There are some reliable independent reports. On of the is: http://www.virusbtn.com/conference/vb2002/abstracts/retrospective_testing.xml the other are the Heureka test performed by VTC Hamburg. http://agn-www.informatik.uni-hamburg.de/vtc/naveng.htm
Not always signature, not completely useless. Regards, Gabor Szappanos -----Original Message----- From: Steve Wray [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, January 05, 2004 9:36 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [Full-Disclosure] Show me the Virrii! > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > On Behalf Of S G Masood > Sent: Monday, 5 January 2004 9:40 > Subject: Re: [Full-Disclosure] Show me the Virrii! > > --- Richard Maudsley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: ... > > How do big Anti-Virus companies get their hands on > > new viruses, and how can I? > > Various methods. Some of them are: > ... > 4. When their heuristic engines pick up new viruses > automatically, they usually have some kind of an ... Does anyone have reliable reports of an antivirus system firing off on a heuristic? I'm not aware of ever having seen one; always seems to be a signature. Thanks! _______________________________________________ Full-Disclosure - We believe in it. Charter: http://lists.netsys.com/full-disclosure-charter.html _______________________________________________ Full-Disclosure - We believe in it. Charter: http://lists.netsys.com/full-disclosure-charter.html
