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Software => Computer viruses and spyware => Topic started by: wonderer on October 05, 2004, 12:03:20 AM

Title: Norton scanning Word files....stop it?
Post by: wonderer on October 05, 2004, 12:03:20 AM

Just installed Nortaon AV Scan 2004...
  How can I turn off the scan on my Word files?  Every time I go to open a file, I have to wait for it to scan first.
What a pain?  Is this necessary???

Thanks.

Title: Re: Norton scanning Word files....stop it?
Post by: dl65 on October 05, 2004, 12:08:16 AM

wonderer.....I'm not so sure thats a great idea.....but if you must ...open Norton and click on options...then click miscellaneous.....and remove the tick from ....enable office plugin.  
I think that will do it .

dl65 ::)

Title: Re: Norton scanning Word files....stop it?
Post by: wondere on October 05, 2004, 10:44:56 AM

Thanks for your reply.
So, you don't think we should take it off?  

What is the risk on Word files?   I don't use it much...just copy and paste text from the Internet onto Wordpad first and then Word. (to clean up format, etc.)

Title: Re: Norton scanning Word files....stop it?
Post by: Raptor on October 05, 2004, 11:54:33 AM

It may scan for harmful macros. Macros should be disabeled from within Word, but additional security doesn't hurt.