Re: Another new worm???

[griffiths_a () SCHOLAR DON TASED EDU AU (Andrew Griffiths)]

while I was catching up on my reading.

The answer to the question at the bottom of your message.

Yes.

My smtp filters where upgraded, and, after just checking them, I had 5
attempts. Improved my enviroment? I would have to answer yes.

Maybe some kickass linux/window coders would like to write a free AV product?

At 01:01 AM 21/06/00 -0700, you wrote:
> I will summarize all the reponses in one post.
>
> Accusations of commercial advantage are are way off base and show a lack of
> understanding of the AV business.
>
> It doesn't matter which antivirus vendor you give it too.  There are
> contractual agreements between most AV vendors to share viruses on request.
> In addition, 20+ AV vendors recently formed an organization called Rapid
> Exchange of Virus Samples (REVS) designed to facilitate the distribution of
> viruses among those who need them.  If you are one of those people, contact
> Joe Wells at wildlist.org and join the group.
>
> The last thing any AV vendor needs is more viruses - we get (no
> exaggeration) over 500 new viruses a month.  Thousands of files are sent to
> us each month for analysis.
>
> What I was trying to do was reduce the likelyhood of copy cat viruses.  AV
> vendors have a firm policy of never giving virus samples to anyone who we
> are not sure will be responsible in their handling of the virus.
>
> For those few people who need to do their own analysis, there are faster,
> safer ways of getting the code then relying on someone sending it to you
> over on uncontrolled email group days or weeks after the av vendors had
> analyzed the virus and provided detailed descriptions of it on our web
> sites.  By last Friday every major av vendor had posted write-ups
>
> Justin - my problem had nothing to do with problems handling viruses, you
> should try reading more carefully.
>
> jjday@ebixquay.etnay  - if the problem were a product design flaw that the
> manufacturer refused to address, I would support posting of all details.
> But in the antivirus world we are dealing with thousands of kids who are
> actively seeking to break our defenses - giving them ammunition is foolish.
>
>
> Let me ask the list, did one person on this list use this posting to better
> protect their environment?
>
> Dan Schrader
> Trend Micro

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A. Not everything you do is related with computers. You might be camping out
in a sleeping bag...