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From: Dex on 27 Mar 2010 12:52 WaIIy wrote: > On Sat, 27 Mar 2010 15:17:50 +0000, Dex <Dex(a)me.com> wrote: > >> Dex wrote: >>> Sir_George wrote: >>>> I use Avira AV and have never had, nor heard of anyone else having, a >>>> problem scanning "exe" extensions. I am currently using the Premium >>>> (paid) version 10.0.0.597. >>>> >>>> I am using Windows 7 as the operating system, but had no problems with >>>> XP Pro SP3 prior to upgrading. >>>> >>>> What "exe" files are locked when trying to scan with Avira? >>>> >>> They're not locked. Avira sees them as one file, Avast unpacks them to >>> scan what's inside. >> As an example, XP Service pack 3, WindowsXP-KB936929-SP3-x86-ENU.exe >> >> Avast scans 22,346 files, Avira scans... 1 file. So malware could be >> embedded in it and Avira will pass it. > > That might be the report, but Avira has caught plenty of stuff inside > .exe files. > > Simply not true. I'm sure it would catch plenty of stuff in .rar and .zip files without unpacking them too, but I'd rather have a scanner capable of unpacking simple executable files. Even WinRAR will unpack SP3-x86-ENU.exe Avast was my main scanner, had it added to my download manager so anything downloaded was automatically scanned, but now with v5 the only way it'll work is with it running in the background, so I have to install the executable Sandboxed so Avira can 'look inside'. Or start Avast before downloading anything. Just looking for a on-demand replacement for Avast.
From: gufus on 27 Mar 2010 12:54 From: WaIIy Subj: Re: On-Demand onlySat, 27 Mar 2010 12:22:28 -0400 Hello, WaIIy! You wrote on Sat, 27 Mar 2010 12:22:28 -0400: ??>> Dex wrote: ??>>> Sir_George wrote: ??>>>> I use Avira AV and have never had, nor heard of anyone else having, ??>>>> a problem scanning "exe" extensions. I am currently using the ??>>>> Premium (paid) version 10.0.0.597. ??>>>> ??>>>> I am using Windows 7 as the operating system, but had no problems ??>>>> with XP Pro SP3 prior to upgrading. ??>>>> ??>>>> What "exe" files are locked when trying to scan with Avira? ??>>>> ??>>> They're not locked. Avira sees them as one file, Avast unpacks them ??>>> to scan what's inside. ??>> ??>> As an example, XP Service pack 3, WindowsXP-KB936929-SP3-x86-ENU.exe ??>> ??>> Avast scans 22,346 files, Avira scans... 1 file. So malware could be ??>> embedded in it and Avira will pass it. W> That might be the report, but Avira has caught plenty of stuff inside W> .exe files. So... who's RIGHT? -- With best regards, gufus. E-mail: stop.nospam.gbbsg(a)shaw.ca
From: gufus on 27 Mar 2010 13:20 From: Dex Subj: Re: On-Demand onlySat, 27 Mar 2010 16:52:39 +0000 Hello, Dex! You wrote on Sat, 27 Mar 2010 16:52:39 +0000: ??>> Simply not true. D> I'm sure it would catch plenty of stuff in .rar and .zip files without D> unpacking them too, but I'd rather have a scanner capable of unpacking D> simple executable files. Even WinRAR will unpack SP3-x86-ENU.exe So setup Avira with WinRAR Configuration settings for the scan: Jobname.............................: ShlExt Configuration file..................: C:\windows\winrarscan.avp Logging.............................: low Primary action......................: delete Secondary action....................: ignore Scan master boot sector.............: on Scan boot sector....................: on Boot sectors........................: C:, Process scan........................: off Scan registry.......................: off Search for rootkits.................: off Integrity checking of system files..: off Scan all files......................: Intelligent file selection Scan archives.......................: on Recursion depth.....................: 20 Smart extensions....................: on Macro heuristic.....................: on File heuristic......................: medium Skipped files.......................: pagefile.sys, Start of the scan: Saturday, March 27, 2010 11:07 Starting the file scan: Begin scan in 'C:\DOCUME~1\KEVINK~1\LOCALS~1\Temp\Rar$VR15.484' End of the scan: Saturday, March 27, 2010 11:14 Used time: 07:03 Minute(s) The scan has been done completely. 114 Scanned directories 21924 Files were scanned 0 Viruses and/or unwanted programs were found 0 Files were classified as suspicious 0 files were deleted 0 Viruses and unwanted programs were repaired 0 Files were moved to quarantine 0 Files were renamed 0 Files cannot be scanned 21924 Files not concerned 3412 Archives were scanned 0 Warnings 0 Notes -- With best regards, gufus. E-mail: stop.nospam.gbbsg(a)shaw.ca
From: gufus on 27 Mar 2010 13:30 From: Dex Subj: Re: On-Demand onlySat, 27 Mar 2010 16:52:39 +0000 Hello, Dex! You wrote on Sat, 27 Mar 2010 16:52:39 +0000: D> I'm sure it would catch plenty of stuff in .rar and .zip files without D> unpacking them too, but I'd rather have a scanner capable of unpacking D> simple executable files. Even WinRAR will unpack SP3-x86-ENU.exe BTY Change for your personal needs. WinRAR: -- cut here -- executable path: C:\Program Files\Avira\AntiVir Premium\avscan.exe parameters: /CFG="C:\filescan.avp" /PATH="%f" --cut here-- NOTE: Make the file "filescan.avp" READ-ONLY filescan.avp: -- cut here -- [CFG] GuiMode=1 ExitMode=1 [SEARCH] Parameter=0x00300432 [CONTROLCENTER] ProfileName=ShlExt [SCANNER] -- cut here-- -- With best regards, gufus. E-mail: stop.nospam.gbbsg(a)shaw.ca
From: David H. Lipman on 27 Mar 2010 13:43 From: "Dex" <Dex(a)me.com> | Dex wrote: >> Sir_George wrote: >>> I use Avira AV and have never had, nor heard of anyone else having, a >>> problem scanning "exe" extensions. I am currently using the Premium >>> (paid) version 10.0.0.597. >>> I am using Windows 7 as the operating system, but had no problems with >>> XP Pro SP3 prior to upgrading. >>> What "exe" files are locked when trying to scan with Avira? >> They're not locked. Avira sees them as one file, Avast unpacks them to >> scan what's inside. | As an example, XP Service pack 3, WindowsXP-KB936929-SP3-x86-ENU.exe | Avast scans 22,346 files, Avira scans... 1 file. So malware could be | embedded in it and Avira will pass it. Yes, you are right and this can be an installer package. However, when the installer unpacks the files they will be scanned. -- Dave http://www.claymania.com/removal-trojan-adware.html Multi-AV - http://www.pctipp.ch/downloads/dl/35905.asp
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