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Subject: [OM] Re: Another question on pc antivirus.
From: Richard Ociepka <ociepka@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 26 Aug 2008 17:54:19 -0400
Fernando Gonzalez Gentile wrote:
> Hope you can stand another one ...
> 
> Suppose I download a file and my resident AV shouts "don't panic, 
> there's a trojan in the Downloads folder, recommended action: quarantine"
> So, I proceed as advised.
> What is it supposed to happen thereafter ?
> Is the .exe now functional and safe? - i.e.: does the av remove the 
> trojan or whatever without damage of the infected file ?

Whatever was quarantined is not safe unless you are sure it is OK and 
the virus software is in error.
I delete quarantined items if I at all suspect there is a problem with them.

Dick



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