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How do I get rid of "Download Status Bar: Anti-virus failed to start, check configuration?

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joyleemorr
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This appears when I try to download, say Adobe Flash Player; I "X" it, or "OK" it, and i get no download. This anti-virus scan thing, I think, is left over from a much earlier version of Firefox and I don't know how to get rid of it. Previous to the last four or five months or so, I could X or OK it and still get my download, but no longer.

This appears when I try to download, say Adobe Flash Player; I "X" it, or "OK" it, and i get no download. This anti-virus scan thing, I think, is left over from a much earlier version of Firefox and I don't know how to get rid of it. Previous to the last four or five months or so, I could X or OK it and still get my download, but no longer.

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JollyRoger
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I was able to get rid of this problem by opening the options for the add-on "Download Statusbar 0.9.8" (Tools>Add-ons and select Extensions). In the Options form select the final tab labeled "Virus Scan", and de-select "Manually scan completed downloads". Alternatively, select this option but ensure the path in the "Anti-virus program location" correctly points to a valid anti-virus executable (I did not test this). Hope this helps...