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FoMoCo
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ad aware and archives

Has anybody ever gotten ad ware in an archive file?Any real reason to let ad aware scan them?
permalink · 2004-09-13 18:26:22 · Reply to this

Spy
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Re: ad aware and archives

So far I haven't. However, if you don't mind having it scan a little deeper, I don't see any problem with scanning zip and cab files. Especially if you have alot of them.
permalink · 2004-09-13 18:47:04 · Reply to this

FoMoCo
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Grand Rapids, MI		 I let it scan everything but was just wondering because I have never heard of as/spy ware in archives.
permalink · 2004-09-13 18:58:07 · Reply to this

Spy
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Re: ad aware and archives

It's possible, if you archive your cookies for some reason and your settings accept all cookies, you will.
permalink · 2004-09-13 19:37:07 · Reply to this
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Re: ad aware and archives

Or if bundled spyware is compressed, or if you purposely archive your Kazaa executables or other spyware-wrapped software, etc.

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permalink · 2004-09-13 21:04:52 · Reply to this

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said by FoMoCo See Profile:
Has anybody ever gotten ad ware in an archive file?Any real reason to let ad aware scan them?
I've not had any personally but I see no harm in scanning them. If you select a Full Scan in Ad-Aware SE it will scan within your archives even if you don't have that setting checked off. Usually when they request a log file they will ask that you do a full scan.
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