Zonealrm doesn't scan on demand, why not?

I am unaware of any scanning feature in ZA or any other firewall. If that is listed as an option when you right-click on a file, I would suspect a problem with your configuration. I would expect an option to scan with your anti-virus software.

GM

GreyMack,

I've never heard of it either.


owenus32,

Do you have an anti-virus program running on your system? If so, which one, and do you have any other option in the right-click menu that says "Scan with"? Did the ZoneAlarm entry replace your existing anti-virus scanning option?

The right click options for windows, I believe, are stored in the system registry. It makes me wonder if somehow, something corrupted/ overwrote that entry, or something has 'crawled' onto your system.

Just go to this link to test your firewall:

http://www.grc.com/default.htm

Then scroll down to the 'Hot Spots' section and click on 'ShieldsUp!'. Next, click on 'Proceed'. Then, just select the tests you want to perform (it looks like a long grey bar), "Common Ports", "All Service Ports", etc., to see if your firewall is still doing it's job.

Mike.

yes, I haver zone alarm pro which is zone alarm firewall with zone labs anit-virus as part of it.

I also wonder if there's an option to say "only report" if a virus is found, and that's why your not getting anything to come up, either for or against.

Mike.

You know, now that you mention it, I did install the evaluation version of ZoneAlarm SecuritySuite w/ Anti-Virus once. Sorry. Can you go into the control center for ZoneAlarm and download the latest virus definitions? Is there also an option there to do a manual scan? If so, try that to see if it works. Usually the right click option only checks the single file/ files thats selected with the mouse pointer at the time, while a manual scan, started from the control center, will check your entire system (or whatever you have it configured to check).

I hope that helps,

Mike.

yeah, it's interesting, it works and has detcted exploits while surfing in real time but it could be that it just scans without a dialogue box when you manual scan a particular item

It is generally advised now to have at least one, if not two, back-up on-demand anti-virus scanners to maintain the integrity of your system's anti-virus protection.

Both Grisoft (AVG 6.0) and H&BDev (AntiVir 6.0 Personal) have FREE anti-virus programs that also have a right-click context menu 'scan with...' facility, and both do confirm scan status after, whether 'clean' or 'detection' found. They are also quick and efficient whole system scanners for weekly or so back-up to your existing 'on-guard' protection.

I downloaded and reintalled a fresh version of zonealrm with antiviru and now it works. Something either nuked that particular funvtion or it broke.