[comp.virus] Found Tester Virus [TV] in LOG.COM

BDANIEL@USCN.BITNET (05/02/91)

Interesting: We just obtained the new version of SCAN, NETSCAN, VSHIELD, &
CLEAN. Thru FTP.    Version numbers:
CLEAN.EXE 6.9V75,   SCAN.EXE 7.2C76,   NETSCAN.EXE V76,   VSHIELD.EXE 3.3C76,
VSHIELD1.EXE VSCRC 0.2
When I try:   SCAN c:\utils\log.com f:\utils\log.com       no virus...
However!! When I try:   NETSCAN C:\utils\log.com f:\utils\log.com
Virus is found!!:        C:\UTILS\LOG.COM
                           Found Tester Virus [TV]
                         F:\UTILS\LOG.COM
                           Found Tester Virus [TV]
BUT! I try to clean:    CLEAN C:\UTILS\LOG.COM [TV]
We get:                  Sorry, I don't know any thing about the [TV] Virus.

Question#1: Why does NETSCAN find the virus & SCAN not find the virus?
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Question#2: Why doesn't CLEAN get rid of the virus? Should I UUENCODE the
            file LOG.COM and send it to someone for testing?
Question#3: What harmful stuff will the Tester Virus [TV] do to us?
Question#4: Why is it only the LOG.COM file from PC-Magazine that I've had
            for several years that shows up and infected? Is it really not
            infected and just a bug in NETSCAN?
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 The note above contains my personal views and ideas. The above should
 not be considered in any way a view of Columbus College.
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 Brian Daniel @ Columbus College, Computer Center, Woodall Hall Rm 113
 BDaniel@USCN   Cougar Court, Columbus GA 31993-2399     (404)568-2063

BDANIEL@USCN.BITNET (05/02/91)

More news on Tester Virus [TV]
I downloaded CLEAN76.ZIP from   128.237.253.5 /pub/virus_scan & ran it:
CLEAN C:\UTILS\LOG.COM              (I ran norton wipefile f:\utils\log.com
 Cleaning [TV]                       earlier to fix the file server...)
 Scanning C:\utils\log.com
   Found Tester Virus [TV]
   Virus cannot be safely removed from this file.
   Do you want to overwrite and delete "LOG.COM" [Y/n]

I had a backup of the file incase there is a fix for this in the future. I
labeled the disk 'DANGER Found Tester Virus [TV]'

I'll redownload scanv76.zip and see if that solves the problem of scan.exe
not finding the virus. Vshield didn't find it either. hmmm...
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 The note above contains my personal views and ideas. The above should
 not be considered in any way a view of Columbus College.
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 Brian Daniel @ Columbus College, Computer Center, Woodall Hall Rm 113
 BDaniel@USCN   Cougar Court, Columbus GA 31993-2399     (404)568-2063