Virus Scan

[Jack Gillis]

Each time I open any of the workbooks I created, an anti virus scan takes
place. I know they are virus free and have been for years. I am the only
one who opens them as there are no other users of the machine.

Is there a way to disable the virus scan (AVG) for each workbook?

Thank you.

[Gord Dibben]

Jack

That would be a function of your AV application.

You should be able to configure it to exclude *.xls from scanning.


Gord Dibben MS Excel MVP

On Wed, 12 Jul 2006 16:46:57 -0400, "Jack Gillis" <[email protected]>
wrote:

>Each time I open any of the workbooks I created, an anti virus scan takes
>place. I know they are virus free and have been for years. I am the only
>one who opens them as there are no other users of the machine.
>
>Is there a way to disable the virus scan (AVG) for each workbook?
>
>Thank you.
>

[Jack Gillis]

Ah yes! That makes sense.

Thank you very much.


"Gord Dibben" <gorddibbATshawDOTca> wrote in message
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> Jack
>
> That would be a function of your AV application.
>
> You should be able to configure it to exclude *.xls from scanning.
>
>
> Gord Dibben MS Excel MVP
>
> On Wed, 12 Jul 2006 16:46:57 -0400, "Jack Gillis" <[email protected]>
> wrote:
>
>>Each time I open any of the workbooks I created, an anti virus scan takes
>>place. I know they are virus free and have been for years. I am the only
>>one who opens them as there are no other users of the machine.
>>
>>Is there a way to disable the virus scan (AVG) for each workbook?
>>
>>Thank you.
>>
>

[Bill Ridgeway]

Jack Gillis wrote <<I know they are virus free>>.

I'm afraid that, in a world of people trying to threaten computers you
cannot be 100% sure. Even if you never use the computer to connect to the
Internet it is possible to catch something from a CD. Even if you have a
good firewall and AntiSpyware and AntiVirus protection which, along with
Windows, is kept bang up-to-date you cannot be 100% sure but you can reduce
the odds to being very nearly 100%.

Remember Sod's Law. If it can happen it will - eventually. To which I would
add, usually at a most inconvenient time.

Regards.

Bill Ridgeway
Computer Solutions

"Jack Gillis" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Each time I open any of the workbooks I created, an anti virus scan takes
> place. I know they are virus free and have been for years. I am the only
> one who opens them as there are no other users of the machine.
>
> Is there a way to disable the virus scan (AVG) for each workbook?
>
> Thank you.
>