OK, suppose I had clicked "Delete" instead of "Ignore", would the suspicious file have still gone to the lab?
as i understand it yes..and deleted from your comp
so if they discovered that it is not malicious.......obs...to late.... :'(
Thanks!
Do you guys pretty much agree that not having a send to Virus Lab as a choice is confusing? My concern is that the millions of people who don't know about this stuff will hit "Delete" and that is not always a good thing to do. They think that "Ignore" under this Suspicious File Found format as it exists now, is going to let the file into their computer.
I think this is the option that Avast should take concerning dialog boxes for suspicious files in a program update:
Allow Avast to Send to the Virus Lab for Analysis (Choice 1)
Move to Virus Chest (Choice 2)Check boxes for selecting one or both of them. Suspicious files IMHO, should NOT have a delete option in a dialog box, because something good or needed might be removed from the system.
Only if there is a proven virus or threat, should Avast display a delete option in a dialog box. But there should be a recommended action for most files of "Move to Chest." (Which is the automatic action by default now, if the auto check box is checked.)
Actually that suspicious file action screen is really the ONLY thing that I find confusing about Avast's actions and responses, which aside from that, are probably the clearest and most understandable of any security program!
Jack