scan password protected files


  1. Posts : 38
    32 bits window7
       #1

    scan password protected files


    hi, guys
    when i do a full system scan using advast, scan can not scan some file because they are password protected, how do i scan password protected files ????
    does a boot scan, scan password protected files ????
    are there other programs that can scan password protected files (yes/no)


    thanks for your time guys, bluesfloyd.
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  2. Posts : 2,468
    Windows 7 Ultimate x64
       #2

    You need to extract them to a temporary location, then scan those files. It's simply not possible to view inside a "password protected" file because the AV must decrypt it, and it needs the password for that, there is no way around that.
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