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Consumer Products => Avast Free Antivirus / Premium Security (legacy Pro Antivirus, Internet Security, Premier) => Topic started by: whatstha on April 12, 2004, 09:18:49 PM

Title: Virus missed by email scan
Post by: whatstha on April 12, 2004, 09:18:49 PM

An email recieved

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See the attached file for details.


In order to read the attach you have to use the following password:

When the attachment was saved to desktop (It's OK I didn't open it) I ran a scan and then Avast recognised that it contained the ZipPSW worm. but it passed though the email scan. The attachment name was called Details Zip.

Rob

Title: Re:Virus missed by email scan
Post by: raman on April 12, 2004, 09:41:03 PM

Hm, that is no Malware, just a packed and passwordprotected ipfile. if you unpack it( with the password) Avast will get it.