bell@RCN.BITNET (12/05/89)
WE HAVE THE 'BRAIN' AND THE 'PING-PONG' STRAINS IN OUR PC LABS.
PLEASE FORWARD ANY INFORMATION ON THESE TWO STRAINS OF VIRUS.
DO YOU KNOW ANYONE WHO MIGHT HAVE A GOOD SOFTWARE TO DISINFECT OUR
PC LABS? I HAVE SOME INFORMATION ON SOFTWARE THAT MIGHT
DISINFECT PC/XT, BUT WOULD LIKE TO FIND OUT MORE ABOUT THIS
PROBLEM FROM ANYONE WHO MIGHT HAVE SOME EXPERIENCE WITH IT.
I HEARD THE 'SCANV47' SOFTWARE IS NOT QUITE EFFECTIVE AGAINST
THE '(C) BRAIN' VIRUS, BUT IT KILLS THE 'PING-PONG' VIRUS.
IF YOU HAVE ANY EXPERIENCE IN DEALING WITH PC VIRUS PROBLEMS, MY
QUESTION TO YOU IS, WHAT CAN A SOFTWARE DO TO PREVENT VIRUS PROBLEMS
IN AN OPEN PC LAB WHERE THERE IS NO PHYSICALLY CONTROLLED ACCESS
TO THE PC/XT MACHINES?...PERHAPS, NOT MUCH!
ANY SUGGESTIONS FROM YOU ON HOW TO MANAGE VIRUS PROBLEMS IN
A PC LAB WITH NO PHYSICALLY CONTROLLED ACCESS WILL BE APPRECIATED.
THANK YOU.
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_______________________________________________________________hleong%orange.UUCP@ucsd.edu (Hong-Va Leong) (03/07/90)
I am going to write a term paper on the threats of virsus to
computer security systems. Is there any reference materials to this
topic? Only a general survey plus some future trends is needed.
Personal opinions are welcomed. Thanks.
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:-) H.V. Leong A indifferent netter, (-:
Dept. of Comp. Sci. A hot field,
Univ. of Calif. A popular U. for HKer,
Santa Barbara A small UC campus.