Jesper Juhl wrote:

What I'm thinking is; Would it be feasible to add an option to attempt to
brute-force-crack the passwords on zip files when scanning them?
Yes, it would slow down scanning immensely, and there's *no* way it should
ever be a default option, but zip file passwords are /resonably/ simple to
crack, so it is doable (although it takes time)...

I could whip some code together for this if it has any interrest at all...


I dont believe this is possible, or the right way to do it. My best idea at the time is to add text to the email explaining that the virus-scanner can't handle password protected .zip-files, so the attachment is unchecked for viruses.

But this should not be done by the virusscanner but rather by the integration software. ClamAV could use a special return code for unscannable attachments, like passwd protected zips and pgp encrypted stuff.

//daniel wiberg



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