News Archives from 2001 (September 01 - September 30, 2001)
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Amiga
30 September 2001 - Safe v17.1 Released
Zbigniew `Zeeball` Trzcionkowski released his latest freeware virus
dicovering system. Safe informs about attack and removes virus from
memory if possible. The archive is named Safe171.lha, and can be found
on the downloads page, by following the above link. Zeeball says "See
you in SafeII unless someone reports bug in this one :-o I'm still
waiting!"
New in v17.1
- changed all text output to PutStr(),
- added security mechanism that will react in case of xvs.library
deactivation,
- fixed installer script to avoid crashing WinUAE and to really replace
old file with new one,
- added to package initial releases of my new AV tools which
prospectively become components of new anivirus called MILL.
Check them out as they already are functional.
Please let me know how they work on your configurations.
Special thanks to Soenke Freitag for letting me continue and release
his private integrity checker!
27 September 2001 - VHT-Denmark Latest News
Virus Help Denmark announced that mew virus translations have been
added to the Amiga Virus Encyclopedia.
21 September 2001 - Safe v17.0 Released
Zbigniew `Zeeball` Trzcionkowski released his latest freeware virus
dicovering system. Safe informs about attack and removes virus from
memory if possible. The archive is named Safe170.lha, and can be found
on the downloads page, by following the above link. Zeeball has signed
the files with PGP. To get more of an insite on what PGP can do for you,
visit Virus Help Team Canada's PGP Page, and get your copy.
Zeeball's PGP key has also been added to our list of PGP online keys,
which are available on the above page.
New in v17.0
- fixed PatchWork hit at EasyRequest()
- added another security mechanism that should be able to detect actions
of packet based stealth engines.
Thanks to Jan Andersen (for HANF).
- signed the most important stuff with PGP
My pubkey will be on VHT-DK/VHT-CA sites, but as for the fist time it
is also in bonus directory.
Thanks to Charlene McNulty for idea, help, and especially for
the DiskMaster menus.
- my new Aminet uploader is Jan Andersen
17 September 2001 - xfdmaster.library v39.13 / Rel1.36 Available
Dirk Stoecker released his latest xfd library. The archive is
named xfdmaster136.lha, and can be found on the downloads page.
The older version has been moved to the Archives Section.
14 September 2001 - Safe v16.9 Released
Zbigniew `Zeeball` Trzcionkowski released his latest freeware virus
dicovering system. Safe informs about attack and removes virus from
memory if possible. The archive is named Safe169.lzx, and can be found
on the downloads page, by following the above link. The ZeebsVS patch has
been removed. Sadly to report, this may be the last, or one of the last
versions of Safe. I personally want to thank Zeeball for the effort and
concern he has put into this modified archive, and cleaning out the text
that had offended me. Much appreciated !!
Thankyou Zeeball - Charlene @@@->->-
Special Note: This version of Safe has been packed with LZX instead of
LhA. LZX is available from Aminet, and works similar to LhA. Another way
to unarchive the file, is by using the excellent XAD package. The XAD
package is shareware, but well worth the small investment.
* See Safe Homepage at VHT-Canada for unarchiving instructions.
New in v16.9
- cosmetic changes
- removed most of offending texts
Thanks to Charlene McNulty for paying attention.
- removed ZeebsVS as I have shown what I had to
Thanks to Dirk Stoecker for paying attention,
thanks to Georg Hoermann for reaction!
10 September 2001 - builtwithamiga.org Taken Over By Non-Amiga Owners
If you have a BuiltWithAmiga link on your site, you may be interested to
know that the BWA domain name had expired, and now belongs to others.
www.builtwithamiga.org now points to an "adult" site. Since we at VHT-CAN
had the above site address in our links, we have now changed them to point
to the BuiltWithAmiga Mailing List.
10 September 2001 - Safe v16.8 Released
Zbigniew `Zeeball` Trzcionkowski released his latest freeware virus
dicovering system. Safe informs about attack and removes virus from
memory if possible. The archive is named Safe168.lha, and can be found
on the downloads page, by following the above link.
New in v16.8
- cosmetic changes
- added Zeeb'sVS v1.1
08 September 2001 - Safe v16.7 Released
Zbigniew `Zeeball` Trzcionkowski released his latest freeware virus
dicovering system. Safe informs about attack and removes virus from
memory if possible. The archive is named Safe167.lha, and can be found
on the downloads page, by following the above link.
