Found: Contains password protected files

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These files (for example documents or archives) are password protected, therefore it is not possible to check its contents by the test. In the case where you know the password and can open the archive, the content is checked by the AVG Free Resident Shield immediately. This AVG Free component is unable to open/launch the possibly infected code from such an archive.

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