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Turn off all virus-scanning software
I was on the nikonusa.com site a few mintues ago,
looking for a part for my SB-600 flash, and wandered into the download section. There was an interesting-looking product available for trial. However, prominently displayed was the following: "Turn off all virus-scanning software (...) before proceeding with this installation." I see have seen this sort of thing from time to time over the past several years, and always wondered ... Why would anyone want to (or be required to by the installation procedure) turn off virus protection at the very moment when they are most likely to be installing a virus? I realize that this is not specific to dSLRs. It just happened to come up ... |
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Turn off all virus-scanning software
scenic_man wrote:
I was on the nikonusa.com site a few mintues ago, looking for a part for my SB-600 flash, and wandered into the download section. There was an interesting-looking product available for trial. However, prominently displayed was the following: "Turn off all virus-scanning software (...) before proceeding with this installation." I see have seen this sort of thing from time to time over the past several years, and always wondered ... Why would anyone want to (or be required to by the installation procedure) turn off virus protection at the very moment when they are most likely to be installing a virus? I realize that this is not specific to dSLRs. It just happened to come up ... What happens is that the anti-virus may monitor changes in such a way that it prevents the installation from working. For example, preventing any writing to C:\Program Files\. I haven't seen this with either CA's eTrust AV nor with AVG. My suggestion: try the install with the AV software enabled, and only consider disabling if it fails. I would only ever do this if I had complete trust in the site from which I got the software. Cheers, David |
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Turn off all virus-scanning software
On Oct 20, 1:35 pm, scenic_man wrote:
I was on the nikonusa.com site a few mintues ago, looking for a part for my SB-600 flash, and wandered into the download section. There was an interesting-looking product available for trial. However, prominently displayed was the following: "Turn off all virus-scanning software (...) before proceeding with this installation." I see have seen this sort of thing from time to time over the past several years, and always wondered ... Why would anyone want to (or be required to by the installation procedure) turn off virus protection at the very moment when they are most likely to be installing a virus? I realize that this is not specific to dSLRs. It just happened to come up ... The problem is, some programs ingrain themselves into the OS in similar ways to what a virus does. Programmers shouldn't use virus technology to make their software work and blindly expect you to trust them. |
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Turn off all virus-scanning software
On Sat, 20 Oct 2007 03:35:34 GMT, scenic_man
wrote: I was on the nikonusa.com site a few mintues ago, looking for a part for my SB-600 flash, and wandered into the download section. There was an interesting-looking product available for trial. However, prominently displayed was the following: "Turn off all virus-scanning software (...) before proceeding with this installation." I see have seen this sort of thing from time to time over the past several years, and always wondered ... Why would anyone want to (or be required to by the installation procedure) turn off virus protection at the very moment when they are most likely to be installing a virus? I realize that this is not specific to dSLRs. It just happened to come up ... Hi Why can't you download the file to your PC, do a virus scan, THEN turn off the AV software and install it? Regards KGB |
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In article aIeSi.45$BX2.19@trndny09, scenic_man
wrote: I was on the nikonusa.com site a few mintues ago, looking for a part for my SB-600 flash, and wandered into the download section. There was an interesting-looking product available for trial. However, prominently displayed was the following: "Turn off all virus-scanning software (...) before proceeding with this installation." I see have seen this sort of thing from time to time over the past several years, and always wondered ... Why would anyone want to (or be required to by the installation procedure) turn off virus protection at the very moment when they are most likely to be installing a virus? It is wise to disable AV software when installing any software. |
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On Sat, 20 Oct 2007 09:57:38 -0700, Mr. Strat
wrote: In article aIeSi.45$BX2.19@trndny09, scenic_man wrote: I was on the nikonusa.com site a few mintues ago, looking for a part for my SB-600 flash, and wandered into the download section. There was an interesting-looking product available for trial. However, prominently displayed was the following: "Turn off all virus-scanning software (...) before proceeding with this installation." I see have seen this sort of thing from time to time over the past several years, and always wondered ... Why would anyone want to (or be required to by the installation procedure) turn off virus protection at the very moment when they are most likely to be installing a virus? It is wise to disable AV software when installing any software. ROTFLMAO -- Slack |
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In article op.t0ijr2agf3vmig@slacker, ?Slack
wrote: It is wise to disable AV software when installing any software. ROTFLMAO Find that humorous do you? I've seen cases where the AV software thought some component that was being installed was a virus and blocked it from installation, therefore rendering the installed program either non-functional or buggy. But I really don't give a ****...we Mac people have no need for AV/anti-spyware software. |
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Turn off all virus-scanning software
scenic_man wrote:
"Turn off all virus-scanning software (...) before proceeding with this installation." I see have seen this sort of thing from time to time over the past several years, and always wondered ... Why would anyone want to (or be required to by the installation procedure) turn off virus protection at the very moment when they are most likely to be installing a virus? a) because you are going to install a virus. b) because some AV software mistakenly thinks you are going to install a virus. c) because AV software can interfere with the install. -Wolfgang |
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On Sat, 20 Oct 2007 15:45:51 -0700, Mr. Strat
wrote: In article op.t0ijr2agf3vmig@slacker, ?Slack wrote: It is wise to disable AV software when installing any software. ROTFLMAO Find that humorous do you? I've seen cases where the AV software thought some component that was being installed was a virus and blocked it from installation, therefore rendering the installed program either non-functional or buggy. But I really don't give a ****...we Mac people have no need for AV/anti-spyware software. I didn't intend to get your panties in twist, so sorry. But I do want to thank you for you AV comment; yes, it was funny as hell. -- Slack |
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On Sat, 20 Oct 2007 03:35:34 GMT, scenic_man wrote:
I was on the nikonusa.com site a few mintues ago, looking for a part for my SB-600 flash, and wandered into the download section. There was an interesting-looking product available for trial. However, prominently displayed was the following: "Turn off all virus-scanning software (...) before proceeding with this installation." I see have seen this sort of thing from time to time over the past several years, and always wondered ... Why would anyone want to (or be required to by the installation procedure) turn off virus protection at the very moment when they are most likely to be installing a virus? I realize that this is not specific to dSLRs. It just happened to come up ... I have NEVER turned off the virus software, and never had a problem... They think the virus software will stop the install, but I think virus software is smarter than that... it would probably warn you. I'd be more wary of firewalls. Try it... |
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