This is kind of a continuation of knobby’s inquiry. re: firefox.
I have changed my settings to “scan all files” in the standard shield. And I just ran all the below eicar tests, first testing firefox with avast! and then Internet Explorer.
In regards to the first two tests, avast ! picked up both in IE, however avast! did not register the second one (eicar.com.txt) in firefox.
I am now concerned that as much as I am enjoying firefox, it may not work too well with avast! or indeed, any real-time scanners. And I have no intention of giving up avast!
I am about to run a system scan and I shall see if these “infected” files are detected.
I can verify this on XP Home. The last three files aren’t detected by avast! with the latest VPS and version. I choose open with WinRAR and I have to click directly on the .com files within the zip files for avast! to detect it. The .com.txt file is just displayed within the browser. I manually set it to scan .rar, .zip, and .txt files and it still doesn’t detect them. I have to manually scan the .txt file after I save it on my desktop and still have to click the .com files within the archives.
Well,TXT file should not be detected at all. Others are not detected due to new Firefox’s cache file type (extensionless cache files).
It has been discussed not long ago.
“You must set to scan ‘all files’ adding an * into the Stardard Shield settings…
Sorry if I’m talking the obvious… ::)”
Technical: where precisley do I put the * , there are a couple of windows in the advanced section. No, it is not too obvious, I’m still trying to get the hang of computing and avast-ing!! What does the asterisk* enable?
chameleon…go to your resident shield…customize your standard shield…go to scanner(advanced)…in the scan files on open…put the * in the box where you define avast to scan file extensions…
putting a * means avast will scan all file types
you can also configure avast to scan all files when files are created/modified
So, maybe it’s better a better avast configuration than to add * on open files…
No other change, you’re saying that every single file to be scanned every time it is touched
I am not using firefox, I was just trying to help, so I changed the settings on mine for a screenshot that might help out Chameleon. Heres a screenshot of the way mine is set up.
It shouldn’t matter, if Avast uses a filetype recognition system it should pick up Eicar in any file, regardless of extension.
For example, AVK has “All Files” “Program Files” “User Defined Files” and finally “Filetype Recognition” as options… The last option, AVK scans the header of the file to ensure its not a virus hiding in a non-infectable formation - such as a COM virus renamed to a text file.
This is great for ensuring an added level of system security, does Avast have any plans for such an option?
