using AVG with Star Downloader

I tried posting this question at the AVG forum, but no takers there, so I'm giving it a shot here as well.
I was hoping to tie AVG in with Star Downloader (the download manager that I use). To that end, I found the following in the Star Downloader FAQ:

Enter the options dialog in Star Downloader and choose the Anti-Virus section. Now, check the "Virus check after download using:" box and in the "Anti-virus executable" box, specify where the anti-virus program is installed. There are several executables in the Norton AntiVirus folder, but the one you should use is called: NAVW32.EXE ​

Wanted to try substituting AVG for NAV in the above, and found these instructions in the AVG FAQ:

Within the 3rd party program scanning options choose AVGW.EXE with /SE parameter (AVGW.EXE /SE) as internal antivirus scanner. AVGW.EXE file is located in the AVG directory "“ usually "C:\Program Files\Grisoft\AVG7“ directory on your hard drive.​

The only thing is that I can't add the /SE parameter, because Star Downloader only lets me choose from existing .exe files (it won't let me type in anything after I've browsed to where the file resides). So what happens is after I download something, the AVG screen comes up, but I can only select a drive to scan, not the individual file. Of course I can always right-click the actual downloaded file to "scan with AVG ", but I'm just wondering if there IS a way to configure things so that AVG will run automatically in these circumstances.
Thanks!

 

Hi Rebecca,

Of course I can always right-click the actual downloaded file to "scan with AVG "

Maybe I'm not interperting you post correctly again , but:

Every AV that I know of has an option which is usually on by default to scan any file that gets written to the HD. So I don't see the need for what you're trying to accomplish. In Nav it's Auto-Protect which watches every read - write - rename of a file. NOD (Eset) will do the same - there the user has control over the individual I/O's (File reads/writes).

Regards - Charles

 

Hi Charles,
No, it sounds like you were reading my post correctly this time !
To be honest, I kind of thought AVG automatically monitored anything coming into my computer, as you say NAV does. (AVG Resident Shield is always enabled on my computer.)
What brought up the question in my mind in the first place was the fact that both Star Downloader and AVG address the issue (of "third party scanning ") in their FAQ. Why even mention it if it's already being done by default?

 

I don't know what the rational would be - hope someone reading this will shed light on this.

Regards - Charles

 

rebecca

I installed star downloader and under options>Anti Virus, I browsed to avgw.exe and in the Parameters I entered /SE in the box. Am I on the right track?

I haven't tried downloading anything yet but I will and let you know what I found.

 

Hi Bill,

What's the rationale?

The two that I came up with as possibilities is the user can shut off the I/O checking for already existent files which does take time and resources and concentrate on any downloads or, some sort of "sandbox" application, meaning the downloader isolates the downloaded data until it's checked by the AV.

Regards - Charles

 

Hi Charles,

Beats me. I was trying to find a way for rebecca to do what she wanted. I don't use a downloader except what is in Firefox.

AVG scans the downloaded file when it is opened so that no nasty stuff can get through at that time which is the important time.

 

Thanks, Bill - that was definitely the answer to my question. And I'm duly embarrassed about the fact that I didn't figure out to put the /SE in the "parameter box" myself! Thanks for suggesting it so nicely, and not just pointing out what an idiot I was. What happens now after I download something, is that I get an AVG popup saying "scan complete, no virus found ".
Charles, do you think the rationale might just be to give "tangible" (i.e., visual) confirmation of the fact that the scan was done? It still seems to me that you're right about the fact that as long as I keep everything in AVG enabled/active, it should scan downloaded files automatically...