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Sus/BadRar-A

Category
Type
What's been detected
  • Sus/BadRar-A exhibits characteristics commonly, but not exclusively, found in malware.
What to do

Summary

 
Affected operating systems Windows
Protection available since 7 January 2008 00:36:48 (GMT)
Last updated 5 February 2008 20:13:37 (GMT)
Cleanup available since February 2008
Detected by Sophos Anti-Virus for Windows, version 9

Action

Your options

Files flagged as suspicious are blocked on access.

If you've received an alert, then you have 2 options:

  • authorize the file
  • send the file to the lab for analysis

Authorize the file if it's from a trusted source.

Send it to the lab for analysis if:

  • you trust the file, but it generates alerts.
  • you don't trust the file

Sending a file to the lab?

When you complete the sample submission form, please give a reason for your submission and mention this "Sus/" detection.

More Information

Sus/BadRar-A is a suspicious RAR archive.

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