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You can also enable the option to extract and analyze objects, such as MSI, ZIP, RAR, 7Z, LZH, SWF, DLL, EXE, PDF, and Office files, that are embedded in other PDF, RTF, or Office files. If the embedded object is an executable, DLL, or MSI file, the parent container file is marked as malicious and is quarantined by the MVX. Analysis of the parent container file and the embedded file are performed separately, as if they are individual files; if one of the files is found to be malicious, eAlerts notification and an eQuarantine notification will be generated according to your configuration.