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- From: sai@kauri.vuw.ac.nz (Simon McAuliffe)
- Newsgroups: comp.virus
- Subject: Re: Untouchable (PC)
- Message-ID: <0010.9212161818.AA12845@barnabas.cert.org>
- Date: 13 Dec 92 08:07:57 GMT
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- Nemrod_Kedem@f101.n9721.z9.virnet.bad.se (Nemrod Kedem) writes:
-
- > I've checked this package and I keep getting updates for it. It
- > ability to detect unknown viruses is *VERY* good and also it's restore
- > engine is good. I've seen it in action when the Emmie virus was
- > found. Untouchable detected changes in the infected files are restored
- > them whitout any delay. The restored files where 100% as the original
- > uninfected files.
-
- Earlier this year a represtative from Fifth Generation Systems was in
- New Zealand showing Untouchable off to the public. At that time I had
- only seen fairly early versions of Untouchable and it definitely was
- NOT untouchable. The newer versions are pretty good though. Making
- random modifications to files or corrupting files doesn't stop
- Untouchable for making repairs. Every time the files come out 100%
- restored. I was quite impressed at the time.
-
- While I am quite impressed with Untouchable, I know of some infection
- techniques which it does not detect and cannot recover data from.
- Untouchable is not completely generic and it is certainly not
- untouchable. I imagine it won't be long before there are a number of
- viruses using infection methods which Untouchable will not detect so
- don't put too much faith into it.
-