I don't know whether you've noticed already, that Fx 3.0 offers a new feature to initiate a virus scan automatically after a download is finished (with the default download manager).

Is ClamWin be able to interpret that signal or does it only matters for realtime scanners?

Could a function be implemented into a future version to react and scan a downloaded file?

Anyone?

I don't use Firefox, but the new feature to autocheck a file after downloadprobably doesn't require a realtime scanner unless they furnish a list of antivirus programs that can be used. WinZip has had a similar feature for some time now.

Regards,

I can't find this option in FF 3 RC1. Could you provide a screenshot?

https://blogs.computerworld.com/sites/default/themes/cw_blogs/cache/files/u98/download_manager.jpg

You can see this directly after a download is finished in the download manager.

An option in the configurations menu doesn't exist for that feature.

well, if you can't configure it then it is likely to work with preconfigured command line scanners that are detected at runtime

I've downloaded a testvirus and found out the following:

I got a warning about an infection by Windows Defender, not by ClamWin.

Because of that, I think that Fx only uses virus scanners, which are detected by the Windows Security Center.

Btw: I did a request at Mozillas Bug tracker for this issue. Maybe they will implement a possibility to support ClamWin too.

Edit: Man, this guys are really fast, this was the answer:

"We use a system api call - if virus scanners want to participate they can hook
into the system to do so. We will not be providing UI to manually select a
virus scanner at this time."

Do you think you could implement this, so that ClamWin can be detected by Fx 3.0?

Technically this idea already exists as a ClamWin addon (https://clamwin.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/clamwin/trunk/addons/Office_ClamWin/Readme.txt?view=markup https://clamwin.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/clamwin/trunk/addons/Office_ClamWin/Readme.txt?view=markup), but it doesn't look like it has received any attention in a while. It works independently of Security Center registration, as far as I know.

If you got a compiled version of this Dll and registered it, Firefox 3.0 would make use of it.

But, before you reply, I have already used my psychic powers to determine your next thought. "How can I get this DLL?!?!" Well, for one, someone would need to compile it. Before you ask someone to do that, it should be heavily noted that the addon will launch ClamWin, which has to launch clamscan, which has to load the database, which scans the file, which reports the results to ClamWin, then ClamWin displays the results to the user.

To give you an idea of this performance implication, you could download a file in firefox and right as it finishes, right click on it, and use the clamwin shell extension to scan the file, it will have similar performance and delays.

Thanks b0ne.

But I think I will wait until the ClamWin team implements an official solution for this into a future version.
Maybe I have to wait until 1.0.

I was going to raise this issue myself.
I am glad FF3 is putting safety first for the web users, and the auto-scan feature in FF3 would greatly compliment an non-resident Anti-Virus like clam-win.

How ever, the scan should be completely transparent and only raise windows when suspect files are detected.

Jason, If you want to automatically scan files after download, try Download Statusbar which is a download manager extension for firefox which can be set up to scan files after each download. All you need to do is go to the addons page in firefox --->
Click Options on the extension ---> go to last tab "Virus Scan" ---> enter the path to the correct ClamWin Executable and for arguments type %1



I have never tried this with Clamwin. But it works with AVG 7.5 Free and Avast Free.


The trick is to find out which executable in the antivirus path to use.


You can Download extension here: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/26 https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/26


There are also some other extensions that will scan the files automatically.


You can search for them here: https://addons.mozilla.org https://addons.mozilla.org

The extension is a nice temporary solution!

But anyway, is there something planned alread in that way, that Firefox is able to call up the ClamScan program?

The '%1' argument didn't work for me (it only opened the ClamWin without initiating any scan), however this did:



Works fine with ClamWin 0.93.1 and Firefox 3.0.
The executable I point the extension to is C:\Program Files\ClamWin\bin\ClamWin.exe

Does there also exist a command line option to hide the scanning window while the scanning process?

Ever hear of https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/771 ClamWin Glue?

EDIT1: To get it to work with FF3, try https://lifehacker.com/355973/make-your-extensions-work-with-the-firefox-3-beta this Lifehacker guide:

EDIT2: Blah, scratch that, it doesn't seem to work... anyone know of an alternative? (Besides Download Statusbar?)

EDIT3: Found one - https://downloadstatusbar.mozdev.org/downscan/ DownScan

Use these configurations with DownScan:

Location: "C:\Program Files\ClamWin\bin\ClamWin.exe"
Arguments: "--mode=scanner --close --path=%1"

I sure talk to myself enough, don't I?