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> From: profoxtech-bounces@leafe.com

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> On Behalf Of Paul McNett

> Sent: Monday, June 07, 2010 4:11 PM

> To: profoxtech@leafe.com

> Subject: [NF] Best Practices for distributing applications / avoiding

> virusscanners

>

<snip>

> My question is, what's current best practice in dealing with this

class of

> issue?

> Telling people to turn off their virus scanners before downloading? Is

> there

> something I can do to my application to bless it so that Norton,

McAfee,

> and the

> whole slew of other virus and threat scanners will see it as

legitimate?

>

Sounds like a kludge, and it is, but you can often bypass finicky Big

Brothers with a non-executing-type file extension.

Instead of MyApp.exe, have them download MyApp.exe.pcm, with

instructions to then rename it and proceed as usual...

Thanks,

Matthew Jarvis || Business Systems Analyst

IT Department

McKenzie-Willamette Medical Center

1460 G Street, Springfield, OR 97477 || Ph: 541-744-6092 || Fax:

541-744-6145

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