New in v16.7
- added italian strings to installer script,
- fixed stupid bug with my new VECS
Also...
- This version patches functions of xvs.library with Zeeball's own
additional routines, using his ZeebsVS program
- Safe Recognizes all files infected with HITCH-HIKER 5.00!
07 September 2001 - VHT-Denmark Latest News
Virus Help Denmark announced that mew virus translations have been
added to the Amiga Virus Encyclopedia.
05 September 2001 - VirusExecutor v2.21 Released
Jan Erik Olausen released a new version of his virus killer. The archive
is named VirusExecutor221.lha, and can be found on the downloads page, by
following the above link. For changes since last version, see the readme
file. Includes the new Xvs.library 33.34
* VirusExecutor Homepage at Virus Help Team Canada
Has links to all files required and recommended to run VE2.21
05 September 2001 - New Xvs.library v33.34 Released
Jan Erik Olausen (JEO), released a new XvsLibrary. The archive is named
xvslibrary3334.lha, and can be found on the downloads page, by following
the above link.
News for 33.34:
- Replaced the Hitch-Hiker 5.00 detection/removal code.
Thanks to Georg Hörman for writing a better code ;)
- Cleaned up some code. Got some tips from Georg.
So the library is a bit smaller now...
- For developers: Added XVSLIST_DATAVIRUSES to xvsCreateVirusList()
so that you can view data viruses as well.
04 September 2001 - New Xvs.library v33.33 Released
Jan Erik Olausen (JEO), released a new XvsLibrary. The archive is named
xvslibrary3333.lha, and can be found on the downloads page, by following
the above link.
News for 33.33:
- Fixed 2 bugs in Hitch-Hiker 5.00 removal + improved checking.
Thanks to Thomas Klein for reporting the bugs.
- Removed Sinister Syndicate 1/2 and French from the
bootblock recog. They were harmless.
Thanks to Dirk Stöcker for telling me.
02 September 2001 - VEPatchBrain v1.38 for VirusExecutor Available
Jan Erik Olausen has released a new PatchBrain for his viri checking
program VirusExecutor. This brain file can be used with any VE 2.xx
version. For changes since last version, read the readme file.
02 September 2001 - New Xvs.library v33.32 Released
Jan Erik Olausen (JEO), released a new XvsLibrary. The archive is named
xvslibrary3332.lha, and can be found on the downloads page, by following
the above link. For changes since last version, see the readme file.
News for 33.32:
- Argh... Fixed major bug in Hitch-Hiker 5.00 removal.
The virus was removed, but the file was not fixed.
Thanks to Jean Holzammer for reporting this bug.
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Windows
27 September 2001 - Microsoft Security Bulletin MS01-048
Microsoft TechNet Security's latest bulletin outlines "Malformed Request
to RPC Endpoint Mapper can Cause RPC Service to Fail". The RPC endpoint
mapper allows RPC clients to determine the port number currently assigned
to a particular RPC service. The Windows NT 4.0 endpoint mapper contains
a flaw that causes it to fail upon receipt of a request that contains a
particular type of malformed data.
27 September 2001 - DAT / SDAT 4163 McAfee Total Virus Defense Update
DAT File for weekly v4x 4163, and SuperDat File for v4x 4150/4163
are now available on Network Associates website.
Dr Solomon's VirusScan customers download here.
For more information on the use of the dat files, please see the
NAI's readme.txt. or download VirusScan v4.5 Admin Guide.
* Click here for VirusScan Emergency DATS
27 September 2001 - Superdat File for v4x (Intel Engine only)
Networks Associates released the Engine-only SuperDAT Package Installer
v1.4.0. This is for Engine Version: 4.1.50. The SuperDAT package
installer minimizes the need for complex software deployments each time
you receive upgrade components.
* Readme for 4150 engine only SuperDat (Intel)
27 September 2001 - Updated .def Files Available for F-PROT
Frisk Software International has new Sign.def file available. Also there
is the Sign2.zip file which contains only the sign2.def without the
sign.def file and, as a result, it is quite a bit smaller than both def
files together. These updates have been available since Sept 27, 2001
The updates are available now at ftp://ftp.complex.is/pub/
* September 27 2001 releases
fp-def.zip 798Kb plus fp-def.asc
sign2.zip 157Kb
25 September 2001 - F-PROT and F-PROT for Windows v3.11 Released
Frisk Software International has a new F-Prot Antivirus version 3.11
available now. There is also a trial version online.
