consp11@bingvaxu.cc.binghamton.edu (Brett L. Kessler) (03/21/90)
A friend of mine here at SUNY-Binghamton just informed me of a message that was posted to CompuServe recently. I've no idea as to how valid it is, but it's better to be safe than sorry, even VIA 3rd-hand news. It seems that somebody has released something called "VirusX 4.4" into the public domain. THIS IS A BOGUS PROGRAM, and may be a trojan. According to Steve Tibbett (sp?), the author of VirusX, the most recent version of the disinfectant is 4.0. Just thought you might like to know. +------///-+------------------| BRETT KESSLER |------------------+-\\\------+ | /// | consp11@bingvaxu.cc.binghamton.edu | \\\ | | \\\/// | consp11@bingvaxa.BITNET | \\\/// | | \XX/ | (PeopleLink) B.KESSLER | \XX/ | +----------+-----------------------------------------------------+----------+
consp11@bingvaxu.cc.binghamton.edu (Brett L. Kessler) (03/21/90)
With regards to my earlier posting about the bogus version of VirusX (version 4.4), here is the original text. It originally appeared in comp.sys.amiga and comp.sys.amiga.tech. I thought that my posting was a little sketchy, so here's a (slightly) better one. - -----8X-----8X-----8X-----8X-----8X-----8X-----8X-----8X-----8X-----8X----- There is a file going around now that supposedly has a new version of VIRUSX. The archive says the file has version VIRUSX 4.4 and that it was released on March 10th. I've done some analysis on the files in the archive, and the archive appears to have the same executables as VirusX 4.0. The doc files and the C code in the archive talk about two viruses that are supposedly "harmless". It appears the messages were put there to lull people into a false sense of security. I've contacted Steve Tibbett he has confirmed that this archive was NOT released by him. He's working on a new version of VIRUSX, but this is NOT IT. WATCH OUT FOR THIS BAD ARCHIVE, AND LET PEOPLE KNOW ABOUT IT! Official VIRUSX releases are posted to ALL the national networks by Steve Tibbett, or by an official agent. - ------------------ SR Pietrowicz UUCP: ...!uunet!modcomp!srp CIS: 73047,2313 73047.2313@compuserve.com - -----8X-----8X-----8X-----8X-----8X-----8X-----8X-----8X-----8X-----8X----- No more "hard info," but at least it's a confirmation that the darned thing exists, and that it is probably trouble. +------///-+------------------| BRETT KESSLER |------------------+-\\\------+ | /// | consp11@bingvaxu.cc.binghamton.edu | \\\ | | \\\/// | consp11@bingvaxa.BITNET | \\\/// | | \XX/ | (PeopleLink) B.KESSLER | \XX/ | +----------+-----------------------------------------------------+----------+