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Article #203Re: Win32/RAMNIT.A Anyone?
From: FromTheRafters
Date: Wed, 04 Aug 2010 21:40
Date: Wed, 04 Aug 2010 21:40
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"John Slade" <hhitman86@pacbell.net> wrote in message news:G1j6o.53362$dx7.3611@newsfe21.iad... [...] > "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? Generally, they call it antimalware unless it is also effective against viruses and worms (which are self-replicators). If it is effective against viruses, they call it an antivirus. Antivirus programs can also detect some non-replicating malware. > 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. Of course it is, but semantics shouldn't be a dismissive word. The meanings of words are *important* to effective communications. > 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? We all know this, and we don't like it one bit. The fact remains that viruses are a special case requiring more than what many antimalware applications are equipped to handle.
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X-Google-Thread: fcd68,b851b95f3c6d1e77 X-Google-NewGroupId: yes X-Google-Thread: 111298,b851b95f3c6d1e77 X-Google-NewGroupId: yes X-Google-Thread: 115dc1,b851b95f3c6d1e77 X-Google-NewGroupId: yes X-Google-Thread: fa874,b851b95f3c6d1e77 X-Google-NewGroupId: yes X-Google-Attributes: gid67dc2eda8a,gide9d2b45abe,gidb181582988,gidaa617e85ca,domainid0,public,usenet X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!g2news1.google.com!news1.google.com!border1.nntp.dca.giganews.com!nntp.giganews.com!newsfeed00.sul.t-online.de!newsfeed01.sul.t-online.de!t-online.de!newsfeed.straub-nv.de!open-news-network.org!eternal-september.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: "FromTheRafters" <erratic@nomail.afraid.org> Newsgroups: alt.comp.virus,alt.comp.anti-virus,microsoft.public.security.virus,ba.internet Subject: Re: Win32/RAMNIT.A Anyone? Date: Wed, 4 Aug 2010 17:40:37 -0400 Organization: A noiseless patient Spider Lines: 31 Message-ID: <i3cmop$ia3$1@news.eternal-september.org> References: <i2lolb$s5r$1@news.eternal-september.org> <i2mveh$ogf$1@news.eternal-september.org> <i2nfok0tgi@news4.newsguy.com> <i2ns3d$ser$1@news.eternal-september.org> <i2nvud$mfo$4@news.eternal-september.org> <i2o1or01uos@news2.newsguy.com> <56e3916c-4af4-41a6-9f65-ea55a89369fa@i28g2000yqa.googlegroups.com> <i2o47d0214h@news2.newsguy.com> <dYP3o.40115$3%3.20843@newsfe23.iad> <tE74o.32165$OU6.25112@newsfe20.iad> <i2rksi028go@news3.newsguy.com> <Crj4o.33326$Bh2.32962@newsfe04.iad> <i2sopq01lhf@news4.newsguy.com> <L0p4o.32466$OU6.4877@newsfe20.iad> <Xns9DC6C5344186EHHI2948AJD832@69.16.185.247> <i32s10$653$1@news.eternal-september.org> <Xns9DC7745224A99HHI2948AJD832@69.16.185.247> <ILj5o.44119$4B7.2363@newsfe16.iad> <toGdnU4lcMazdsjRnZ2dnUVZ8hidnZ2d@bt.com> <Xyo5o.41721$OU6.25986@newsfe20.iad> <i358na$sbq$1@news.eternal-september.org> <8ND5o.33941$o27.31443@newsfe08.iad> <Xns9DC89344DF505HHI2948AJD832@69.16.185.247> <G1j6o.53362$dx7.3611@newsfe21.iad> Injection-Date: Wed, 4 Aug 2010 21:40:41 +0000 (UTC) Injection-Info: mx03.eternal-september.org; posting-host="VQzj2mX5cUzDxBbN6QCb7A"; logging-data="18755"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@eternal-september.org"; posting-account="U2FsdGVkX18SX27U7kv5UdZakDYcHu9b" X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.5931 X-RFC2646: Format=Flowed; Response X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.5931 Cancel-Lock: sha1:JeJ72N4xpmget9x0q/t8jA7yETM= X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal