[RESOLVED] FG request admin privilege on every right click

[Sensiva]

Hello , I am using FF 4.0.1 and FG 1.3.0.1 under Windows 7 64bit

Few months ago FG started to act this weird way. Every time I do a right click, even on a selected text (not hyperlink) Flashgot Native Bridge requests administrative privilege.

It should not ask for that privilege, and shouldn't ask when right clicking on text in the first place.

Any ideas what's the proplem?

Thanks in advance
/Sensiva>

[Giorgio Maone]

No it shouldn't.
Can I see a screenshot?
Could you try manually removing FlashGot.exe from your profile folder and restarting your browser?

[Sensiva]

No it shouldn't.
Can I see a screenshot?
Could you try manually removing FlashGot.exe from your profile folder and restarting your browser?

I couldn't get a screen shot while the request is on screen.

manually removing FlashGot.exe from profile folder didn't fix the problem.

P.S. I tried uninstall/reinstall flashgot before and it didn't fix the problem.

Thanks for reply

[Giorgio Maone]

No it shouldn't.
Can I see a screenshot?
Could you try manually removing FlashGot.exe from your profile folder and restarting your browser?

I couldn't get a screen shot while the request is on screen.

Alt+[Print Screen], then past anywhere you can edit and save an image.

Are you using any special security software?

[Sensiva]

No it shouldn't.
Can I see a screenshot?
Could you try manually removing FlashGot.exe from your profile folder and restarting your browser?

I couldn't get a screen shot while the request is on screen.

Alt+[Print Screen], then past anywhere you can edit and save an image.

Are you using any special security software?

pressing PrtScrn while this dialoge is on screen doesn't save the shot into the clipboard to be pasted wherever

I am just using Norton antivirus and MS security essentials

[Sensiva]

I modified User Account control to not dim desktop, and was able to grab the screenshot below.

[Giorgio Maone]

OK, I believe I know what's going on.

First time you use FlashGot (and right-clicking the menu first time does use it, because FlashGot menu items will be displayed and they must know about installed download managers) FlashGot.exe is executed.

The strange part is why should FlashGot.exe need administrative privileges to perform the task it is called for, i.e. enumerating the installed download managers.
To do so, it queries the Windows registry for installed COM (ActiveX) components which are usually called by Internet Explorer for in-browser integration of these download managers (and which FlashGot piggies back).
This read-only operation shouldn't normally require administrative privileges, unless you imposed additional restrictions to your security settings.

Either way, giving these permissions on a permanent base (or first time your right click and everytime you launch an external download manager, if you use one) will remove the annoyance.

Alternatively, if you don't use any external download manager, you may want to uncheck FlashGot Options|Advanced|Automatic download manager detection.

[Sensiva]

Solved!!

Thank you very much

[therube]

How?
Which method worked?

[Sensiva]

How?
Which method worked?

I manually defined the used download manager in FG options, and disabled the download managers automatic detection

[therube]

Thanks.