----- Original Message -----
From: "David Gillett" <[log in to unmask]>

> A proper "parser" (input interpreter) should treat all such
> sequences as if they were a single "space" character,
> and so I infer that
>
Agree.

> the parser code in Avast is broken in this respect.
>
But not with this. One method to fool people to open malicious
attachments is attach file like form.txt_______________.exe
where  they use space instead _.  Warning is there because
there is always new viruses what AV programs couldn't detect
because they are not in their database. But it would be good if
it is possible turn off.


> David Gillett
>
>

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