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spaniard

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NetSky virus not detected
« on: March 10, 2004, 06:31:52 PM »
When I open an infected e-mail in my web mail account (intentionally to try the efficiency af Avast antivirus) it is not detected. The message has an attaches file (XXXXX.pif) and when I open it Avast doesn't say anything so I get infected. ¿How can I avoid this?
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Re:NetSky virus not detected
« Reply #1 on: March 10, 2004, 06:40:31 PM »
WHat is your avast! version and VPS version?
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spaniard

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Re:NetSky virus not detected
« Reply #2 on: March 10, 2004, 06:41:54 PM »
Version: Professional 4.1.357
VPS: 0403-5
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Re:NetSky virus not detected
« Reply #3 on: March 10, 2004, 07:06:03 PM »
Hi,

does avast's mainscanner detect anything in the pif-file ? you saved it to your disk, or just opened it in the Browser ?

Please send the .PIF-file not detected by avast
to
virus (at) asw (dot) cz
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Re:NetSky virus not detected
« Reply #4 on: March 10, 2004, 07:15:09 PM »
The file is detected by the antivirus if I try to save it but not if I open it from the webmail. Windows gives me an advise that it is a dangerous file but and if I open it, it executes the virus.
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Re:NetSky virus not detected
« Reply #5 on: March 11, 2004, 09:25:09 AM »
avast! cannot scan the e-mails you are opening from a web interface... or am I misunderstanding something?
It shouldn't let you really execute it, however.
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