Anti-virus and zip files
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Name: Michelle67
Date: June 8, 2004 at 14:10:30 Pacific
Subject: Anti-virus and zip filesOS: xp homeCPU/Ram: Athlon XP 2400+ 2.25 ghz/ |
Comment: Will an anti-virus also scan inside of zip files?? Why I ask is because I have AVG and I downloaded a wallpaper file that was a zip file. I scanned it and it showed the file to be cleaned. But when I opened it I then had the Tojan Keenen downloader. I scanned my system like AVG said and it did find it. I then let AVG do what it had to.I thought AVG took care of it but apparently it didn't. If it had detected it when I scanned the zip file it wouldn't of happened. Honey X 030811
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Response Number 1
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Name: michael2
Date: June 8, 2004 at 14:14:43 Pacific
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Reply: (edit)Some AV can scan inside compressed folders and some can't. Here is a site that allows you to test this.... http://www.eicar.org/anti_virus_test_file.htm I tried Norton here ages ago and that detected the test string OK.
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Response Number 4
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Name: Michelle67
Date: June 8, 2004 at 15:38:08 Pacific
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Reply: (edit)Well, I tried the EIcar site and I'm glad I did. I clicked on the zip file to test and as soon as I did VCOM picked the virus right up. So at least I know that the VCOM will scan inside of zip files. Thanks for the site to try. After that happened with AVG I went back to VCOM. Honey X 030811
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XP 2400+ @2200ghz Thoroughbred-B
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Radeon 9000 64 mb
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Coolmax "Taurus" 450w PS
Asus QT CD/RW
Samsung DVD<br
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Response Number 6
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Name: Michelle67
Date: June 8, 2004 at 16:48:42 Pacific
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Reply: (edit)That's what I have is the system suite. I'm using the firewall, virus scanner and e-mail scanner. Honey X 030811
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XP 2400+ @2200ghz Thoroughbred-B
Crucial PC2100 ddr 768
Radeon 9000 64 mb
Maxtor 40g (32g)
Coolmax "Taurus" 450w PS
Asus QT CD/RW
Samsung DVD<br
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Response Number 8
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Name: Michelle67
Date: June 10, 2004 at 19:52:47 Pacific
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Reply: (edit)Yes it failed. I was very disappointed that it did. I'm not saying that AVG is useless, for some it may be alright. It used to be alright for me. But I do some downloading for myself and my kids and most of what is downloaded is zip files. The last file that I downloaded was a zip as well and I scanned it with AVG and it came up clean. When I opened the file AVG then popped up saying that it had detected a trojan. If it had worked on zip files it would of picked up on it when I scanned the file and it didn't. Honey X 030811
k7S5a Pro rev. 5
XP 2400+ @2200ghz Thoroughbred-B
Crucial PC2100 ddr 768
Radeon 9000 64 mb
Maxtor 40g (32g)
Coolmax "Taurus" 450w PS
Asus QT CD/RW
Samsung DVD<br
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