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| Thread ID: 63837 | 2005-11-24 10:40:00 | Using Avast antivirus | bpt2 (6653) | Press F1 |
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| 407051 | 2005-11-24 10:40:00 | I have recently switched from AVG to Avast after some problem with an update. Now when I right-click a file to scan it with Avast, the box appears and then disappears without advising on any result. I am also pretty sure that the file (a zip file e-mail attachement) contains a virus so is it being checked by Avast or not? What should I see when a file as been scanned? | bpt2 (6653) | ||
| 407052 | 2005-11-24 17:10:00 | if theres no virus yes the box will appear.......scan.......then disappear........if you are still not sure about that .zip file then goto housecall60.trendmicro.com and run a scan....... |
drcspy (146) | ||
| 407053 | 2005-11-24 20:34:00 | As drcspy says, Avast's scan box closes if no virus is found so if you believe that your attachment file contains a virus you could wait a few days and scan it again. Sometimes it takes a couple of days for new virus definitions to come through that detects newer viruses. Also, sometimes a virus is not detected until you attempt to open a file. This is not recommended if you strongly suspect it contains a virus just in case it is one of the newer ones for which there are no definitions yet available. Personally I would just delete it now. |
FoxyMX (5) | ||
| 407054 | 2005-11-24 21:26:00 | Could it be extracted to its own folder then scan the folder with avast or would extracting it to its own folder activate the virus?. Just curious.... |
lazydog (148) | ||
| 407055 | 2005-11-24 22:06:00 | would extracting it to its own folder activate the virus?. Some viruses can be activated when extracting, yes. |
FoxyMX (5) | ||
| 407056 | 2005-11-24 22:08:00 | Some viruses can be activated when extracting, yes. Ok, thanks for clearing that up for me. |
lazydog (148) | ||
| 407057 | 2005-11-25 03:47:00 | lazydog: Like you, I've just switched from AVG Free to Avast! & what I've found is that its box flashes by so fast when scanning small files that it's easy to miss. I made a point of choosing a large one to check that it was actually functioning & even that was pretty speedy.(Suggest you try it if you still want peace of mind?) Shortly after, there was no doubt about it working. A new email with an attachment arrived - and all hell broke loose on my screen - flashing symbol yelling Virus at me. As this the first I've had (knowingly, anyway), I was so taken aback, I took its advice to Delete immediately - rather than follow the smaller print link for information. Consequently, I don't know what I had ... & its too recent to know if the problem's completely solved. So this is just from one Avast! newb to another. Looking good so far... |
Laura (43) | ||
| 407058 | 2005-11-25 10:49:00 | The Avast update did the trick, thanks. | bpt2 (6653) | ||
| 407059 | 2005-11-25 23:38:00 | The Avast update did the trick, thanks. What happened? A few details would be good. |
FoxyMX (5) | ||
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