Hello Marck, On Tue, 16 Jul 2002 01:54:18 +0100 GMT (16/07/02, 07:54 +0700 GMT), Marck D Pearlstone wrote:
MDP> Yes. As I see it there is a clear difference. A virus in an executable MDP> parsed by an external AV is already both loaded into and visible from MDP> the OS. Raw MIME data in a message base folder is neither. The MDP> difference is clear. How then can an AV scanner identify a virus that is being downloaded? I would think that the AV software does understand MIME encryption and will decrypt the attachment on the fly for checking. -- Cheers, Thomas. Moderator der deutschen The Bat! Beginner Liste. Proofread carefully to see if you any words out. Message reply created with The Bat! 1.61 under Chinese Windows 98 4.10 Build 2222 A using an AMD Athlon K7 1.2GHz, 128MB RAM ________________________________________________________ Current Ver: 1.61 FAQ : http://faq.thebat.dutaint.com Unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archives : http://tbudl.thebat.dutaint.com Moderators : mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] TBTech List: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Bug Reports: https://www.ritlabs.com/bt/