* Read more about FP-WIN Anti-virus Program here
* Get the Trial Version here
* See Download page for details on how to get your own copy of F-PROT
The update has been available since September 6th, 2001 at
ftp://ftp.complex.is/pub/
* September 25 2001 releases
a) FP-Win v3.11
fp-311.zip 1353Kb plus fp-310b.asc
b) FP-Win v3.11 Trial
fp-win_311_trial.zip 5775Kb
25 September 2001 - Latest Macro.def for F-PROT Released
Frisk Software International has a new Macro.def for F-PROT. This version
of Macro.def was last modified/changed on: August 30, 2001
* See ftp://ftp.complex.is/pub/ for:
macrdef2.zip 205Kb
25 September 2001 - DAT / SDAT 4162 McAfee Total Virus Defense Update
DAT File for weekly v4x 4162, and SuperDat File for v4x 4140/4162
are now available on Network Associates website.
Dr Solomon's VirusScan customers download here.
For more information on the use of the dat files, please see the
NAI's readme.txt. or download VirusScan v4.5 Admin Guide.
* Click here for VirusScan Emergency DATS
25 September 2001 - Updated .def Files Available for F-PROT
Frisk Software International has new Sign.def file available. Also there
is the Sign2.zip file which contains only the sign2.def without the
sign.def file and, as a result, it is quite a bit smaller than both def
files together. These updates have been available since Sept 20, 2001
The updates are available now at ftp://ftp.complex.is/pub/
* August 17 2001 releases
fp-def.zip 796Kb plus fp-def.asc
sign2.zip 157Kb
25 September 2001 - New Victims Of The "Nimda" Network Worm
Only a few days ago on September 18, the Nimda network worm appeared
throughout the world on a grand scale. Numerous reports about infection
by this worm have been reported from many parts of the globe, with the
number of the worms victims already reaching the hundreds of thousands.
Unfortunately, there hasn't been any noticeable let up in Nimdas
spreading. [report from Kaspersky Lab]
25 September 2001 - Possible Exploitation Of Recent Tragic Events
Kaspersky Labs says the reverberations of last week's horrific and
vicious attacks on the United States have rippled throughout the world,
and will undoubtedly remain indelible in everyone's memory. One of the
tactless results of this macabre event is that it could become the target
of misuse in the guise of the computer underground exploiting user
curiosity by enclosing malicious code in the form of providing news
updates. Similar psychological tactics that virus writers use to
manipulate users for the purpose of infecting computers is well known.
In addition, the latest modification of the "GoDog" virus has been
detected, being dubbed "World Trade Center" by its larval writer.
* Click here for F-Secure Virus Report on Vote
Aliases: WTC, W32/Vote@mm, I-Worm.Vote
Vote is a simple Visual Basic virus which uses the WTC tragedy as a ploy
to get people to execute it. It spreads further via e-mail as a mass
mailer. The worm uses standard Windows Mail API to access the user's
address book. This affects users of MAPI compatible e-mail clients,
mainly Microsoft Outlook.
The e-mails sent by the worm look like this:
From: name-of-the-infected-user
To: random-name-from-address-book
Subject: Fwd:Peace BeTween AmeriCa and IsLaM !
Hi
iS iT waR Against AmeriCa Or IsLaM !?
Let's Vote To Live in Peace!
Attachment: WTC.exe
25 September 2001 - Do Not Use Internet Or E-Mail Without The Patch
Kaspersky Labs has been warning about incidents of infection in
connection with the network worm "Nimda". "Nimda" ("Admin" backwards)
poses a serious threat to both companies and individual users alike. The
worm opens all disks installed on an infected computer for full access.
In this way, anyone who wishes may delete, change, copy, or view any
document on the infected computer. This could cause the disclosure, loss,
and unauthorized changing of confidential information.
18 September 2001 - Complex And Widespread Nimda Worm Located
Aliases: W32/Nimda.A@mm W32/Nimda@mm, I-Worm.Nimda
F-Secure Corporation is alerting computer users worldwide about a new,
rapidly spreading e-mail worm. Known as "Nimda" this worm combines
functionalities of a mass mailer and a web worm. The worm spreads
through both e-mail attachments named "readme.exe" and by attacking
vulnerable web servers in the net.
