***OLC Scanning for Viruses***

  • Thread starter Thread starter Happy Tilton
  • Start date Start date
H

Happy Tilton

How do you turn off the virus scanning feature of the OLC?
It scans the msg, then the reply or forward draft and then again when it
actually sends.
It scans the same msg up to 4 times....Waisting time!
That's what I have NOD32 for!

XPPro SP2, ZoneAlarm, NOD 32, CounterSpy
MS Office '03 Small Business
Outlook Connector Version 12.0.4518.1068
 
Outlook does not scan for viruses... if you means the connector, virus would
be a function in your MSN or Live acct and you'll have to change the
settings online. FWIW, you don't need NOD scanning email either. It causes
more problems than it solves.
 
I understand that Outlook itself doesn't scan....It's the OLC that does the
scanning.
Thanks for the tip on how to turn it off....It was painfully slow!!
 
I've searched both MSN & Live Hotmail, but was unable to find any such
setting in neither, nor any mention of the OLConnector.
Can you guide me in the right direction.
 
Do you have a full MSN subscription or just the email acct? AFAIK, its only
in the full subscription... I have never seen my connector acct do any
scanning so I know its not happening by the client. If it's not the service
provided by MSN then its something else installed on your system - or even
NOD doing it.
 
Diane Poremsky said:
Do you have a full MSN subscription or just the email acct?
Click to expand...

I have MSN Premium, which is a pay account, since ~2002.

:
The Outlook Connector does not scan mail.
Click to expand...

I wish we could attach screenshots, because the popup box clearly states
that the OLC is scanning for viruses.
 
there is a picture library at www.xsolive.com you can use if you don't have
a website to post them on.

I no longer have msn premium but if I did I would look in the AV/security
options.
 
Happy Tilton said:
I wish we could attach screenshots, because the popup box clearly states
that the OLC is scanning for viruses.
Click to expand...

Nope. I've got it installed and it doesn't scan.
 
I believed you as soon as you confirmed msn premium. I just don't know how
to disable it. :) Based on what I found in Google, they do scan all email.
I'll see what I can find out.
 



Brian, take a good look at the image...It clearly states that OLC is
scanning for viruses.
You may be right that the OLC does not scan mail...But look at the screenshot!
The pic's don't lie.
I know that the OLC, file size, is not big enough to contain a virus scanner
w/definitions....But could it be authorizing my AV(NOD 32) to do the scan?!?
If so, I just want to turn that function off
 
Happy Tilton said:
Brian, take a good look at the image...It clearly states that OLC is
scanning for viruses.
Click to expand...

I believe (I'm too lazy to check it out) that there was a reply in
there dealing with MSN as the provider.

Am I right?
 
Diane.....
Were you able to find out if it is MSN or my on board NOD32, that is being
enlisted by the OLC to do the scanning?
My bet is on MSN being enlisted for the scan, because for:
1. it scans too slow for NOD32
2. I don't see the cmd prompt window that NOD32 displays when it scans a file

BTW: Are those screenshots viewable? I wonder because there's no thumbnail
visible, like there is in some of the other forums. Let me try them again.



 
Diane.....
Were you able to find out if it is MSN or my on board NOD32, that is being
enlisted by the OLC to do the scanning?
My bet is on MSN being enlisted for the scan, because for:
1. it scans too slow for NOD32
2. I don't see the cmd prompt window that NOD32 displays when it scans a file

BTW: Are those screenshots viewable? I wonder because there's no thumbnail
visible, like there is in some of the other forums. Let me try them again.



 
I'm waiting for a reply from someone with more knowledge about MSN Premium -
but I'm pretty sure its MSN's virus scanner doing it.











Happy Tilton said:
Diane.....
Were you able to find out if it is MSN or my on board NOD32, that is being
enlisted by the OLC to do the scanning?
My bet is on MSN being enlisted for the scan, because for:
1. it scans too slow for NOD32
2. I don't see the cmd prompt window that NOD32 displays when it scans a
file

BTW: Are those screenshots viewable? I wonder because there's no thumbnail
visible, like there is in some of the other forums. Let me try them again.





--
XPPro SP2, ZoneAlarm, NOD32, CounterSpy
MS Office 2003 Small Business
Outlook Connector Version 12.0.4518.1068
----
happytilton®



Diane Poremsky said:
I believed you as soon as you confirmed msn premium. I just don't know
how
to disable it. :) Based on what I found in Google, they do scan all
email.
I'll see what I can find out.
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
 
Based on the screenshot, a person more familiar with MSN says it looks like
the same scan hotmail does and it is not configurable - as in, you can not
disable it.

I can't repro the virus scan using the connector with an outlook live acct
and don't use NOD so I don't know if it happens to everyone using msn
premium or only to connector users whose AV protection is not registered in
windows security center.










Happy Tilton said:
Diane.....
Were you able to find out if it is MSN or my on board NOD32, that is being
enlisted by the OLC to do the scanning?
My bet is on MSN being enlisted for the scan, because for:
1. it scans too slow for NOD32
2. I don't see the cmd prompt window that NOD32 displays when it scans a
file

BTW: Are those screenshots viewable? I wonder because there's no thumbnail
visible, like there is in some of the other forums. Let me try them again.





--
XPPro SP2, ZoneAlarm, NOD32, CounterSpy
MS Office 2003 Small Business
Outlook Connector Version 12.0.4518.1068
----
happytilton®



Diane Poremsky said:
I believed you as soon as you confirmed msn premium. I just don't know
how
to disable it. :) Based on what I found in Google, they do scan all
email.
I'll see what I can find out.
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
 
Back
Top