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Gerard :

Thanks for the expert-info.


Theo L.




----- Original Message -----
From: "Gerard Heuby" <mail@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <metastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, November 23, 2000 9:39 PM
Subject: Re: VIRUS ALERT


> As per the tests I have seen yes, AVP and F-Secure are usually on top
before
> Norton and VirusScan.
>
> F-Secure is a "cocktail" of AVP scanner and a new version of F-Prot for
> heuristic part.
> AVP uses another heuristic engine which has only a few differences
compared
> to F-Secure so they are close together.
>
> There is another one named ViGUARD from a french company www.tegam.fr
which
> uses only generic engines (no scanner at all) so it is very good for new
> virus not yet recorded where scanners cannot do anything.
> And there is so no need to update any list.
> It detects files which have "suspect behavior".
> Heuristic part of F-Secure or AVP are not so powerfull, only their scanner
> is very good, if they have the virus in their list, they are a little bit
> better than ViGUARD, but for a new one not yet recorded ViGUARD is far
more
> powerfull.
>
> Gerard
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "T.E.M. Lockefeer" <sky40912@xxxxxxxxx>
> To: <metastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Thursday, November 23, 2000 7:40 AM
> Subject: Re: VIRUS ALERT
>
>
> > Thanks Gerard,
> >
> > Better then Norton Utilities ?
> >
> > Theo L.
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Gerard Heuby" <mail@xxxxxxxxx>
> > To: <metastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Sent: Tuesday, November 21, 2000 11:19 PM
> > Subject: Re: VIRUS ALERT
> >
> >
> > > Theo,
> > >
> > > For a lower price (about one third) than F-Secure you can get AVP from
> > > Kaspersky Lab (www.kaspersky.com) , it uses same scanner than F-Secure
,
> > > only heuristic detection is different.
> > > They have usually quite same results in tests.
> > >
> > > I have no link with them, only I do use it after trying others and I
> think
> > > it is great for the price !
> > >
> > > Gerard
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "T.E.M. Lockefeer" <sky40912@xxxxxxxxx>
> > > To: <metastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > Sent: Tuesday, November 21, 2000 12:12 PM
> > > Subject: Re: VIRUS ALERT
> > >
> > >
> > > >
> > > > hello :
> > > >
> > > > i downloaded the F-secure 4.09.2320 for W95 edition
> > > > and the fsupdate last version ( November 21,2000)
> > > > and : i didnot find any info on the navidad.exe virusdefination
> > > > so i still can be infected ????
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Please help !
> > > >
> > > > Thanks Theo L.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > From: "Wong" <whs@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > > To: <metastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > > Sent: Tuesday, November 21, 2000 5:36 AM
> > > > Subject: Re: VIRUS ALERT
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > > Hi Milt:
> > > > >
> > > > > You're very welcome.  Thanks are actually due to Neo and others
who
> > > first
> > > > > notified us of the virus...
> > > > >
> > > > > Please keep the fsecure website as one of your favorite sites or
> > > > bookmarks.
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > Regards,
> > > > >
> > > > > Wong
> > > > > =======================
> > > > > At 06:37 PM 11/20/00 EST, you wrote:
> > > > > >Wong
> > > > > >    I received the same virus...and your suggestion worked great.
> > > Many,
> > > > > >many thanks...the people at fsecure too!!  Guess I'm really
> > > naive...first
> > > > > one
> > > > > >of these I've ever gotten, in better than 10 years on the
bulletin
> > > boards
> > > > > and
> > > > > >i-net. Opened my eyes, it did!!  Thanks again, Milt Fall
> > > > > >
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