Ewido Micro

I found the link to Ewido Micro and use it as an on-demand scanner. Just wondering why it isn't more easily found (on Ewido's website)?

 

my guess is that they offer ewido micro only as an alternative to the online scanner for user who dont use IE.

 

Where did you find ewido micro?

Gerard

 

On their site

But you need to use a non-IE browser to see the micro link on their online scanner beta page. Use IE and the ewido micro link is not displayed.

Hence, as WSFuser noted, this is an alternative to the usual (beta) online scanner for those users who do not use Internet Explorer.

 

http://download.ewido.net/ewido_micro.exe

There is some mention in a thread:

https://www.wilderssecurity.com/showpost.php?p=633311&postcount=56

 

I agree

 

Thanks

Never noticed that one before

Gerard

 

Hi, Blackcat

Hope you do not mind me adding this bit,

And your browser must not be blocking JavaScript or you will not see the link.

Take Care,
TheQuest

 

Not at all. Thanks for the amendment

 

So it's on demand. Is it updateable?

 

Yes. When you run it the signatures are downloaded automatically. Today there were 271,424 signatures. Attached is a screenshot.

 

Thanks I experienced that today as I ran it. I'm on dialup. Is there anyway to retain these signatures & would that make the next update smaller? Cause this is an .exe not installed. Btw I didn't wait for your screenshot to load. Thanks.

 

Does not appear to be any options. Each time I open it the signatures are then downloaded. I have had no hits yet so not sure if there is an option to remove the nasty or if it just ID's it.

 

I had 2 fp's. It gave me the option to remove. Course I didn't.

 

My browser is Firefox 1.5.0.2. I downloaded ewido_micro.exe and tried to start it (don't even know whether it is a program or a setup. It does not do anything when double-clicking on it. I hope this thread is still visited and somebody will help me.

 

Just let Firefox download the micro into the Firefox folder and then let the online scan run. You do not need to double click the micro - just start the scan from the controls provided on the website.

 

After Firefox downloads the Ewido Micro, you have to click to open the micro file within the Firefox download dialogue box.

 

Thank you for trying to help me, OldRebel. Unfortunately it did not work. I have attached a screenshot that should show the actions I have carried out according to your instructions. I cannot see that I have made any mistake there.
If by "controls provided on the website" you mean the "Open" button in the sidebar this does not effect anything. The statusbar just reads "Ready". (The URL entered in the address field was typed in by me; it did not appear automatically by pressing "Open" in the Downloads Sidebar.)

I tried to disable various combinations of my safety progs and settings – nothing changed. I still think there must be something in my safety settings that is preventing ewido_micro from starting.

Here is what I tried (in a rather unsystematic manner I fear):

1) Disable Sygate PFW
2) Disable avast! WebShield
3) Disable WinPatrol
4) Disable dak's customblocking list in SpywareBlaster

In Firefox:
5) Enable Java
6) Enable Popups
7) Enable JavaScript on the ewido website (with NoScript extension)

My hosts file does not contain any entry for ewido.


I do not know whether all the items above are pertinent to the problem at all. I just wanted to try everything I could think of. I think I have tried almost every reasonable combination of the above settings except that I did not dare to disable WebShield and Sygate PFW simultaneously.

Do you or anybody else reading this have any idea what else I could try (apart from using MSIE)?

 

Download ewido_micro to your desktop and double click it from your desktop the signatures are downloaded to your IE history you will see them if you search. When the downloading of signatures is complete you will see a screen like attached. If you are not connected to the Inet you will see an error.
Please post a screen of what heppens as you click it for further TS.

 

What do you mean by "IE history"? Is it C:\WINDOWS\Temporary Internet Files? There is nothing in it but C:\WINDOWS\Temporary Internet Files\Content.IE5\index.dat.

Could you give me some file names for which to carry out a Windows search after having double-clicked on the ewido_micro.exe symbol on my desktop?

 

No they go to TEMP sorry... I think they used to be in IE5 history it's been a few.

Go to Start -> Run type in "%TEMP%\ewido_signatures" w/o quotes.

But this is useless if the program errors out.

 

I don't have the same configuration you do, so I can't duplicate your steps. I do know that SpywareBlaster is not a problem, because I have it fully enabled. It is possible that Ewido micro cannot run because of your Internet Explorer Internet Zone settings, because they also control what happens in the Local Zone (your computer). Try putting Ewido.net in the IE Trusted Zone and set that zone to default level. And make sure that Java and Active X are set to Prompt instead of Disable in the IE Internet zone. NO matter what you download with Firefox, it won't be able to run if your IE settings are too restrictiive. For example, if I set IE Internet Zone to disable active scripting, my McAfee virusscan will not run, even though it is an installed program.

 

What is ewido micro? (and why)

 

It is an online Ewido scanner compatible for use with the Firefox browser for those who need to scan but do not use Internet Explorer.

 

OK, thanks for that OldRebel.