MSN file transfers, any way to stop it moaning

snowdog · 17 Apr 2010 at 14:46

As per title, is there any way to make msn transfers as handy as they used to be, without this '' this file is potentially unsafe'' on 99% of all files (even mp3's, rars), and having to have a Virus scanner for everything ( I use ''hello.exe'', but I still have to click ok every time and it moans how the virusscan failed). I have MSN+ so it auto accepts file transfers, but I still have to do 1 or 2 clicks per file transfer because of all this security ****. Any way to get messenger without the security moaning but that still works with msn discovery and msn + ?

andythelandy · 17 Apr 2010 at 16:01

You can set it to use your antivirus (AVG in my case) to scan instead its in the msn settings somewhere I carn't remember exactly how to sorry, but AVG takes a couple of seconds and excepts it, its much better.

MarcLister · 17 Apr 2010 at 16:10

If you download A-Patch there should be a feature you can tick to have MSN patched so it removes the warning. Not sure if its available for the latest MSN as I now use Pidgin.

snowdog · 17 Apr 2010 at 16:18

MarcLister said:
If you download A-Patch there should be a feature you can tick to have MSN patched so it removes the warning. Not sure if its available for the latest MSN as I now use Pidgin.

Thanks.

andythelandy said:
You can set it to use your antivirus (AVG in my case) to scan instead its in the msn settings somewhere I carn't remember exactly how to sorry, but AVG takes a couple of seconds and excepts it, its much better.

A few seconds and a pop up screen showing a scan is annoying, no thanks, I find AVG a hog too I use Avast... All my files are virus protected when I open em or browse their folder anyhow I do not want them scanned when they get sent to me through msn...

MrMacca · 17 Apr 2010 at 17:13

I use A-Patch and also set MSN to manually use Microsoft Security Essentials to scan the files.

Job done

Thunderbolt · 17 Apr 2010 at 22:46

I tell it to use winrar as my anti virus, so the file just opens winrar.

asim18 · 17 Apr 2010 at 22:55

I've just set it to use ESET Nod32's command line scanner.

It doesn't even open a new window or anything, the scan is completely invisible and doesn't slow down anything.

SkScotchegg · 18 Apr 2010 at 14:20

whats the name of the exe file to use in the microsoft security essentials folder for msn to scan files with that antivirus?

Thanks in advance.