re: Tequila virus (PC)

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From: microsoft!c-rossgr
Date: Wed, 22 May 1991 21:19

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>From:    "David.M.Chess" <CHESS@YKTVMV.BITNET>

>While I know what you mean, Ross, I'd like to clarify for our readers:
>the Tequila doesn't actually seem to share any code with the 1260 or
>Virus-101 (no evidence that the author of the Tequila had seen either
>of those), and a scanner that can handle variable-length "don't care"
>areas can detect it with no problems.  DC

Whoops!  You're write! I should right better and knot make so many
misteaks! :-)

I have an abhorrence for wild-carded scan strings -- too many false
positives -- so I tend to not include them.  I ended up going
algorithmically on the Tequila in any case...

Ross

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