11 September 2001 - InoculateIT Personal Edition AntiVirus Newsletter
On June 15th, 2001, we were told CA enterprise solutions utilizing the
"LicenseIT" tool may be affected by a license key set to expire on
June 15th, 2001. We were advised that this does not affect InoculateIT
Personal Edition (IPE). Well, as of todays Newsletter from Computer
Associates, it states "The InoculateIT Personal Edition (IPE) program
has ended and the product will not be developed any further. EZ Antivirus
is the new and improved product serving the consumer AV market for CA."
NOTE: IPE users will continue to receive signature updates at no
cost from http://www.antivirus.ca.com.
To download the latest signature file for IPE without going through your
Web browser, you can use the new "Auto Download" feature inside IPE
(Tools, AutoDownload) or the AutoDownload application to check for
updated signatures, download, and install them. Alternatively, the update
file can be obtained at the following URL:
http://antivirus.ca.com/update.htm
Price Special: Through September 15, 2001, the cost of eTrust EZ
Antivirus is only $5.95 and for eTrust EZ Armor only $15.95.
Please visit us at http://www.my-eTrust.com.
07 September 2001 - Lara Croft Threatens Computer Safety
Kaspersky Lab says the first malicious code utilizing Desktop Themes
files has been detected. At the moment, Kaspersky Labs has received
two reports of infections by this worm. "Lara" spreads exclusively via
Internet Relay Chat (IRC), transferring the "LaraCroft.theme" worm-
carrying file to remote computers.
* Click here for NAI Virus Report
07 September 2001 - CERT: Incident Note IN-2001-11
The CERT/CC has received reports from sites experiencing cache corruption
on systems running Microsoft DNS Server. The default configuration of
this software allows data from malicious or incorrectly configured
servers to be cached in the DNS server. This corruption can result in
erronous DNS information later being returned to any clients which use
this server.
07 September 2001 - Microsoft Security Bulletin MS01-047
Microsoft TechNet Security's latest bulletin outlines "OWA Function
Allows Unauthenticated User to Enumerate Global Address List". OWA is
a feature in Exchange 5.5 and 2000, that allows users to access their
email via a web browser instead of a mail client.
07 September 2001 - DAT / SDAT 4157 McAfee Total Virus Defense Update
DAT File for weekly v4x 4157, and SuperDat File for v4x 4140/4157
are now available on Network Associates website.
Dr Solomon's VirusScan customers download here.
For more information on the use of the dat files, please see the
NAI's readme.txt. or download VirusScan v4.5 Admin Guide.
* Click here for VirusScan Emergency DATS
07 September 2001 - F-PROT and F-PROT for Windows v3.10c Released
Frisk Software International has a new F-Prot Antivirus version 3.10c
available now. There is also a trial version online.
* Read more about FP-WIN Anti-virus Program here
* Get the Trial Version here
* See Download page for details on how to get your own copy of F-PROT
The update has been available since September 6th, 2001 at
ftp://ftp.complex.is/pub/
* September 06 2001 releases
a) FP-Win v3.10c
fp-310c.zip 1330Kb plus fp-310b.asc
b) FP-Win v3.10c Trial
fp-win_310c_trial.zip 5487Kb
07 September 2001 - Updated .def Files Available for F-PROT
Frisk Software International has new Sign.def file available. Also there
is the Sign2.zip file which contains only the sign2.def without the
sign.def file and, as a result, it is quite a bit smaller than both def
files together. These updates have been available since Sept 06, 2001
The updates are available now at ftp://ftp.complex.is/pub/
* August 17 2001 releases
fp-def.zip 777Kb plus fp-def.asc
sign2.zip 141Kb
07 September 2001 - Latest Macro.def for F-PROT Released
Frisk Software International has a new Macro.def for F-PROT. This version
of Macro.def was last modified/changed on: August 30, 2001
* See ftp://ftp.complex.is/pub/ for:
macrdef2.zip 203Kb
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Macintosh
07 September 2001 - Virex Update To Virus DAT For Scan Engine Available
Networks Associates Technology, Inc. has the current Macintosh anti-virus
software Virex Scan Engine Version: 4131, which includes this updated
Virus Definition file: 4157. Further information in Virex Release Notes
for this Virus Update.
