Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rpi!crdgw1!uunet!lll-winken!iggy.GW.Vitalink.COM!widener!netnews.upenn.edu!vax1.cc.lehigh.edu!cert.sei.cmu.edu!krvw From: gbj@melb.bull.oz.au (Graham Jose) Newsgroups: comp.virus Subject: F-FCHK 1.15 & Casper Virus (PC) Message-ID: <0016.9104291313.AA23337@ubu.cert.sei.cmu.edu> Date: 29 Apr 91 05:16:22 GMT Sender: Virus Discussion List Lines: 18 Approved: krvw@sei.cmu.edu I have just started using the latest version (1.15) of F-FCHK and it has started reporting the possibility of infection by the Casper/1260 virus in a number of data files on my system, and others around the company, most notably the keyboard.sys file. The previous version of F-FCHK I have been using (1.13) did not report this warning. Could someone (FRISK?) please explain whether I actually have an infection or whether the checking introduced with 1.15 is simply more sensitive. Thanks, Graham Jose --------------------------------------------------------------------------- | Graham Jose, Snr Software Engineer (EFTPOS,Comms) | Phone: 61 3 4200450 | | Melbourne Development Centre | Fax: 61 3 4200445 | | Bull HN Information Systems Australia Pty Ltd |-----------------------| | ACSnet : gbj@bull.oz | Who wants my opinion | | Internet: gbj@melb.bull.oz.au | anyway? | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------