I was downloading a folder from Sugarsync and it was stopped saying "there maybe a virus present." This is not the case. I was able to download it using IE11. What the hell is FF doing, FF us? Firefox 40 beta 9 There should be an about:config that can turn it off.
I found the answer: Tools/Options/Security: Remove the checkmark from "Block reported attack sites" and "block reported web forgeries." Recheck them after the download. FF needs to give the user an option to accept or reject the download, poor programming Guys. Let's get with it in beta 10
False Virus Notification
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TheVisitor
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Re: False Virus Notification
pepegot1 wrote:I was downloading a folder from Sugarsync and it was stopped saying "there maybe a virus present." This is not the case. I was able to download it using IE11. What the hell is FF doing, FF us? Firefox 40 beta 9 There should be an about:config that can turn it off.
I found the answer: Tools/Options/Security: Remove the checkmark from "Block reported attack sites" and "block reported web forgeries." Recheck them after the download. FF needs to give the user an option to accept or reject the download, poor programming Guys. Let's get with it in beta 10
Those two messages are from the Safe-browsing that Mozilla uses from Google's list. I don't think I've ever seen those messages kick in mid-download.
Have a link to where you downloading the suspicious file ?
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ffextensionguru
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Re: False Virus Notification
I'm sorry I don't see how those settings would have any bearing on this. That message is either coming from Sugarsync or your AV program. Furthermore, those options you described are enabled in the current release of Firefox 39 (and very likely past versions as well). FWIW Google Chrome has pretty much the same settings enabled so it is not a 'Firefox' thing.
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JayhawksRock
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Re: False Virus Notification
Norton article on SugarSync http://community.norton.com/en/forums/sugarsync
"The trouble with quotes on the internet is you never know if they are genuine" ...Abraham Lincoln
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6lobe
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Re: False Virus Notification
ffextensionguru wrote:I'm sorry I don't see how those settings would have any bearing on this. That message is either coming from Sugarsync or your AV program.
Wrong. TheVisitor is correct.
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Virtual_ManPL
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Re: False Virus Notification
It's Google doing, just disable "Block reported attack sites" and "Block reported web forgeries" in about:preferences#security.
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josegotme
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Re: False Virus Notification
That did it!!