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Re: A user's view of IBM's antivirus/2 (OS/2)

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From: The Jester
Date: Fri, 18 Dec 1992 04:02
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chess@watson.ibm.com (David M. Chess) writes:
>That's it exactly.  If enough people also want to see an entry in
>the log for every file that has changed, we'll look into making it
>an option.  My fear is that, even if we say otherwise in big
>letters, people will assume that if an anti-virus program even
>mentions a file, that file must have a virus in it!  *8)

I understand why you did it, I just don't agree with the result. The
log file is hidden away in a menu that a casual user will hopefully
never find. But for people who know the difference between R.A.M.  and
a Ram, I want that information. Thats why I bought Stiller's product.
I guess the main reason I want the information is because scanners are
only useful if the virus is already known or a close variant. But
change detection gives me a shot at protecting myself from the vast
unknown number of viruses.

			Yaron (The Jester) Goland

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