system
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Hi,
Avast4 (updated: 4.0.235; VPS 25.7.03)
on W2k-SP4 - HDD: C = NTFS, D = FAT32
When I paste the eicar-string into editor(Notepad) and save this as eicar.com (filetype: all files), avast doesn’t give a beep… (explorer-settings of course set to show everything)
only when i try to open/execute eicar.com, does the RS step in… !!!
Although i have set scanning on write AND OPEN for the standard-extensions…
Is that just my problem, or a bug (like the ZIP-scan and Ram.extraction stuff earlier) ?? 
raman
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Hi who,
What if you try to copy it ?
system
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You have to activate this option:
On-access protestion control (right click on the tray icon) → Details → Standard Shield → Customize → Scanner (advanced) → Scan created / modified files

system
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Hi Kaleus, of course i have set this …
see above (scan on write…)
Hi Raman,
the RS warns already when I open the relevant dir in Explorer,
BUT NOT when I save it there from Notepad)
???
system
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Hi,
anyone with W2k-SP4 can test/confirm the above ?
Any explanation ? What says the Alwil-team ?

system
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OT, but why does it matter?
system
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Hi technical…
yes… almost…
still don’t see, why my avast RS doesn’t detect eicar.com, when I specifically told it so…
well, maybe I’ll just wait for the new update… 
igor0
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I’m afraid you are right, technical… it doesn’t work for me either.
I guess we’ll have to wait for vlk to fix it… 
Hmm, where is the avast Support team? ;D
system
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Hi Igor,
ok thanks for the reply…
so I’ll just wait for the next update… 