# `ATTACHMENT_INFECTED` File failed the virus scan

Source: https://checkslip.com/en/problems/attachment-infected

- **HTTP status**: `422`
- **Credit**: No credit taken

## Meaning

The virus scanner found something unsafe in the file. It was not stored.

## Fix

Scan the file on your device and attach a different one, such as a new screenshot.

## Example response

```
{
  "type": "https://checkslip.com/problems/attachment-infected",
  "title": "File failed the virus scan",
  "status": 422,
  "code": "ATTACHMENT_INFECTED",
  "instance": "01a18600-0000-7000-8000-000000000000"
}
```