For some reason (I guess a recent update) my virus protection program has decided Captain Sim sound gauge is a trojan and deletes it every time I try to fly.  The only solution is then to reinstall, and I still have to figure out how to tell stupid McAfee that it has it wrong.

It must be a false alert because our products do not contain any virus, spamware, spyware, etc.

Oh, yes, I didn't mean to suggest otherwise.  I just have to remember to disable my virus protection before launching FSX, which I should probably do anyway.

I don't use McAffee. I use Avast. I think its better, and its free too.

AABoeing wrote on Aug 12^th, 2010 at 4:16pm:

I don't use McAffee. I use Avast. I think its better, and its free too.

Me too! I highly recommend Avast.

Mark

Thanks, I got rid of McAfee after it invaded my archive to delete installation files for the 757.  Avast looks good so far.

Just make sure, before you start FS, you have it on Silent/Gaming mode. I think it helps.

I have Silent/Gaming mode set to be ON all the time. It's great if you are using an application or game in Full Screen mode. It helps with other games more, in my case, because I mostly use FSX in Windowed Mode. That way I can go to other applications without having the FSX window failing to reappear without having to use the CTRL+ENTER shortcut for Full Screen/Windowed Mode (I always have to go to Windowed Mode before returning to Full Screen Mode).

Mark

LOL, I have that probblem too, but when I need more fps, like in the VC during bad weather I get 2-10 fps, but while cruising in windowed mode I get 15-45. I press Alt+Enter when I switch between modes.

hi everyone hope you can help with this as it has just started to happen and being a computer biff i have no idea. i have the sound working but now when mcafee scans my computer it quarantines the 757 ad 767 sound files saying there is no digital author if i restore the files sound works but every time it runs its scan it will quarantin them again  and comes up with trojan anbody got any ideas or will i have to unistall then install again anyhelp will be great  

I use the Avast antivirus since I can have it in silent/gaming mode, and the best part is, it's FREE!  ;D. I used to have McAfee, but I don't use it anymore.

giggsy07 wrote on Aug 20^th, 2010 at 5:53pm:

hi everyone hope you can help with this as it has just started to happen and being a computer biff i have no idea. i have the sound working but now when mcafee scans my computer it quarantines the 757 ad 767 sound files saying there is no digital author if i restore the files sound works but every time it runs its scan it will quarantin them again  and comes up with trojan anbody got any ideas or will i have to unistall then install again anyhelp will be great

Before I changed to Avast the only way I could solve this was to stop McAfee by turning off computer protection before starting FSX.  Captain Sim could send a copy of the gauge to McAfee's lab and they would probably correct this.

thanks for all the tips people i work some thing out maybe captain sim should send the file to mcafee so it does not give people the problem time over time as it is getting really anoying with the problums i am having with captain sim stuff

how do you put silent/gamingmode on as i have not got a lot of computer knowledge cheers every one also how do i disable the virus checker

If you have McAfee it is very unfriendly.  You have to go to the control center and turn off the computer protection part (there is also a firewall and something else, maybe spam, I dunno).  There is no gaming mode.  There is supposedly a way to designate certain items as immune from tampering, but I never figured out how to do it, even with technical support.  Avast is the one with the gaming mode.

cool thanks for your help managed it sound works alright now just not a fan of having my virus protection switched off
thanks again

How did you manage it?

I am sorry to bud in here ( Captainsim,if you don't think this is appropriate you are welcome to delete my post) McAfee! Darn them. I got hit by theire DAT 5859 a couple of months ago. I simply ruined my system and installtion They said to stat with it only hit computers running XP SP2; I had Vista32...Not only FSX but everything began to fail. 1st. it ruined the connection to the internet; files dissapeared everytime I restarted.cfg files (Notebook). ( This could be caused by my computer ignorance) Then they adviced on theire US site to formatt to WinXP SP3. I did that by technician.cost me a bit...But McAfee had promised to cover this costs! That installation crashed ( See my posts anywhere) Then I got hold of win7 Ultimate 32Which Microsoft has made scrarse and that has lasted so far and I have installed Avira antivirus also free. Avast dind't want ot install in my sys. for some unknown reason? To me??
I have continued until today trying to get my refund. Have even personal contact with the regional manager; Who I was put in contact with; While he was at a conference in Amsterdam. He promised to help me.  He send the case to be treated with urgency to,supposedly a higher level within Mcafee...
...And then the night before last I recieve a call ( non office hours) from the supporters that take care of Danish support in Sofia Bulgaria.

I ask you how should one interpret this?

The guy said to me that he had recieved an urgent message regarding my case form the regional manager. But that his hands where tied and he couldn't do anymore!
Anyway the regional manager had written to me and told me that If I didn'theard form them this week I should contact him again...Which I did this afternoon.

I believe McAfee is counting its' last days as an antivirus provider. They'll open again under another name like all others have done.

JUST BEWARE OF McAfee for the time being!!!!! >:(

It took seven months for mcAfee to refund me the repair of my computer, I was even send mcAfee 2010 subcription free for one year. I haven't installed it as I don't wish to be involved with them anymore. I get regular e-mail with offeres because Í must have a cookie in my system,I can't get rid of. I'm using Avira since then and have had no problems.