jln@acns.nwu.edu (12/23/89)
I have a major public apology to make to 1st Aid Software. I just learned that their product Anti-Virus Kit is effective against the new WDEF virus, and I have been saying that "none of the popular virus prevention tools were effective against WDEF." This was obviously a gross error on my part. My only excuse is that I don't have a copy of Anti-Virus Kit that I can use for testing. This is not a good excuse - - I shouldn't have made the statement if I couldn't back it up. 1st Aid Software deserves a great deal of credit for having the only virus prevention tool that was capable of catching WDEF. Everybody else failed, including Symantec's SAM, HJC's Virex, Gatekeeper, and Vaccine. I don't know about MainStay's AntiToxin - I don't have a copy of that either (yet). In the future I'll try very hard not to make claims that I can't back up with solid evidence. John Norstad Northwestern University jln@acns.nwu.edu
LUBKT@vax1.cc.lehigh.edu (12/23/89)
jln@acns.nwu.edu writes: > 1st Aid Software deserves a great deal of credit for having the only > virus prevention tool that was capable of catching WDEF. Everybody > else failed, including Symantec's SAM, HJC's Virex, Gatekeeper, and > Vaccine. I don't know about MainStay's AntiToxin - I don't have a > copy of that either (yet). Disinfectant 1.5 can also catch/remove WDEF virus. Binod Taterway, User Consultant, Lehigh University Computing Center Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA 18015. Tel: (215) 758-3984 E-mail: LUBKT@vax1.cc.lehigh.EDU (Internet), BT00@lehigh.BITNET
trebor@uunet.uu.net (Robert J Woodhead) (01/03/90)
jln@acns.nwu.edu writes: > 1st Aid Software deserves a great deal of credit for having the only > virus prevention tool that was capable of catching WDEF. Everybody > else failed, including Symantec's SAM, HJC's Virex, Gatekeeper, and > Vaccine. I don't know about MainStay's AntiToxin - I don't have a > copy of that either (yet). Not _quite_ true, John. The VIREX "Record/Scan" operation has been scanning for WDEFs et all since it was added. The problem is that it takes longer than a normal scan, so most VIREX users don't bother with it. A Pity. It and the 1st Aid tool are really good at pointing out wierdnesses. - -- Robert J Woodhead, Biar Games, Inc. !uunet!biar!trebor | trebor@biar.UUCP Announcing TEMPORAL EXPRESS. For only $999,999.95 (per page), your message will be carefully stored, then sent back in time as soon as technologically possible. TEMEX - when it absolutely, postively has to be there yesterday!