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Friday 26 September 2008

Disable Firefox 3's Automatic Virus Scan

The built-in virus check is there for your own protection. This advice is for expert users only!

  1. Type about:config in the Firefox address bar
  2. Now filter the following browser.download.manager.scanWhenDone
  3. Set the parameter to False

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