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| 234247 | 2004-05-04 09:03:00 | Hello PF1 Users, I am running AVG Free Edition and have a requirement to use file encryption software also. If I try to encrypt as an executable so that the recipient only needs to know the p/word to decrypt, the encryption software creates a file with a double extension e.g. file.doc.exe This immediately causes AVG to sound all its bells and whistles and AVG refuses to allow me to do anything with the file, my machine just about crashes. I realise that AVG has double extension detection built in, but does anyone know of a workaround? TIA |
JonB (1885) | ||
| 234248 | 2004-05-04 09:20:00 | Even if you find a work-around, it will (or should be) rejected at the other end for the same reason. Double extensions are a no-no these days I am afraid. |
godfather (25) | ||
| 234249 | 2004-05-04 09:32:00 | Thanks, godfather Thought that may be the case. I found that if I disable AVG from scanning local exe files it worked OK but then AVG is running at half strength so to speak, though the e-mail scan is still OK. Next question.....can anyone point me to a file encryption program that does not use a double extension for the encrypted file? |
JonB (1885) | ||
| 234250 | 2004-05-04 09:36:00 | Zip the file with WinZip and use a password? What strength encryption do you require? Who do you want to keep out? Is this CIA or MI5 territory, or local domestic low tech use? |
godfather (25) | ||
| 234251 | 2004-05-04 09:41:00 | It will probably still work if you just drop the .doc from the filename. | bmason (508) | ||
| 234252 | 2004-05-04 09:43:00 | lol Very low tech person to person confidential info. is all! Never even considered zipping and password but it will sure do the trick. Thanks for your input..... |
JonB (1885) | ||
| 234253 | 2004-05-04 13:34:00 | Can you rename it. | mikebartnz (21) | ||
| 234254 | 2004-05-04 21:47:00 | Thanks all for your suggestions, WinZip does a perfect job for what I need and is a breeze to use . I never realised this program was so complete! Regarding renaming of the file etc . as soon as it was created by the program I was trying to use (File2File), AVG grabbed it and wouldn't let me near it! JonB |
JonB (1885) | ||
| 234255 | 2004-05-05 01:23:00 | Have you tried renaming the file before you try to send it? If, as bmason has already suggested, you deleted the .doc extension from the filename before you tried to send it presumably the .exe would be added and AVG would presumably let it pass (though maybe with some sort of warning because attachments containing exe files are suspicious, of course). | Robin S_ (86) | ||
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