Brad Griffin wrote: <<big snip>> > I can't understand how the Google research is a problem with naming > conventions. Google for a virus name and multiple hits come up, mostly > for descriptions on a/v sites that also carry the alias names in most > cases.
The "problem" with such "Google research" (or with using VGrep) is that it is too much "after the event". As I keep saying, and as admins everywhere keep agreeing with me, the biggest part of the naming inconsistency problem occurs in the first few hours of an outbreak (or suspected outbreak) event. Neither Google nor VGrep can help you then... Some AV developers have taken more care to list the names they know their competitors are using by the time they post a web description of a new virus, and some make the effort to update that list for the hours or days following an outbreak, at least for "high interest" viruses but that is only a partial solution to the problem. -- Nick FitzGerald Computer Virus Consulting Ltd. Ph/FAX: +64 3 3529854 _______________________________________________ Full-Disclosure - We believe in it. Charter: http://lists.netsys.com/full-disclosure-charter.html
