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Firefox and Sophos

Firstly,thanks for the Sophos Anti-Virus.

My query is this:Is there any need to have Sophos Web Protection switched on whilst using Firefox? I ask because when this preference is switched on,Firefox loads pages noticeably slower than when Web Protection is switched off. I believe Firefox has a built-in checker for malware and phishing. Is this,what Firefox

offers,not sufficeient protection? Any advice would be appreciated.

Thank you.

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0 ruckus over 11 years ago

Obviously, if Web Protection is switched on, SAV version 9 has to check the page being accessed and the content on the page and there is going to be a delay. Normally this shouldn't be all that noticable. However when it is then several factors can slow down the browsing speed.

The post below may help explain what to consider checking.

http://openforum.sophos.com/t5/Sophos-Anti-Virus-for-Mac-Home/Web-Protection-slows-Safari-website-loading-dramatically/m-p/13447/highlight/true#M6328
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0 ruckus over 11 years ago

Obviously, if Web Protection is switched on, SAV version 9 has to check the page being accessed and the content on the page and there is going to be a delay. Normally this shouldn't be all that noticable. However when it is then several factors can slow down the browsing speed.

The post below may help explain what to consider checking.

http://openforum.sophos.com/t5/Sophos-Anti-Virus-for-Mac-Home/Web-Protection-slows-Safari-website-loading-dramatically/m-p/13447/highlight/true#M6328
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