password protected archives

Hello,

avast in unable to check archives that are password protected how can avast these archives scanning and how do i know that tese archives no virusses contains.

extract the files in the archives and scan them.

Hello,

If it was so simple i cant extract because it ask for an password should i delete those archives,

Mark

Well, what are those files? I mean, did you create and protect them?

wild guess:
SPYBOT’s or Ad-Aware’s backup- or quarantine items :wink: