Sophos 3.83 not picking up zipped malware

Martin Hepworth martinh at SOLID-STATE-LOGIC.COM
Wed Jul 7 14:07:51 IST 2004


Hate self replying but..


I reinstalled the version of Sophos and it's now alot  happier -
obviously something went pear shaped on the original install..

--
Martin Hepworth
Snr Systems Administrator
Solid State Logic
Tel: +44 (0)1865 842300


Martin Hepworth wrote:
> Hi all
>
> upgrade to latest sophos last week I've had a few bagle-AA's not get
> trapped. ClamAV found then correctly.
>
> I'v using the SophosSAvi interface and MS 4.31-6.1
>
> when I run sweep by hand it picks up the infected file in the attachment.
>
> any clues???
>
> --
> Martin Hepworth
> Snr Systems Administrator
> Solid State Logic
> Tel: +44 (0)1865 842300
>
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