Re: NAV CE & Password Protected ZIP Files

[Carlton Foster <c.a.foster () larc nasa gov>]

What we've seen in testing is if you try to open the zip using the 
password, NAV immediately flags the file inside as a virus.

At 10:34 AM 3/4/2004, Glen L. Bowes wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Sorry for the off topic post but with the flurry of MyDoom variants
> appearing with the payload stored in password protected zip files, is there
> a way to get NAV CE to detect the virus?
>
> My understanding is that NAV cannot scan the file inside of the zip archive
> as it doesn't supply a password to extract it. My understanding at times can
> be mistaken though ;)
>
> TIA,
>
>
> Glen L. Bowes
>
>
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