On Wed, 03 Mar 2004 12:22:37 +0100 Adrian Phillips <a.phillips@???> wrote:
> >>>>> "Ron" == Ron McKeating <R.J.Mckeating@???> writes:
>
> Ron> As the anti virus software cannot open the zip it cannot find
> Ron> the virus, so what is the best approach. I was wondering if
>
> Surely that is not true - Trend Micro at least catches BAGLE.F/G which
> are password protected zips, and clamav also caught the only BAGLE.F I
> have seen at work. Presumably they have a way of testing for the virus
> without opening it, don't ask me how though.
>
> Sincerely,
I have seen Beagle.F in both encrypted and unencrypted forms. The latter would be
detected, but the former gets through.
Phil.
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Phil Chambers (postmaster@???)
University of Exeter
