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How to turn off scanning downloaded files for viruses?

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BlackOverlord
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I read in Google about browser.download.manager.scanWhenDone option, but i can't find one in version 34.0.5. It is no longer available?

EDIT: OK. Is there another way to say Firefox not to scan files?

I read in Google about browser.download.manager.scanWhenDone option, but i can't find one in version 34.0.5. It is no longer available? EDIT: OK. Is there another way to say Firefox not to scan files?

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FredMcD
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What is the real name of the add-on?

Open its options page. The setting should be around somewhere.

the-edmeister
the-edmeister
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Sorry, the preference browser.download.manager.scanWhenDone is gone from Firefox for quite a few versions now.

cor-el
cor-el
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See comment #c2:

  • bug 1067467#c2 - Windows security zone being set on downloaded files when browser.download.manager.scanWhenDone is set to false