Subject: [Qmail-scanner-general]zip file being blocked by perlscanner
> The file is executable but compressed into a zip file and is labeled as > file.zip. > > Inside quarantine-attachments.txt, I have: > > .exe 0 EXE files are frequently found to contain hidden viruses > > but nowhere do I have .zip definition. > > Yet, qmailscanner blocks it saying exactly the above : > "EXE files are frequently found to contain hidden viruses" > > Can someone shed some light ? > > In the file qmail-scanner-queue.pl, I do have the option > my $force_unzip=1; > in order to allow the Anti-virus engine to scan those zip files. > Yes, your unzip feature, unzip the file and checks for forbidden files inside the zip archives. Not a problem, but a very useful feature. Sincerely Max ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by: IBM Linux Tutorials Free Linux tutorial presented by Daniel Robbins, President and CEO of GenToo technologies. Learn everything from fundamentals to system administration.http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id=1470&alloc_id=3638&op=click _______________________________________________ Qmail-scanner-general mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/qmail-scanner-general
