Can a virus be launched by unzipping a file?

b11_ wrote:
> Can a virus be launched by unzipping a file?

Depending on many other factors - yes.

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Em Quarta 16 Dezembro 2009 00:55, b11_ escreveu:

> Can a virus be launched by unzipping a file?

only if it is an auto-extract zip, or if your arquiver program is dumb.

In news:hg9ffp$l72$(E-Mail Removed),
ArameFarpado <a-(E-Mail Removed)> typed:
> Em Quarta 16 Dezembro 2009 00:55, b11_ escreveu:
>
>> Can a virus be launched by unzipping a file?
>
> only if it is an auto-extract zip, or if your arquiver program is
> dumb.

That would equate to: Yes.

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