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Re: win2kup2date.exe
From: Feher Tamas <etomcat () freemail hu>
Date: Mon, 6 Sep 2004 10:34:28 +0200 (CEST)
Hello, 1., If you send a virus sample to any of the established AV vendors, there is no need to send the sample to others. The AV firms share samples amongst each other via their private mailing list. 2., When you see someone claim "I found this invisible, undetectable, CIA-related megavirus, but I am not allowed to give it to AV researchers, because I do not have the copyright for the virus, etc., blah-blah" then you recognize it is a hoax. 3., Today the boundary between viruses, worms and the ad-ware, spyware category is fading. Some vendors refuse to detect ad-ware, other provide optional databases and a few detect anything which they consider dishonest code. 4., To run different AV programs under Windows, you must have the Windows 2003 OS. Only this one supports co-existence (works 95% of cases). In older MS OSes, you should choose a multi-engined AV product, if you want extra security. Regards: Tamas Feher, Hungary. _______________________________________________ Full-Disclosure - We believe in it. Charter: http://lists.netsys.com/full-disclosure-charter.html
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