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From: kelly@uts.amdahl.com (Kelly Goen)
Newsgroups: comp.virus
Subject: Re: Viruscan tested.
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Date: 27 Jul 89 23:59:32 GMT
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In article <0005.8907261137.AA08543@ge.sei.cmu.edu>, cth_co@tekno.chalmers.se (
CHRISTER OLSSON) writes:
> I tested VIRUSCAN but it can't found 1701/1704 (Cascade) virus in files
> with EXE-extension. If you rename a COM-file to an EXE-file, the 1701
> virus infected the file but VIRUSCAN don't check the file because
> VIRUSCAN only search COM-files for the 1701/1704 (Cascade) -virus.

According to john McAfee at homebase and my own research the 1701 and
1704 viruses are COM infectors only at this point... not exe!!!
                     hope this clears up any misconceptions
                     cheers
                     kelly