Re: DAME update (PC)

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From: Jimmy Kuo
Date: Mon, 21 Dec 1992 23:23

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Dave Mickle x5205 <MICKLE@csmcmvax.bitnet> reports:
>Further investigation reveals DAME was reported by NAV V9.5, *NOT*
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>some infected program running on the machine. SCAN V99 did not find
>it.  The owner has good habits, controls access to the PC and is
>careful about installing new software.  I'm concluding it's a false
>positive.  I'd like to thank the folks at MacAfee and HI Industries
>who were kind enough to call and offer the benefit of their
>experience.

Um... DAME could *NOT* have been reported by NAV V9.5.  NAV does not
have a version 9.5 and NAV uses the name "MtE", not "DAME".

Jimmy Kuo                                       cjkuo@ccmail.norton.com
Norton AntiVirus Research

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Subject: Re: DAME update (PC)
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