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PA 21.00.18 running on Windows 7 64 bit.
I made a big .PA file and thought I’d check it was made correctly with Menu / Actions / Test.
Discovered:
a) PA always issues a UAC prompt to do this!
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WinRAR 5 has a rather useful option in some cases, which is to be able to create an archive by replacing identical files with a reference to the first occurrence (hardlink) within the archive.
In case you choose to convert the file with PowerArchiver to another format, however, the resulting archive does not have all the files. It does not consider those that were present as hardlinks.
If you do a normal extraction of the RAR archive instead, even with PowerArchivier, all the files are extracted correctly. -
When adding to a file archive, and selecting for example PA format, strong optimization method, extreme compression. In the Advanced Options section you change to Automatic, EXE Filter and PDF filter . You return to the main section and save the Profile. When you then reload the profile you do not have the Automatic options of EXE Filter and PDF saved there.
I noticed that instead if you change other options they are saved correctly (except for the Filter box values).Also among the various changes to the advanced options you click the “Calculate RAM usage” button the value seems to be added to the previous one. You can see it for example just by clicking the button twice in a row, the value changes. Edit: actually after many attempts now it seems to write a stable value (it does not change with each click). Maybe a synchronization problem in the calculation?
Used PowerArchivier 2023 but there is the same behavior with the 2022
Virus?
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Two questions about anti-virus.
Webroot Identifies one of your files as a trojan: C:\Program Files\PowerArchiver\SFXS\pazipsfx_ind.dat
No other program does (save on virus total).
Perhaps you should notify them.
What are the virus check parameters for Webroot (to go into the configuration dialogue)?
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can you send us page from virus total so I can email them about false positive?
You need to check in Webroot help for cl params, BUT if you have on-demand scanning, then every time you open, create, extract archive, it is being scanned anyway.
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Sorry. I had to delete and reinstall WB so I lost the precise file name . . . and my device to capture the full scrolling window doesn’t work.
So the file name I sent doesn’t show up ANYTHING in Virus Total. But I notice that papasft_ind.dat in the same folder shows up on 4 anti-virus programs.
So PA virus checks within all archives even without the parameters?
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PA doesnt, but your antivirus does…. any file being accessed for any reason on your computer is being scanned automatically by your antivirus.
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The parameters are unnecessary?
Is this true with Bit Defender?
Does getting Toolbar now include BD 2013?
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unless you disable your AV, then they are… You get the license to BD IS, whatever the current version is, as long as your subscription is current, you get to use the latest version.
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these false positives are annoying, even if it is fot sfx files… they need to do their job better.
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these false positives are annoying, even if it is fot sfx files… they need to do their job better.
I back that! I use NIS 2012 and use the Community tool to report files that are usefull but are deemed “unsafe” as it’s a non known program.
But if you report it then within a few day’s you notice the program gets validated as safe from Norton. So they must check each application reported by the public which is a neet idea.
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they do it very fast usually, but you still have to do the work for them… for instance webroot responded same day and whitelisted those files.
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The problem for antivirus companies is that virus developers make their virus act like parts of programs. They have to use a generic method of finding viruses. What they could do is request legit companies send them a digital encryption signiture that corresponds to the one on there program files, so that their antivirus software can check for it to prove the file is genuine.
In the old days of psion hand held computers series 3a and 5 every commerical software was assigned a unique code that was only ever issued comercial companies maybe antivirus comapnies could do something like this. Then if the file is altered after creation then you know its a problem
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Webroot has fixed this issue few days ago, if someone notices some other AV having same issue, please do let us know so we can report it to them… thank you!
