Re: Confused about what ez antiv, v7, does.

John wrote: 
Now that version 7 of EZAntivirus is so dumbed down, I'm unsure of
what it does when it hits a virus.


From the Help Topics (File Viruses) within EZ AV:

How EZ Antivirus Deals With Viruses
Default Actions - Real-time Protection
When a virus is found by the real-time protection, a message window will immediately be displayed. The following actions are taken when a virus is found by the real-time protection (file and email protection).



Note: The following are common detection scenarios. It is possible that other scenarios can occur depending on your real-time protection configuration and the type of virus detected.



Files

Scenario 1 - Infected file is accessed:

EZ Antivirus will clean the file for you as it is accessed. At this stage, a message will appear advising you about all aspects of the virus found. The message box includes a link to virus-specific information stored on the Computer Associates Virus Encyclopedia. This gives a detailed description of the virus detected. The virus will be removed from the location it was detected in, and the system will be clean.



Scenario 2 - Infected file is accessed but can't be cleaned:

From time to time, files are reported as being infected, but are not able to be cleaned. If a virus is found that is not cleanable, a message will pop up advising you of the name and location of the file when it was detected. Access to the file will be denied, and the infection and/or propagation will not occur.



The infected file will be quarantined (excluding ZIP files and other archives).



It is recommended that you send the file to us for further analysis.



Scenario 3 - Detecting infected ZIP files and other archives.

ZIP files and other Archives containing viruses, worms or Trojans will go undetected until the infected file contained in the archive is extracted. Once any attempt to extract or execute the infection is made, the file will be dealt with according to Scenario 1 and 2 above.




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Jay
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