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From: CHESS@YKTVMV.BITNET (David.M..Chess)
Newsgroups: comp.virus
Subject: re: Virus signatures & IBM virus scanner (PC)
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Date: 26 Feb 90 00:00:00 GMT
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Kevin_Haney@NIHDCRT.BITNET writes:

> With regard to Gerry Santoro's question about the IBM virus scanning
> program, the author, Bill Arnold, is constantly updating the program,
> improving its performance and including new viral signatures.  The
> current version is 1.37 which scans for 58 different signatures and I
> assume that if you have an older one you can get an update from IBM.

IBM has made only one version of The IBM Virus Scanning Program
available to the public; this is version 1.0, that was released in
September of 1989.  Any other versions of the IBM program are marked
IBM Internal Use Only, and are not available to the public at this
time.  We definitely urge people *not* to use any program marked IBM
Internal Use Only (except for IBM internal use, of course, or if you
have a specific agreement signed with IBM allowing you to use it).

Dave Chess
IBM T. J. Watson Research Center