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- What to do if you find a new virus...
-
- If a new virus appears, F-PROT may miss it, or report it either as a "New
- variant of ..." or "Possibly a new variant of ...". In this case we may
- not have a copy of the virus, but would of course appreciate receiving it.
-
- The same applies to false alarms - despite our precautions they may
- occasionally appear, but we always try to correct them as soon as
- possible. This is particularly important for false alarms generated by
- Secure scan, but we also try to fix any false alarms created by the
- heuristic scanner.
-
- There are several methods that can be used to send files to us:
-
- 1) The best method involves anonymous FTP to ftp.complex.is, and putting the
- files in the /incoming directory. JUST DO NOT FORGET TO UPLOAD THE
- FILES IN BINARY MODE! This directory is write-only, but for added
- security the files may be encrypted. We recommend PGP 2.3 (or later)
- (see public key below), but PKZIP or ARJ encryption is probably
- sufficient, provided the password is sent via a more secure route -
- such as via fax. If you use FTP, please don't use an "obvious" name
- such as NEWVIR.ZIP - although we download the files regularly, there is
- always a chance of a new upload overwriting an earlier one - in
- particular as you cannot check which files are in the directory.
-
- NOTE: If using PGP, please do not use the personal keys of Fridrik
- Skulason or Vesselin Bontchev - use the public key of Frisk Software
- International (included below)
-
- 2) The files may also be E-mailed to f-prot@complex.is after they have been
- converted from binary to printable form. XXencode is recommended, but
- UUencode will usually work. BtoA, BinHex and MIME-encoded files are
- accepted, but due to the extra work involved in handling them we
- appreciate if you could avoid those formats.
-
- You can also use PGP with the -A switch to create a file that can be
- sent by E-mail.
-
- 3) A slower method is to mail us a diskette with the virus. Ordinary mail
- may take up to two weeks to arrive, so if time is critical we recommend
- DHL. However, do not use Emery Worldwide or any other company that
- sends the package accompanied with an air way bill. Also, do not
- include a bill - even one that says "computer disk, value $1". If you
- do, the package may get stuck in customs here in Iceland for days. We
- consider viruses to have no value....please don't put a price on them.
-
- Boot sector viruses create a special problem. The best way is to mail the
- actual diskette, but a TELEDISK image will usually do. In an emergency,
- you can send us a boot sector image or a hex dump of the boot sector.
-
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