i've tested 5.42 on my test-machine and the below named problems are solved (also the cpu-load problem has been solved). so far i can only advise everyone still running 5.40 to go to 5.42. thanks -ulrich- Nathan Brindle wrote: > At 09:43 AM 4/21/2004 +0200, Ulrich Giese wrote: > >> in principle you are right, this isn't a big problem, however it looks >> on the the report-page a bit nasty and i'm sure, i'm getting questions >> which i like to avoid. > > > Well, but I've given you the answer to that one :) > >> on the other hand, scanning this file takes an enormous amount of time >> where the machine is so (cpu-)busy that all other tasks are delayed. > > > Yes. I imagine that's why the FPROT engine is designed to abort scans that > take an inordinate amount of time.