p1@arkham.wimsey.bc.ca (Rob Slade) (03/09/91)
ccx020@cck.coventry.ac.uk (James Nash) writes: > I have a copy of a virus that seems to confuse the various virus > checkers I'm evaluating (and trying to convince my superiors to buy > lots of!!!). > > Fridik's F-PROT calls it Plastique > McAffee's SCAN calls it Taiwan 3 (as does AVSEARCH) > Solomon's FINDVIRUS calls it Anticad 2 If you look up the FILVIR-2.TXT that came with the FPROT package, you will see that they are all variants of the same family, albeit quite different. Naming conventions have been a difficulty for a ong time, especially since so many viri are modifications of others. Q - How many virus writers does it take to change a lightbulb? A - 17. One to change the bulb, and an average of 16 to watch him do it, and then all try it again a slightly different way ... ============== Vancouver p1@arkham.wimsey.bc.ca | "It says 'Hit any Institute for Robert_Slade@mtsg.sfu.ca | key to continue.' Research into (SUZY) INtegrity | I can't find the User Canada V7K 2G6 | 'Any' key on my Security | keyboard."