does CIS scan .msi files ? (tried but no luck)

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#1

CSI 5.12.256249.2599
Virus db 16969

WinXP

tried to scan LibreOffice_4.1.1_Win_x86.msi (210 MB) but scan results say:

Objects Scanned: 0
Threats Found: 0

rebooted and tried again, same result

i also lifted the default 40MB limit of scannable file size to 500MB so file size should not be the issue

i also tried scanning on my laptop which has CIS 6 but again no luck

does CIS scan .msi files?

if not, how can i scan a .msi file, should i?

thanks

#2

try adding the msi file extension to the “decompress and scan archive files in extension” option in the antivirus settings.

#3

thanks

this option appears to be in only CIS 6

i added the *.msi extension to CIS 6 as mentioned in the article but in CIS 6 i can’t tell whether it scanned the file

in CSI 5 the scan report would say “3 Files Scanned, 0 Threats” but in CSI 6 it doesn’t say how many files scanned so i don’t know if it scanned it

am i off target?

#4

Yes this option is only in cis 6. Try scanning the file then check the antivirus events (logs)

#5

thanks

put in the full month to reveal but nothing, no log at all

#6

I’m not sure at this point. Maybe someone else has an idea.

#7

I believe that if a file is in the whitelist it will not be scanned. Perhaps that’s what is happening here.

Is that file you’re trying to scan trusted by Comodo?

#8

It’s signed by The Document Foundation (in TVL).