Norton anti-virus and OR

[bprice]

My Norton antivirus has attacked my OR installation and is automatically removing files as unsafe. It looks like it has been doing this for a couple of weeks now but my last attempt to load OR I got a big warning screen. Is anyone else having this issue?

This is one of the entries:

Category: Unresolved Security Risks
Date & Time,Risk,Activity,Status,Recommended Action,Path - Filename
8/11/2014 1:57:03 PM,Medium,gnu.gettext.winforms.dll (WS.Reputation.1) detected by Download Insight




Thanks
Basil

[baldwin]

Just set Norton to ignore ORTS. Put ORTS into Norton exclusions. I have done that with all my sims and games and other programs my AV finds offensive.

[bandorr2000]

I have NORTON running, and I run OR without any problems, both the stable release V0.9 and the latest X release.

[dedwa15237]

I NEVER use any antivirus programs if you are running MSTS on a standalone PC without Internet and other crap software...... what's the moot point of having an internet and Norton or other tools while running OR and MSTS?

[MCDemuth]

I NEVER use any antivirus programs if you are running MSTS on a standalone PC without Internet and other crap software...... what's the moot point of having an internet and Norton or other tools while running OR and MSTS?

What?



I don't seem to recall Basil noting that his computer was not connected to the internet... but if it is not, In which case your right, and AntiVirus programs are kind of pointless on a computer without internet.

Not sure why you are arguing that there is no point in having AntiVirus or Internet Programs on computers that have OR and MSTS installed. I have had several computers, all with AntiVirus, Internet, and MSTS on them and I have never had any problems with them co-existing. Besides, I would think having internet on a computer with MSTS installed would make sense, since it would be easier to download and install routes and rolling stock...not to mention actually being able to use other Sims that focus on heavy MultiPlayer capabilities...And if you have internet, you should have an AntiVirus program.

As for RUNNING MSTS and OR, I suppose you can always shutdown an AntiVirus program for a while, when running those if you feel that you need to, but again I have never had any problems with them co-existing. The AntiVirus program using just sits there ready to go in the background, only looking for intrusions, until I tell it to do something else... It sounds like only an Active Antivirus File Scan was picking out oddball files found in OR. I would not run an Active Antivirus File Scan and MSTS at the same time anyway...Not sure why anyone would try to do so, since the Frame Rates would take a serious hit, assuming that is all that would happen, and the worse that would happen....



I agree with baldwin, if you are having some weird trouble with your AntiVirus Program, attacking Open Rails, then add that folder, the "Offending" Files, and such to the AntiVirus Program's Ignore List. That should stop that.

[muskokaandtahoe]

8/11/2014 1:57:03 PM,Medium,gnu.gettext.winforms.dll (WS.Reputation.1) detected by Download Insight

Basil

The string I highlighted is probably the reason. Norton and other anti-virus people simply cannot keep up with the rapid spread of threats. Even if they get notified on the first day something new is in the wild it may take them 3 or 4 more days to release a block and in those few days the internet will have spread that stuff around the world 50 times over. So what they're doing now is letting you know whatever you just download has not been seen enough times to have verified it's really ok -- its reputation -- and so to be on the safe side it locks it up.

Probably makes sense when you troll Russian download sites and makes no sense at all for legitimate but small time software.

Just set OR to safe and move on with life.

[releismetrain]

Hi,
I have had no problems with Russian Msts sites or European Msts sites.

Regards Geoff.

[bprice]

Thanks, all.

I set my OR as safe and reinstalled the latest X version. Now working fine.