Antivirus doesn'r like Open rails

[bprice]

Occasionally my antivirus program decides to attack my open rails folder. This is despite the fact that I have excluded that particular folder. It finds many files as too new and deletes them. Sometimes it allows me to restore and sometimes I just have to download it again.

The 9/11 version has been a bear. I have downloaded it twice and it will not let everything install and automatically deletes the files.

Any suggestions?

Thanks
Basil

[R. Steele]

Which anti virus program, more info needed.

[OTTODAD]

Occasionally my antivirus program decides to attack my open rails folder. This is despite the fact that I have excluded that particular folder. It finds many files as too new and deletes them. Sometimes it allows me to restore and sometimes I just have to download it again. The 9/11 version has been a bear. I have downloaded it twice and it will not let everything install and automatically deletes the files. Any suggestions?

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[bprice]

I am using Norton Internet Security.

[R. Steele]

I am using Norton Internet Security.

I know Norton has several other types of scans besides the normal virus that may target ORTS. They have a download scan that uses something called WS Reputation which essentially targets files by internet usages. Since OR is a relatively little used program by internet standards it could look suspicious. Try looking in the administrative settings for something you've missed. Exempt the folder that OR runs from ..... the minute some of OR dll files start could alert Norton and it is eliminating them.

Look for any ways to exlude OR from ALL the various types of scans Norton will use to protect the machine. A PITA for sure!
As to any other antivirus software, they all have their detractors and boosters, but they all act like intrusive nanny software, and sometimes the evil you know is better than some new evil.

[bprice]

WS Reputation
That seems to be the issue.

It would be nice if it would simply alert and let me select whether to install or not rather than deleting the file.

The latest issue seems to be installing the 9/11 version. When the zip extracts, it starts deleting files even though the destination folder is exempted.

This doesn't always happen. It seems to be random.

I hope it doesn't mean downloading and then shutting off the internet connection and antivirus before installing.

Thanks for your help.

Basil

[crstagg]

Basil,

Have you ever seen the TV show HewHaw? They had a skit where someone complained " It hurts when I do this". and the Doctor would hit them on the head with a rubber chicken and say "Don't do that!"

Get rid on Norton! Like Otto said there are plenty of better AV programs.

[R. Steele]

I have exempted the whole drive/folder where I unzip the current testing version.
I have attached two screenshots for help:
GoTo settings/antivirus/scans and risks/exclusions low risks/ items to exclude from Auto-Protect, SONAR and Download Intelligence - use the configure (+) to open the configure screen and exempt everything having to do with Open Rails....folders, etc. That should work.

It is Nortons patented method of being a PITA, all the other antivirus programs have theirs also, depends on which type of PITA you desire. I have tried most of 'em. Enjoy.

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[bprice]

Thanks.

I found the problem. I had the folder exempted from scans but not the download intelligence. Everything seems to be working fine now.