Andreas Spengler wrote:
> Hi there,
>
> On Fri, 26 Nov 1999, Civileme wrote:
>
> > Steve Philp wrote:
> >
> > > Civileme wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Trend ChipAwayVIrus(R) On Guard Ver 1.63A
> > > > [SNIP]
> > > > My reaction, since Trend doesn't have a consumer complaints dept, was to
> > > > write FIC Sales and sever my relationship. I will no longer offer
> > > > computers with FIC boards until they change their policy. I'll also
> > > > copy this to Slashdot and see if a few folks feel interested in
> > > > slashdotting www.antivirus.com, or FIC.
> > >
> > > Can't you turn it off in the BIOS? The Abit BP6 board I own also has
> > > virus detection, but it's toggle-able in the BIOS.
> > > --
> > > Steve Philp
> > > Network Administrator
> > > Advance Packaging Corporation
> > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >
> > Noppers--no such option. Nor on the web sites. Nor on the CD that came with
> > it. I asked where I could, for patches that would allow it to be turned
> > off... No such luck.
> >
> > Still, the idea that a virus detection program would suspect LILO smells like
> > a deliberate attack.
> >
> > Civileme
>
> I would suggest visiting their website www.antivirus.com and suggesting
> in a polite way, that their software is very annoying and that its
> harmful for their business if more people hear about this...
>
> Greets,
>
> Andreas Spengler
That was my first approach
They have no way to be contacted that I can discern, except to order their
end-user level AV protection program.
It seems they have some sort of relationship with USWest to clean email of
viruses, so I suppose I could get a message to them through US West.
And I am publicizing it through other channels. Since their site runs a pitifully
vulnerable server, I wouldn't be surprised to see the script kiddies going for a
new acquisition. (IIS version 4.0 on Windows NT 4 SP 5, and .htr is enabled--bad
idea)
Furthermore it appears the TCAV program is sold only to OEMs, so I have to
communicate with them, just as I did with FIC. However, I am not the only party
damaged here. It is the entire linux community that suffers when a supposedly
beneficent program labels the Linux Loader as a virus.
Civileme
