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Are password protected files immune or vulnerable to virus?

April 26, 2017files password protected virus Vulnerable

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Are password protected files immune or vulnerable to virus?

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The antivirus program doesn’t know the password, so it can’t check whether there’s a virus inside. Therefore, it alerts you that it can’t check whether there’s a virus. This is probably to prevent attackers from emailing you a password-protected archive and including the password in the email.