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From: ccemdd@rivm.UUCP (Marco Dedecker)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Suggestion about new verion of virusX (are you listening Steve)
Keywords: VirusX, Guardian
Message-ID: <1359@rivm05.UUCP>
Date: 6 Jun 89 07:12:21 GMT
Organization: RIVM, Bilthoven, The Netherlands
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I don't know if Steve Tibbett is on the net, but I have a suggestion
about a new version of virusX. (If Steve isn't on the net, could
anyone please send him this suggestion by normal mail or whatever).

A few days ago I got the latest version (I think) of virusX (version
3.2). It's a nice program and it will probably work fine. However
I tried something out. I run the program called 'guardian' (a
resident viruskiller). Then I reboot my computer, knowing the
guardian was still in it. Then I inserted the disk with virusX and
called the program.

Then NOTHING happened. VirusX did NOT SEE the guardian, although it
was resident. CAN YOU REALLY TAKE THAT CHANGE ??  I myself haven't
found a virus yet that stays resident the way the guardian does, but
how long before one will.

I strongly suggest you test the "KickTagPtr" too, the same way you
test the "*Capture" (KickTagPtr should be 0). You musn't wait with
testing that place after a new virus has found it's way to the
software, test it now so that a new virus won't have a change.

Marco Dedecker