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Article #202Re: Win32/RAMNIT.A Anyone?
From: David H. Lipman
Date: Wed, 04 Aug 2010 20:53
Date: Wed, 04 Aug 2010 20:53
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From: "John Slade" <hhitman86@pacbell.net> >> The term "malware" is generic. >> The term "virus" is quite specific. | "Virus" is both a generic term and a specific term. Why do | you think they call the software used to clean trojans and | worms, "Anti-Virus" software? I'm sure you don't think that they | only clean viruses and leave trojans and worms alone. It's all a | matter of semantics. Just about all of the major anti-malware | vendors have products that they call Anti-Virus. This is because | it just stuck. You're a professional and you don't know this? Sorry John - No. Virus is specific and is INCORRECTLY used way too often. That's what the term malwrae is for. The reason they call anti virus software that is due to its legacy. At one time there were only viruses. Anyone who calls any/all malicious software a virus without specifically knowing what it is is just plain wrong. -- Dave http://www.claymania.com/removal-trojan-adware.html Multi-AV - http://www.pctipp.ch/downloads/dl/35905.asp
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From: "David H. Lipman" <DLipman~nospam~@Verizon.Net>
Newsgroups: alt.comp.virus,alt.comp.anti-virus,microsoft.public.security.virus,ba.internet
Subject: Re: Win32/RAMNIT.A Anyone?
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