Avast! & Skype

Is Avast! protecting Skype user via P2P protection or standard protection?

Regards
Baba

Actually neither one.

Skype is not on the P2P list within the module and therefore will not be detected.

Unless Skype is used to download a file, then the standard shield will not scan it either.

Since Skype is used for telephony connection peer to peer, the likelyhood of a virus is almost nil.

Hope this helps.

:slight_smile:

Actually it does.
Starting with v4.6, we’ve added Skype to the list of supported programs in the IM Shield. This is because it now supports file sharing as well. :slight_smile:

Thanks Vlk