-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Hi Alexander,
@10-Nov-2002, 20:03 +0200 (18:03 UK time) Alexander Cicovic [AC] in mid:160947502.20021110200317@;gmx.net said: MDP>> <...> AV software spotting a viral infection in a file with a MDP>> non-executable extension. This is not a risk to anyone - MDP>> professional or not. <...> AC> Before this becomes a dead horse It has rambled around many bends, but I don't think it's quite at full circle just yet, although it is staggering :-). AC> ... If an unknowledgeable user had restored a system AC> configuration using the infected cpy files, the laptop would get AC> infected once again. All this means that infected files, even if AC> not executable, can be a potential danger in some cases. But not in the first line of defence. These files are secondarily infected by a system *that is already infected with a virus*. At this time the AV software has previously failed and missed the infection's arrival in an *executable* form. As long as the AV software stops you getting infected, then you're not at risk. That's how I see it. When anyone sets an AV program loose on a potentially virus infected system, they pull out the plugs and make it check in all the nooks and crannies. Of course, this is rarely a job done by a novice using "out of the box" software. This is more often a job done by the experienced friend of the inexperienced user who thinks he may have caught a virus because "the thing's gone mad on me mate... can you take a look at it? You understand these things. There's a beer in it for ya!". So, my point still stands. It's a pointless evaluation of the effectiveness of the software to ascertain whether it checks non-executables by default. To say that the AV software "fails" and should not even be considered is not reasonable. - -- Cheers -- .\\arck D Pearlstone -- List moderator TB! v1.62/Beta7 on Windows 2000 5.0.2195 Service Pack 2 ' -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.1rc1-nr1 (Windows 2000) iD8DBQE9zrmtOeQkq5KdzaARAv37AJwPURvgFgNbcU8Nt/84Qy62ewjGvQCdGGeS FyR9ZI3X1RU4phHM3nVq4WA= =q3Z9 -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- ________________________________________________ Current version is 1.61 | "Using TBUDL" information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html
