Re: HeLp!

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From: David H. Lipman (DLipman~nospam~_at_Verizon.Net)
Date: 08/16/04 

Date: Mon, 16 Aug 2004 16:35:43 -0400

Rock:

Since the McAfee DAT files are embedded within the EXE, it is not good for future use since
it regularly gets updated for new variations in targeted infectors. A good example, it was
updated Today to v2.3.9.

Dave

"Rock" <rock@comcast.nospam.net> wrote in message
news:OQg3%23G1gEHA.3264@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
| David H. Lipman wrote:
|
| > Well, if a "suspect" can't be found in the ~100,000 known infectors that the online
scanners
| > have signatures for, how does Stinger help ?
| >
| > Dave
| >
| >
| >
| >
| > "Rock" <rock@comcast.nospam.net> wrote in message
| > news:uygTqNzgEHA.140@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
| > | David H. Lipman wrote:
| > |
| > | > Rock:
| > | >
| > | > You left out one online AV scanner -
| > | >
| > | > F-Secure:
| > | > http://support.f-secure.com/enu/home/ols.shtml
| > | >
| > | > McAfee Stinger, it is NOT an investigative tool. Stinger specifically targets ~45
| > | > infectors, mostly Internet worms and some Trojans. Unless you know specifically
that
| > the
| > | > infector is a target of Stinger, it is incorrect to suggest it.
| > | >
| > | > Dave
| > | >
| > |
| > | Thanks, I will add the F-secure reference. Yes I know stinger is
| > | limited. That's why it's at the end. I think it's still a good item to
| > | include.
| > |
| >
|
| For their future toolkit, and if they can't run an online scan.
|

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