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zabrak 
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O.P.  Getting virus warning when recieving files via msn
Anyone know how to disable this? 
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| 08-18-2008 10:35 PM | 
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djdannyp 
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 RE: Getting virus warning when recieving files via msn
 Options-> File Transfers 
 
then uncheck the box that says "Automatically reject file transfers for known unsafe file types" 
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| 08-18-2008 10:38 PM | 
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zabrak 
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O.P.  RE: RE: Getting virus warning when recieving files via msn
quote: Originally posted by djdannyp 
Options-> File Transfers 
 
then uncheck the box that says "Automatically reject file transfers for known unsafe file types"
  
It is unchecked, and I still get the error.  
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| 08-18-2008 10:45 PM | 
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djdannyp 
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 RE: Getting virus warning when recieving files via msn
 Are you using the windows firewall? 
 
check your configuration of that 
 
also, do you have any virus protection installed? 
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| 08-18-2008 10:46 PM | 
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zabrak 
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O.P.  RE: RE: Getting virus warning when recieving files via msn
quote: Originally posted by djdannyp 
Are you using the windows firewall? 
 
check your configuration of that 
 
also, do you have any virus protection installed?
  
Firewall is disabled completely. Also, I had one but I un-installed it  
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| 08-18-2008 10:51 PM | 
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djdannyp 
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 RE: Getting virus warning when recieving files via msn
 you should enable the windows firewall, or download a free one such as ZoneAlarm 
 
you should also get some Virus protection such as AVG Free 
 
WLM is probably blocking files as it knows you have no way of protecting yourself if they are viruses 
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| 08-18-2008 10:58 PM | 
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zabrak 
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O.P.  RE: RE: Getting virus warning when recieving files via msn
quote: Originally posted by djdannyp 
you should enable the windows firewall, or download a free one such as ZoneAlarm 
 
you should also get some Virus protection such as AVG Free 
 
WLM is probably blocking files as it knows you have no way of protecting yourself if they are viruses
  
No I had AVG while it was going on...Figured AVG was the cause so I un-installed it (i still have Norton, among others) sot hat can't be it. And my firewall was disabled before and it still accepted files.  
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| 08-18-2008 11:06 PM | 
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 RE: Getting virus warning when recieving files via msn
 when u get the file from the person dont click it in the convo go to where the files get saved and run it from there or download and run the apatch and have it go them files go threw with no warns or google for the reg trick 
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| 08-18-2008 11:18 PM | 
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djdannyp 
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 RE: RE: RE: Getting virus warning when recieving files via msn
quote: Originally posted by zabrak 
quote: Originally posted by djdannyp 
you should enable the windows firewall, or download a free one such as ZoneAlarm 
 
you should also get some Virus protection such as AVG Free 
 
WLM is probably blocking files as it knows you have no way of protecting yourself if they are viruses
   
No I had AVG while it was going on...Figured AVG was the cause so I un-installed it (i still have Norton, among others) sot hat can't be it. And my firewall was disabled before and it still accepted files.
  
i find that norton causes more problems than it solves, haha.
 
is your subscription up to date?
 
all i can suggest is checking the settings on the file transfer tab in options, perhaps using them to enabling a virus scan upon file transfer completion and seeing if that helps.
 i don't know how you have so many problems with WLM, no-one else seems to experience this sheer multitude of problems! 
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| 08-18-2008 11:22 PM | 
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zabrak 
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O.P.  RE: Getting virus warning when recieving files via msn
Okay this is very strange. I can recieve other file fomrats such as pictures, text documents, etc. but not .mp3s? 
"i don't know how you have so many problems with WLM, no-one else seems to experience this sheer multitude of problems! " 
 
Yeah I know. I must have experienced like 20 errors in the past month alone.
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I can recieve other file fomrats such as pictures, text documents, etc. but not .mp3s? 
 quote: Originally posted by bigb88 
when u get the file from the person dont click it in the convo go to where the files get saved and run it from there or download and run the apatch and have it go them files go threw with no warns or google for the reg trick
  
Okay very weird. I tried opening the file from the folder that it saved to, like you said. But when I tried to to open it straight from MSN it gievs me the error?    
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| 08-18-2008 11:33 PM | 
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