c-rossgr@MICROSOFT.COM (Ross Greenberg) (06/28/91)
I have uploaded to SIMTEL20:
pd1:<msdos.trojan-pro>
VIRX15.ZIP VIRX v1.5: Easy to use free virus checker
I'm pleased to announce that version 1.5 of VIRx has been released,
today, for distribution. VIRx is a freely distributable scanning
program -- there is *no* charge associated with it, although
copyrights *are* maintained by both Microcom and me.
In addition to SIMTEL20, it is available on CIS and on my BBS at
212-889-6438.
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What's New In VIRx Version 1.5
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Date: 6/26/91
1. VIRx 1.5 detects over 80 additional newly discovered viruses,
bringing the total to almost 500. This was accomplished without
slowing down the scanner.
2. Wildcard string scanning is included for detecting viruses
otherwise resistant to general scanner detection.
3. VIRx scans PKLite pre-compressed files internally about 10%
faster than previous versions; probably not noticable except on
slower machines.
Problems Corrected from v1.4:
1. Another rare problem with scanning certain Novell Network server
volumes has been corrected.
2. The technique used to clean our scanning search strings out of
memory has been changed. This change will prevent certain other
anti-virus scanners from erroneously reporting an assortment of
viruses active in the computer's memory immediately after a VIRx
scan has completed.
3. Certain rare situations would result in VIRx scanning extremely
slowly. This has been fixed.
Ross
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Ross M. Greenberg <c-rossgr@microsoft.com>
Author, Virex-PC.