Question about Files Being Scanned Multiple Times...

[Quintin Giesbrecht]

So, is this a configuration problem on my part, or an Idiosyncrasy of
the program?

Thanks

-----Original Message-----
From: Julian Field [mailto:mailscanner at ECS.SOTON.AC.UK] 
Sent: March 24, 2004 1:59 PM
To: MAILSCANNER at JISCMAIL.AC.UK
Subject: Re: Question about Files Being Scanned Multiple Times...


I suspect the 3rd one is a report duplication.

At 19:39 24/03/2004, you wrote:
>Following is a copy of my MailScanner report...
>
>I understand that the jokes.zip->jokes.scr is showing an archive that
>has been uncompressed, but why does it scan for viruses 3 times?  If
>someone could explain this, I'd appreciate it.  Thanks
>
>
>
>The following e-mail messages were found to have viruses in them:
>
>     Sender: breanne_lindsay at hotmail.com
>IP Address: 24.76.197.100
>  Recipient: jiwilson at hsd.ca
>    Subject: information
>  MessageID: i2OJJtSm021348
>     Report: Command: ./i2OJJtSm021348/jokes.zip->jokes.scr  Infection:
>W32/Netsky.B at mm
>             Command: ./i2OJJtSm021348/jokes.scr  Infection:
>W32/Netsky.B at mm
>             MailScanner: Windows Screensavers are often used to hide
>viruses (jokes.scr)
>     Report: Command: ./i2OJJtSm021348/jokes.scr  Infection:
>W32/Netsky.B at mm
>             MailScanner: Windows Screensavers are often used to hide
>viruses (jokes.scr)

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