mike33 Posted April 30, 2008 Sorry if this sounds like a stupid question,when i right click on a NDS game file that I have downloaded,SAS says no harmful threats found,but it has not scanned it.It says,files scanned 0.My question is,if something bad ( that SAS could detect ) was bundled in with the file,would SAS find it.Or would SAS simply not be able to scan it.Thanks Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SUPERAntiSpy Posted April 30, 2008 Sorry if this sounds like a stupid question,when i right click on a NDS game file that I have downloaded,SAS says no harmful threats found,but it has not scanned it.It says,files scanned 0.My question is,if something bad ( that SAS could detect ) was bundled in with the file,would SAS find it.Or would SAS simply not be able to scan it.Thanks How large is the file? Is it executable? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mike33 Posted April 30, 2008 The files vary, from 8mb to 128mb.Actually, the 8mb file shows 1 file scanned,anything larger,shows 0 files scanned.No they are not executable files.In preferences, i have ' ignore files larger than 4mb' unchecked.Also 'scan only known file types ' unchecked.Thanks for the reply Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SUPERAntiSpy Posted April 30, 2008 The files vary, from 8mb to 128mb.Actually, the 8mb file shows 1 file scanned,anything larger,shows 0 files scanned.No they are not executable files.In preferences, i have ' ignore files larger than 4mb' unchecked.Also 'scan only known file types ' unchecked.Thanks for the reply Files that large (128mb) will not be scanned as none of our rules would deal with a file that large, so we don't process it as there is nothing to detect. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mike33 Posted May 3, 2008 I understand when you say that SAS cannot scan big files, what do you mean,when you say there is nothing to detect.Do you mean SAS could miss something bad, or because the file is so big it must be clean.Sorry for not understanding your reply Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SUPERAntiSpy Posted May 3, 2008 I understand when you say that SAS cannot scan big files, what do you mean,when you say there is nothing to detect.Do you mean SAS could miss something bad, or because the file is so big it must be clean.Sorry for not understanding your reply The file won't match any characteristics of spyware - so thus it won't be scanned internally. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
