking about, sorry

maybe it’s because I’ve the German version of AVAST? But i cannot figur out what “Local Communication” might be.

I’ve 3 modules/“providers” installed:

Internet Mail
Standard-Schutz/Protection
Web-Schutz/Protection

The last two mentioned are active. Or did you mean s.th. totally different?

Best regs,
Wolf

Lisandro · 2007-09-10T21:02:54.000Z

waw post:14:

Web-Schutz/Protection

WebShield basic tab of settings…

system · 2007-09-10T21:07:52.000Z

Tech™ post:15:

WebShield basic tab of settings…

You were quickerthan me 8)

system · 2007-09-10T21:28:43.000Z

… Web Shield - Customize - Basic?

No, I didn’t uncheck anything. Must indeed have been the cache emptying.

I have now installed the English language pack so that I can better understand what you mean Go on

Getting late and me getting tired - after a successful solution of an AVAST problem

Have a nice one,

Yours Wolf

BTW: What country are you in?

Lisandro · 2007-09-10T21:54:38.000Z

waw post:17:

BTW: What country are you in?

Put the mouse over the flag… Brazil.

system · 2007-09-10T22:09:21.000Z

… good evening over there, isn’t it.

Bye, going to bed (00.10 hours on a Tuesday night)

Wolf

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