* Virex FTP Site at ftp://ftp.nai.com/pub/antivirus/datfiles/mac/virex
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Linux
27 September 2001 - Latest Linux Weekly News Released
LWN.net Weekly Edition for September 27th, 2001 has been published. The
security items include the serious PHP-Nuke vulnerability.
27 September 2001 - Latest Embedded Linux Newsletter
LWN.net Daily news announced that LinuxDevices has posted the latest
Embedded Linux Newsletter for September 27th, 2001. This issue includes
summaries of running Linux on the Sega Dreamcast, a device profile on
the Empower Palm III-clone, and a new streaming multimedia solution for
Linux.
25 September 2001 - F-PROT for LINUX v3.11 Beta x86 Released
Frisk Software International has a new v3.10a of F-PROT Linux x86. Read
more about FP-WIN Anti-virus Program here.
* Click here to download F-Prot Antivirus for Linux
The update has been available since September 25th, 2001 at
ftp://ftp.complex.is/pub/
* September 25 2001 releases
GNU Compressed fp-linux_3.11_beta_x86.tar.gz 1376Kb
25 September 2001 - Embedded Linux Newsletter Sept 20, 2001
LWN.net Daily news announced that LinuxDevices has posted the latest
Embedded Linux Newsletter. This issue includes notes on the RTLinux vs
FSF confrontation, the release of ColdFire as GPL, and Fujitsu's
Linux-based humanoid robot.
25 September 2001 - Latest Linux Weekly News Released
LWN.net Weekly Edition for September 20th, 2001 has been published.
Security items include: Is U.S. Crypto in danger again? Mandrake Apache
fix, and Debian "most" advisory.
07 September 2001 - Latest Linux Weekly News Released
LWN.net Weekly Edition for September 06th, 2001 has been published.
Security issues cover Apache SQL authentication vulnerabilities, and
the X.C worm.
07 September 2001 - Latest Embedded Linux Newsletter
LWN.net Daily news announced that LinuxDevices has posted the latest
Embedded Linux Newsletter. This issue covers Rick Lehrbaum's trip to
LinuxWorld, a new Linux PDA on the way from Korea, and Motorola's
choice of Embedix for its set-top box.
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Miscellaneous
28 September 2001 - No Monument For Trudeau A Year After His Death
Trudeau (PET) served as prime minister between 1968 and 1984, and is well
remembered for invoking the Canadian War Measures Act. CTV News says a
year after his death, there's still no national monument for former prime
minister Pierre Elliot Trudeau. It was one year ago on Friday that Canada
lost the man who many considered to be the most popular leader in this
country's history. Former American president Jimmy Carter and Cuban
President Fidel Castro were among the dignitaries at Trudeau's funeral at
Notre Dame Basilica.
28 September 2001 - Anniversary Of Trudeau's Death Passes Quietly
By The Associated Press, -
ST-REMI, Quebec (AP) - Three friends of former prime minister Pierre
Trudeau stood solemnly for several minutes in front of his family crypt
Friday and placed single red roses in the doorway to mark the first
anniversary of his death.
27 September 2001 - PRZ Says: No Regrets About Developing PGP
Phil Zimmermann says "The Friday September 21st Washington Post carried
an article by Ariana Cha that I feel misrepresents my views on the role
of PGP encryption software in the September 11th terrorist attacks."
(Zimmerman notes: This letter may be widely circulated)
* Click here for Signed version of announcement
* Click here for local Signed version at VHT-Canada
* Click here for Washington Post article in question
27 September 2001 - Gordon Sinclair's Pro-American 1973 Editorial
One of the links at Urban Legends, is about Canadian broadcaster Gordon
Sinclair, who delivered an impassioned defense of the U.S. in 1973.
27 September 2001 - Urban Legends Rumors of War
Urban Legends has a Rumors of War Page, which is a collection of links to
pages discussing the various rumors to come out of the September 11
terrorist attack on the United States of America. Interesting read.
27 September 2001 - F-Secure Reports: Klingerman Virus HOAX
During May, 2000, a warning about Klingerman virus became widespread in
USA and Europe. This warning is confirmed to be a hoax by CDC - the
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. You can read their official
statement if you follow the below link:
http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/kingerman_hoax.htm
F-Secure asks that you please ignore these messages and don't spread
them any further.
