HeavyDuty wrote:
Peter Potamus the Purple Hippo wrote:
HeavyDuty wrote:
Peter Potamus the Purple Hippo wrote:
HeavyDuty wrote:
Alwil Avast 4.8
Seamonkey 1.1.14
XP-Pro SP3.
I had to uninstall Avast AV 4.8 and reinstall it.
As a result of this activity, three changes happened to Seamonkey.
1) ALL my stored passwords disappeared; 2) ALL my stored and
perpetual cookies disappeared; 3) My SSL settings were reset to
give all warnings.
Riddle me that? What does Avast have to do with Seamonkey (and
why/how could it make those changes)?
I was able to restore passwords/cookies by pulling up last night's
backup for the xxxxxx.s file, rename the current file, rename the
restored file with the current .s file name. All was returned to
normal.
why don't you ask them?: http://forum.avast.com/index.php
I asked and was answered:
Simply - avast does not make these changes to browsers, and avast
never has a clue what POP mail client is being used and does not
make any changes to them. avast's interaction with browsers is
limited to intercepting the http calls it makes at the network level
and the same goes for the unsecured POP/SMTP calls of mail clients,
again at the network level. avast knows nothing of the internal
working of any given browser or mail client.
I think that there is a probability during the changes you were
making to get the USB drive installed SeaMonkey may have had
difficulty getting to the stored profile information for your
browser and email client and created a new clean profile.
So, if Avast did not cause this, and the timing was just
coincidental, what would cause Seamonkey to "burp" as it did?
how are we supposed to know. You gave one story to the SM support
group, and another to the avast forum. Whats this all about: "you were
making to get the USB drive installed."
Peter,
Always happy to have your input.
I uninstalled Avast to troubleshoot whether Avast was scanning a new USB
hang-on HDD during the boot-up sequence. When connected, Windows was
taking an additional minute to boot to the desk top. There was no change
in the boot-up behavior with the USB HDD whether or not Avast was
installed.
With all respect, anything related to the hang-on drive is a red
herring. The new drive had been connected for 10 days with no issues
with Seamonkey. I uninstalled Avast to see if I could find the source of
the elongated boot-up. Avast was not involved. Western Digital tech
support stated it was Windows XP "recognizing" the drive and loading
drivers that caused the expanded boot-up. All of this has no apparent
bearing on loosing the passwords, cookies, and sll settings. So, if
uninstall-install Avast is coincidental, I won't argue. Still, I'd like
to understand why/how Seamonkey got scrambled.
I have an USB Western Digital disk. Sometimes XP did not recognize my
external HDD. The only good way of connecting it is to:
1. Power/On PC and HDD(not connected to the usb pc port)
2. Let all boot sequences to finish.
3. Plug the HDD into the usb slot.
To disconnect:
1. Power down the pc
2. Disconnect the usb plug
3. Power off the HDD if needed
4. Disconnect the HDD of the power outlet.
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