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From: utoday!greenber@uunet.uu.net (Ross Greenberg)
Newsgroups: comp.virus
Subject: Upcoming Flu_Shot+ version (PC)
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Date: 8 Jun 89 19:00:24 GMT
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Rob, a future version of FLU_SHOT+ will be available in the next few
months to a)search your hard disk (upon request) to look for strains
of a virus I know about and b)remove that virus from the infected
program if possible.  Same thing goes for Boot Sector Viruses, too.

However, since I can only program in such a manner against viruses I
know of, a new virus would not be noticed or removed.  Each new virus
I found would require a new version of FLU_SHOT+, and (after ten
versions!) I'm sure some people are looking at the incremental
benefits and presuming it isn;t worth the expense in time to update.
I know that I'm sorta cautious not to release trivial updates, and I
presume that the majority of the other anti-virus people must have the
same attitude.

Ross M. Greenberg
Author, FLU_SHOT+