27 September 2001 - NAI Reports: !0000 HOAX
The !0000 Hoax is mainly circulating in the Netherlands. The e-mail
content contains a "trick" how to prevent/stop mass-mailing routines used
by e-mail viruses/worms. Network Associates asks you to ignore or delete
this email and do not forward to others.
25 September 2001 - NAI Releases Source Code For PGPsdk
Pretty Good Privacy International, (PGPi) says NAI has released the
source code for PGPsdk 2.1.1 for peer review. It can be downloaded here.
25 September 2001 - PGP Multiple User ID Vulnerability
Pretty Good Privacy International, (PGPi) says a vulnerability in PGP's
display of key validity has been discovered that could allow an attacker
to fool users into thinking that a valid signature was created by what is
actually an invalid user ID. The attack was discovered by Sieuwert van
Otterloo, and works on all PGP 5.x, 6.x and 7.x versions. NAI has already
released a hotfix that corrects the problem for the latest freeware and
commercial PGP versions. See the original report and NAI's advisory.
25 September 2001 - Fake Nostradamus Prophecies HOAX
CIAC Urban Myths and Legends reports it is hard to believe that after
the horrific events of Sept 11, 2001, that someone would start a
chainletter with fake prophecies in it in an attempt to make it appear
that Nostradamus predicted these events. If you search the prophecies of
Nostradamus, you won't find any of the text from this hoax nor anything
close to it.
* Stiller Research Report: Nostradamus (World Trade Center) HOAX
12 September 2001 - Amiga.org Sets Up 'Silent Post' For Terrorist Victims
Amiga.org has a spot where we can leave a silent post (empty), showing
our support for family and friends of the affected people in yesterdays
attacks on the WTC and Pentagon.
* Amiga.org main news page
11 September 2001 - Terrorist Attack on World Trade Center and Pentagon
Starting early this morning, at 8:45 am EST, two planes plowed into the
World Trade Center in New York City, New York. One plane hit each
building. A short time later, another passenger airplane that had been
hijacked by the unknown terrorists, hit the Pentagon. Our sympathies to
families and friends and all those involved in this tragedy.
07 September 2001 - Latest HOAX Information
Hoax Name: Sulfnbk.exe virus hoax
* Click here for F-Secure Hoax Report
Aliases: Long File Name Backup utility virus hoax
Release Note: In April-May 2001 there appeared a hoax message
concerning a new virus that was reportedly discovered in Windows'
Long File Name Backup utility SULFNBK.EXE. F-Secure checked several
versions of this utility from Windows installations and found no
infection in it. If you receive these hoax messages, please ignore
them.
Hoax Name: Blotto virus hoax
* Click here for F-Secure Hoax Report
Release Note: Blotto virus doesn't exist. If you receive this hoax
message please ignore it and don't pass it on.
Hoax Name: My New Pics hoax
* Click here for F-Secure Hoax Report
Release Note: The message is a hoax, but take a note that there is an
Internet worm called MyPics that spreads itself as an EXE file
attachment to a short e-mail message 'Here's some pictures for you' and
with empty subject line. So never open unknown attachments. Please
ignore this hoax and do not pass it on.
07 September 2001 - CERT: Advisory CA-2001-25
The CERT Coordination Center says a vulnerability for a remotely
exploitable buffer overflow exists in Gauntlet Firewall by PGP
Security.
07 September 2001 - F-Secure Report: MPF
Release Note: No viruses by this name exist. MPF is platform alias name
used for viruses which can affect a wide range of systems.
07 September 2001 - F-Secure Report: EICAR-test
Release Note: The correct operation of F-Secure anti-virus products
can be tested with a special test file. This is a dummy file which is
detected by exactly like if it were a virus. This file is known as
EICAR Standard Anti-virus Test file, and it is also detected by several
other anti-virus products in a similar manner.
07 September 2001 - F-Secure Report: Symbian/EICAR-test
Release Note: The correct operation of F-Secure anti-virus products
can be tested with a special test file. This is a dummy file which is
detected by exactly like if it were a virus. This file is known as
EICAR Standard Anti-virus Test file, and it is also detected by
several other anti-virus products in a similar manner.
Naturally, the file is not a virus. When executed, EICAR.COM will
display the text 'EICAR-STANDARD-ANTIVIRUS-TEST-FILE!' and exit.
EICAR is the European Institute of Computer Anti-virus Research,
reachable at http://www.eicar.org
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