Re: WDEF / Apology to Mainstay Software (Mac)

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From: Robert J Woodhead
Date: Wed, 03 Jan 1990 06:10

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jln@acns.nwu.edu writes:

> 1st Aid Software deserves a great deal of credit for having the only
> virus prevention tool that was capable of catching WDEF.  Everybody
> else failed, including Symantec's SAM, HJC's Virex, Gatekeeper, and
> Vaccine.  I don't know about MainStay's AntiToxin - I don't have a
> copy of that either (yet).

Not _quite_ true, John.  The VIREX "Record/Scan" operation has been
scanning for WDEFs et all since it was added.  The problem is that it
takes longer than a normal scan, so most VIREX users don't bother with
it.  A Pity.  It and the 1st Aid tool are really good at pointing out
wierdnesses.

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