> I want to do it at application level. I just wanted to know
if the virus in a file can trigger if I try to rename the file.
Or the triggering takes only if I try to open the file.
No. Renaming file does not have anything to do
with data inside the file. Whatever is in there,
will not be executed.
L.
You’d better ask your antivirus vendor!
“Ramananda” wrote in message
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> HI
>
> I want to rename a file and would like to know if the file gets triggered
> during rename.
> For example, when I rename, if it is a virus, is there a chance of it
> getting activated during rename.
>
> Please point me to the right place if this is not,
>
> Thanks
> Ramananda
>
>