Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rpi!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!pacific.mps.ohio-state.edu!linac!att!news.cs.indiana.edu!widener!netnews.upenn.edu!vax1.cc.lehigh.edu!cert.sei.cmu.edu!krvw From: BDANIEL@USCN.BITNET Newsgroups: comp.virus Subject: Found Tester Virus [TV] in LOG.COM (PC) Message-ID: <0001.9105061316.AA01852@ubu.cert.sei.cmu.edu> Date: 2 May 91 14:48:58 GMT Sender: Virus Discussion List Lines: 27 Approved: krvw@sei.cmu.edu Interesting: We just obtained the new version of SCAN, NETSCAN, VSHIELD, & CLEAN. Thru FTP. Version numbers: CLEAN.EXE 6.9V75, SCAN.EXE 7.2C76, NETSCAN.EXE V76, VSHIELD.EXE 3.3C76, VSHIELD1.EXE VSCRC 0.2 When I try: SCAN c:\utils\log.com f:\utils\log.com no virus... However!! When I try: NETSCAN C:\utils\log.com f:\utils\log.com Virus is found!!: C:\UTILS\LOG.COM Found Tester Virus [TV] F:\UTILS\LOG.COM Found Tester Virus [TV] BUT! I try to clean: CLEAN C:\UTILS\LOG.COM [TV] We get: Sorry, I don't know any thing about the [TV] Virus. Question#1: Why does NETSCAN find the virus & SCAN not find the virus? ---- -------- Question#2: Why doesn't CLEAN get rid of the virus? Should I UUENCODE the file LOG.COM and send it to someone for testing? Question#3: What harmful stuff will the Tester Virus [TV] do to us? Question#4: Why is it only the LOG.COM file from PC-Magazine that I've had for several years that shows up and infected? Is it really not infected and just a bug in NETSCAN? - _ - _ - _ - _ - _ - _ - _ - _ - _ - _ - _ - _ - _ - _ - _ - _ - _ - The note above contains my personal views and ideas. The above should not be considered in any way a view of Columbus College. - _ - _ - _ - _ - _ - _ - _ - _ - _ - _ - _ - _ - _ - _ - _ - _ - _ - Brian Daniel @ Columbus College, Computer Center, Woodall Hall Rm 113 BDaniel@USCN Cougar Court, Columbus GA 31993-2399 (404)568-2063