"Unable to scan: Archive is password protected"

[evollbach]

My OS is Win98SE. I've been using PC-cillin for years, but their latest version screws up things with Win98. So I just uninstalled it and installed the latest Avast Home Edition, instead. So I'm brand new to this program.

I just ran a scan of my hard drive. It gave me a great big list of files and says, "Unable to scan: Archive is password protected." I never saw anything like this before and don't know what to make of it. I sure have never password protected any files.

What should I do?

Thanks,
Beth

[Bluesman]

My OS is Win98SE. I've been using PC-cillin for years, but their latest version screws up things with Win98. So I just uninstalled it and installed the latest Avast Home Edition, instead. So I'm brand new to this program.

I just ran a scan of my hard drive. It gave me a great big list of files and says, "Unable to scan: Archive is password protected." I never saw anything like this before and don't know what to make of it. I sure have never password protected any files.

What should I do?

Thanks,
Beth

In this post, David give some more info about "password protected" files.

http://forum.avast.com/index.php?topic=16590.msg140876#msg140876

Always use the search-button before you start a new thread, as many things have been discussed before