Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!sdd.hp.com!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!unix.cis.pitt.edu!dsinc!netnews.upenn.edu!vax1.cc.lehigh.edu!cert.sei.cmu.edu!krvw From: 71435.1777@CompuServe.COM (Bob Bosen) Newsgroups: comp.virus Subject: Products for detecting viruses Message-ID: <0013.9011051415.AA12439@ubu.cert.sei.cmu.edu> Date: 2 Nov 90 23:43:33 GMT Sender: Virus Discussion List Lines: 36 Approved: krvw@sei.cmu.edu In Vol 3 issue # 175, Smith writes: >Virus-L digest entries frequently refer to McAfee's products, >especially the SCAN products, for detecting viruses. Much less >frequently, reference is made to one or two other detection >products. Certainly there must be others out there, aren't there? Yes. I hope you'll consider "SafeWord VIRUS-Safe" from my company. It is an extension to MS-DOS that automatically and transparently examines all your programs as they are loaded for execution. It quickly calculates a non-forgeable signature for each program being executed and compares that signature with records from prior executions. If anything has changed since the last time it was run, the user is alerted. Otherwise, execution continues without any disruption. It detects the spread of all known MS-DOS viruses, and is believed to be capable of detecting the spread of all unknown viruses when installed and operated according to our recommendations. The signatures it calculates are consistent with ANSI and ISO standards. This is commercial software, not shareware. The product design is optimized for very large installations where hundreds or thousands of PCs must be protected by a few specialists. Since virus-specific tools like those from McAfee and Skulasen require updating every week or so in order to be truly expert at removal, they may not be practical as a first line of defense in large organizations. Our product is intended as a companion to these other products in large organizations, so the "rank and file" can be alerted to suspicious file changes. Our product maintains detailed audit trails to help the experts do their jobs after suspicious behavior is detected. It's a good match. - -Bob Bosen- Enigma Logic Inc. Concord, CA 94520 Internet: 71435.1777@COMPUSERVE.COM Tel: (415) 827-5707 FAX: (415) 827-2593