MBAM not canning folders from shortcuts?

[Jaska]

All the av-programs I have used can scan a folder contents from a desktop shortcut refeferring to a specific directory in my computer. But MBAM seems not to do it. When I choosde right-click menu on a shortcut to "Scan with MBAM" it scans only 1 item, probably the shortcut dile itself. a bug or a feature?

[exile360]

Greetings

That's quite correct, MBAM will not follow a shortcut to scan a folder. This is by design, one of the reasons being MBAM actually does check for malicious shortcuts (.lnk files) such as those created on a user's desktop by rogue/fake security software and other malware so it actually scans the shortcut itself, not the folder it leads to.

[Jaska]

Thanks. that clears the thing. I didn't realise that also the shorcut files can be harmfull too.

MBAM is great!

[ThexDarksider]

Thanks. that clears the thing. I didn't realise that also the shorcut files can be harmfull too.

Yep. See this link for more info: http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/MS10-046.mspx

[Firefox]

Hello and just to add....

I hope that you are aware that Malwarebytes is nto an anti-virus program it is a Malware program designed to work along side your anti-virus software...

[Jaska]

Yes, I am using it with Vipre and Panda cloud and without any problems.

[Firefox]

Yes, I am using it with Vipre and Panda cloud and without any problems.

Thats great, I was just checking...