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From: w8sdz@smoke.BRL.MIL (Keith Petersen)
Newsgroups: comp.binaries.ibm.pc.d
Subject: Re: SCAN66B.ZIP triggered an alarm (Was Re: ADMIN: F_PROT 1.12 bypassed)
Keywords: F_PROT
Message-ID: <13606@smoke.BRL.MIL>
Date: 17 Aug 90 18:28:16 GMT
References: <1473@sixhub.UUCP> <1990Aug17.055434.8355@uwasa.fi>
Organization: Detroit Download Central
Lines: 19

In article <1990Aug17.055434.8355@uwasa.fi> ts@uwasa.fi (Timo Salmi LASK) writes:
>One of the Finnish bulletin boards (Compart BBS) where I uploaded
>Simtel20's scanv66b.zip has an automatic virus checking of files at
>upload time.  I don't have the details which checking methods he
>uses, but for general information one of his checks was triggered by
>scanv66b.zip, but not scan66.zip.  I would guess this is a bogus
>alarm, but I'll get back with more information if I get it. 

The scanv66b.zip file on SIMTEL20 was obtained directory from McAfee's
BBS.  It was not repacked.  It is exactly as distributed by McAfee.
There is no possibility that a virus was introduced in any phase of
the transfer process.

Keith
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