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Does "Move threat to Folder" -- not actually work?

stevemaser

So, my On-Access Scanning preferences (with Sophos 8.0.10) are set to:

When a threat is found:  Deny access and move threat

Move threat to folder:  <various folder locations tested>

If I download eicar.com from:  

http://www.eicar.org/85-0-Download.html

The file is downloaded.   Sophos flags this in the Qurantine Manger.

But the file is still in it's default downloaded location (which I've tried various locations as well...)

Am I missing what *should* be happening with the "move threat" option with malware downloaded with a web browser?   Or is this something that is not actually working?

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    Hello Bob

    I have exactly the same problem.

    I just want Sophos to deal with any 'threats' automatically, as they arrive. They are always .exe files, usually in a zip archive or similar, telling me my Nigerian airline ticket is waiting at Paypal for me to UPS as soon as I send my bank details. Or some such nonsense.

    No matter how I set Sophos preferences, any threat sends up the warning window and I have to go to Quarantine Manager to clean it up, even if I don't want the blinking thing in the first place. 

    You are probably experiencing a recent big increase in spam, trojans and the like and I am getting heartily tired of dealing with these so-called threats.

    Any advice please?

    Mark

    :1011524
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    Hello Bob

    I have exactly the same problem.

    I just want Sophos to deal with any 'threats' automatically, as they arrive. They are always .exe files, usually in a zip archive or similar, telling me my Nigerian airline ticket is waiting at Paypal for me to UPS as soon as I send my bank details. Or some such nonsense.

    No matter how I set Sophos preferences, any threat sends up the warning window and I have to go to Quarantine Manager to clean it up, even if I don't want the blinking thing in the first place. 

    You are probably experiencing a recent big increase in spam, trojans and the like and I am getting heartily tired of dealing with these so-called threats.

    Any advice please?

    Mark

    :1011524
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