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Offline DavidR

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Re: Virus checking inside of WinRAR
« Reply #15 on: June 09, 2010, 10:18:00 PM »
The problem is there isn't an easy way to test it as you only get a notification that something has been scanned if there is an actual detection, if clean nothing is displayed. avast's ashQuick.exe generally doesn't need any switch, but some download managers insist on it.

You could download some of the eicar test files (not using that way if you get an alert you know you have the right switch, http://eicar.org/anti_virus_test_file.htm.

Have you looked at its help file of the Orbit web site ?
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Re: Virus checking inside of WinRAR
« Reply #16 on: June 10, 2010, 02:39:38 AM »
DavidR Thanks for that. I downloaded the Test Files and Avast kicked in and (a very nice speaking lady) told me there was a Threat detected......so it worked. I also scanned the Zip file within WinRar and again it warned me of the Threat detected.  The Parameters for WinRar must be set right. Thanks

Maybe Avast could look at this and have something displayed when you scan a file or folder to say that it has completed it's task and that everything is in order.....................just a suggestion Avast

DavidR it wasn't me who was asking you about Orbit (although I do use it from time to time to download files)


Thanks again for all your help

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Re: Virus checking inside of WinRAR
« Reply #17 on: June 10, 2010, 03:46:50 AM »
You're welcome.

Ordinarily if you use the context menu scan (right click) on a file or folder it does display a notification, see image.

It just doesn't happen in the call to ashQuick.exe from a download manager.
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Re: Virus checking inside of WinRAR
« Reply #18 on: October 06, 2010, 04:19:09 AM »
Thanks this helped me. This is perfect for those password protected zips.