Guest atlantis43 via WindowsKB.com Posted June 29, 2008 Posted June 29, 2008 Whenever MS Word opens on my pc (WinXPpro and MSOffice pro) it runs a 'virus search', even when I open my pc with my anti-virus software not open! Is there any way to turn this off? I haven't noticed such an event on any other computer I've worked at ,so I don't even know where this feature came from. Thanks, Richard -- Message posted via WindowsKB.com http://www.windowskb.com/Uwe/Forums.aspx/windowsxp/200806/1
Guest David H. Lipman Posted June 29, 2008 Posted June 29, 2008 Re: MS Word anti virus From: "atlantis43 via WindowsKB.com" <u24690@uwe> | Whenever MS Word opens on my pc (WinXPpro and MSOffice pro) it runs a 'virus | search', even when I open my pc with my anti-virus software not open! Is | there any way to turn this off? I haven't noticed such an event on any other | computer I've worked at ,so I don't even know where this feature came from. | Thanks, Richard Please define what you mean by "it runs a 'virus search". Exact text of messages or dialogues would help. -- Dave http://www.claymania.com/removal-trojan-adware.html Multi-AV - http://www.pctipp.ch/downloads/dl/35905.asp
Guest Malke Posted June 29, 2008 Posted June 29, 2008 Re: MS Word anti virus atlantis43 via WindowsKB.com wrote: > Whenever MS Word opens on my pc (WinXPpro and MSOffice pro) it runs a > 'virus > search', even when I open my pc with my anti-virus software not open! Is > there any way to turn this off? I haven't noticed such an event on any > other computer I've worked at ,so I don't even know where this feature > came from. Thanks, Richard > The feature is set in the antivirus you are using. There is an option to scan Office documents. You'll need to open the antivirus program and look in its options/preferences and disable this. Malke -- MS-MVP Elephant Boy Computers - Don't Panic! FAQ - http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/#FAQ
Guest atlantis43 via WindowsKB.com Posted June 30, 2008 Posted June 30, 2008 Re: MS Word anti virus David H. Lipman wrote: >From: "atlantis43 via WindowsKB.com" <u24690@uwe> > >| Whenever MS Word opens on my pc (WinXPpro and MSOffice pro) it runs a 'virus >| search', even when I open my pc with my anti-virus software not open! Is >| there any way to turn this off? I haven't noticed such an event on any other >| computer I've worked at ,so I don't even know where this feature came from. >| Thanks, Richard > >Please define what you mean by "it runs a 'virus search". > >Exact text of messages or dialogues would help. > As Word opens, msg on bottom says "running virus scan" -- Message posted via http://www.windowskb.com
Guest atlantis43 via WindowsKB.com Posted June 30, 2008 Posted June 30, 2008 Re: MS Word anti virus Malke wrote: >> Whenever MS Word opens on my pc (WinXPpro and MSOffice pro) it runs a >> 'virus >> search', even when I open my pc with my anti-virus software not open! Is >> there any way to turn this off? I haven't noticed such an event on any >> other computer I've worked at ,so I don't even know where this feature >> came from. Thanks, Richard > >The feature is set in the antivirus you are using. There is an option to >scan Office documents. You'll need to open the antivirus program and look >in its options/preferences and disable this. > >Malke That's what I thought, but it continues to happen even when my anti-virus program (AVG7.5) is not even loaded! I even removed it from 'startup' (along with Zonealarm) but it still happens. Anything else you can think of that I have to do to get rid of this feature? Richard -- Message posted via http://www.windowskb.com
Guest HeyBub Posted June 30, 2008 Posted June 30, 2008 Re: MS Word anti virus atlantis43 via WindowsKB.com wrote: > Malke wrote: >>> Whenever MS Word opens on my pc (WinXPpro and MSOffice pro) it runs >>> a 'virus >>> search', even when I open my pc with my anti-virus software not >>> open! Is there any way to turn this off? I haven't noticed such >>> an event on any other computer I've worked at ,so I don't even know >>> where this feature came from. Thanks, Richard >> >> The feature is set in the antivirus you are using. There is an >> option to scan Office documents. You'll need to open the antivirus >> program and look in its options/preferences and disable this. >> >> Malke > That's what I thought, but it continues to happen even when my > anti-virus program (AVG7.5) is not even loaded! I even removed it > from 'startup' (along with Zonealarm) but it still happens. Anything > else you can think of that I have to do to get rid of this feature? > Richard You might try running Process Explorer (free download) and invoke it during the rogue viris scan. It might tell you the name of the culprit program.
Guest Tom [Pepper] Willett Posted June 30, 2008 Posted June 30, 2008 Re: MS Word anti virus But, did you disable the feature in AVG? "atlantis43 via WindowsKB.com" <u24690@uwe> wrote in message news:8672aa5dea053@uwe... : Malke wrote: : >> Whenever MS Word opens on my pc (WinXPpro and MSOffice pro) it runs a : >> 'virus : >> search', even when I open my pc with my anti-virus software not open! Is : >> there any way to turn this off? I haven't noticed such an event on any : >> other computer I've worked at ,so I don't even know where this feature : >> came from. Thanks, Richard : > : >The feature is set in the antivirus you are using. There is an option to : >scan Office documents. You'll need to open the antivirus program and look : >in its options/preferences and disable this. : > : >Malke : That's what I thought, but it continues to happen even when my anti-virus : program (AVG7.5) is not even loaded! I even removed it from 'startup' (along : with Zonealarm) but it still happens. Anything else you can think of that I : have to do to get rid of this feature? : Richard : : -- : Message posted via http://www.windowskb.com :
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