Now, finally when I download a compressed “bug” it gets detected right away. Here are the steps I took.

  1. Change Standard Shield to “High Sensitivity”.
  2. Add the ZIP extension in the “Additional Extensions:” in the Standard Shield.
  3. Open up the TASKS in Enhanced mode. Edit the Resident Protection! Click on the “Advanced Configuration” at the bottom left. Search for the Standard Shield → Packers. Check the ZIP packers.

And now avast should scream when you try to download either the eicar.zip or eicarcom2.zip files.

Faffy

PS: As I remember, I did the same thing on my home computer yesterday, and it did not work. I have to check that after work.