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- From: weegink@ictser.UUCP (Han Weegink)
- Newsgroups: comp.compression
- Subject: Re: PKZ204C.EXE *NOT* INFECTED, or ...???
- Message-ID: <1750@ictser.UUCP>
- Date: 6 Jan 93 09:56:08 GMT
- References: <bontchev.726270248@fbihh>
- Lines: 45
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- bontchev@fbihh.informatik.uni-hamburg.de (Vesselin Bontchev) writes:
-
- >I analyzed the file carefully. I am a world-wide known computer virus
- >expert, specialized in MS-DOS viruses, so I know what I am talking
- >about. The executable mentioned above DOES *NOT* CONTAIN ANY VIRUSES!
- ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
- And continues with (selective quote):
-
- >NONE OF THE EXECUTABLES IN THE ARCHIVE IS INFECTED!
- >
- >AND THEY DO NOT CONTAIN ANY VIRUSES, LET ALONE MALTESE AMOEBA.
- >
- >On the top of that EVEN A RECENT VERSION OF NORTON ANTI-VIRUS *DOES
- >NOT* FIND *ANY* VIRUSES IN *ANY* OF THE EXECUTABLES. By "recent
- >
- >Again, I am stating with my full authority that NONE OF THE
- >EXECUTABLES IS INFECTED BY ANY VIRUS.
- (unquote)
-
- Not questioning your authority, but ...
-
- Isn't it true, that all one can prove is ***presence*** of viri,
- not ***absence*** ?
-
- The fact that the virusscanners didn't all identify a virus
- merely proves that the virus they are looking for is not
- present. But what about new viri ???
-
- BTW, I used to use PKZIP a lot until I found out that it sometimes
- has serious problems unzipping archives (making me loose some
- valuable work in the proces :-(
- Now I use ARJ230, which has worked without a flaw, thisfar.
-
-
- Just my 2 cts,
-
- Han Weegink
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