On Mon, 27 Jul 1998, Conrad Wei-Li Song wrote:
> You miss the point... The strain has to isolated and then disassembled
> to see exactly how the virus works. You've simply stated symptoms.
Dissecting it can come in time. Preventing problems BEFORE they occur
in <5 days is a HIGHER priority.
> Yes, sure. Check the UT-Home page:
> http://www.utexas.edu/cc/ds/alerts/win32cih.html
>
> and see if you see any other virus scanner than Dr. Solomon's
> mentioned.
Dr Solomon's is licensed with UT Connect. The web page states "IF you
have subscribed to UT Connect.." and then goes on with "If you have some
other virus-detection software, contact the provider immediately for
information."
> If there are other scanners which can check for the virus, why were
> the names of these scanners not made public?
Other scanners may be licensed within a particular department, but
distribution to other departments violates licensing agreements.
> You actually answered what I was hinting at: that if the computer
> systems are COMPLETELY restored from a network drive, there should be
> no chance in hell of a widespread infestation. The fact that the disk
> image itself was infected means that protocols were breached or poorly
> defined.
Glad to spread information rather than spread rumor. Having a disk image
infected does not indicate a protocol problem. If the LATEST anti-virus
package were used when buidling the image, but was UNABLE to detect the
presence of a virus, that is no fault of the individual building the
image.
However, rather than ragging on ACITS and *hinting* that the alert was
nothing more than a plot to sell more copies of UT Connect, I would
*thank* the people who worked hard to get help out as soon as possible.
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