usless virus scan

[Eve L Dewer]

EVERY time I attempt to access a document MS Office does a virus scan on it,
even though it is totally in-house. How do I prevent the repeated scans?

 

[garfield-n-odie [MVP]]

Office does not have a virus scanning function built in. If
you're using Symantec/Norton AntiVirus, try disabling the Office
Plugin that comes with it. See
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=329820 "How to use Office
programs with the Norton AntiVirus Office plug-in" for more
information.

 

[Bob Buckland ?:-\)]

Hi Eve,

The scans are usually from the antivirus software installed on your PC that hook into the MS Office products. If it's a retail copy
of Norton Antivirus, for example, check to see if their Office Plugin (misc category) is marked to run.

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I hope this helped you,

Bob Buckland ?
MS Office system products MVP

LINKS to the 2007 Office System

1. Free MS Office 2007 book from MS Press, 213 pages:
http://microsoft.com/learning/office2007/default.mspx#booksfrommspress

2.. Office 2007 Beta 2 Online Test Drive, Downloadable beta,
e-learning courses, doucmentation and movies:
http://microsoft.com/office/preview

3. Send 2007 Office System Beta 2 feedback directly to the MS Office 2007 product team with this feedback tool:
http://sas.office.microsoft.com/

4. Try the 2007 OfficeOnline preview website , without Office2007

a. Install the ActiveX access control
http://office.microsoft.com/search/redir.aspx?AssetID=XT101650581033

b. then visit
http://officebeta.iponet.net

 

[NoNoBadDog!]

EVERY time I attempt to access a document MS Office does a virus scan on
it, even though it is totally in-house. How do I prevent the repeated
scans?

Regardless of the origins of the Office files, they *should* be scanned each
and every time they are opened. The very tiny wait for the scan is worth
the security of your system. You may not take files home or bring outside
files in, but are you absolutely 100% dead certain that no one in your
organization does that? In addition, I would almost guarantee that many of
the files you deal with originate as emails, and you have no way of knowing
their history.

I guess what I am saying is that your impatience can be dangerous.

Bobby