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From: macman@ethz.UUCP (Danny Schwendener)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: Virus Programs
Keywords: virus nVIR Scores INIT29
Message-ID: <764@ethz.UUCP>
Date: 1 Feb 89 00:23:10 GMT
References: <0XsZABy00WB417n0s2@andrew.cmu.edu>
Reply-To: macman@ethz.UUCP (Danny Schwendener)
Organization: ETH Zuerich, Switzerland
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The newest version of Antipan is 1.1 and a few file sizes in Laura's
list (Repair, RWatcher, Interferon) don't match with my samples.
File size is especially not too useful with files like VirusDetective
which is configurable and which stores that configuration in its
resource fork.

I also know of two german nVIR removers (EntVir and AntiVirus), and there
are french counterparts, too.

What I don't really understand is why people build virus remover
collections. Some time ago, a dealer told me he was running twelve
virus detectors every day, to be sure that his disk was clean.
Most virus detector applications share the same detection algorithm.
Running'em all is not necessary. I'd rather choose one or two single, stable
programs, but use them regularly.

-- Danny Schwendener
   ETH Macintosh Support